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headlight switch
- Subject: headlight switch
- From: vwscir88@hotmail.com (the hitman)
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 03:32:03 -0400
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<P>i just went through this same problem with evil, only the right side parking light would come on. it was my headlight switch. put a new one inand everything is fine. when i took apart the old one the contacts were fried. HTH<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: breandan mcilwain<IRISHEET@YAHOO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: ATS - Patrick Bureau<PBUREAU@ATTBI.COM> , scirocco list<SCIROCCO-L@SCIROCCO.ORG>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: RE: headlight switch
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 20:17:25 -0700 (PDT)
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<DIV></DIV>>thanks patrick, but i forgot to mention this in the
<DIV></DIV>>first post. we were seeing some other weird things
<DIV></DIV>>like this. turn on low beams and both lowbeams come
<DIV></DIV>>on. turn on high beams left side is dead and the
<DIV></DIV>>passenger side works fine. could this also be a
<DIV></DIV>>problem in the wiring?
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<DIV></DIV>>thanks
<DIV></DIV>>breandan l mcilwain
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<DIV></DIV>>--- ATS - Patrick Bureau<PBUREAU@ATTBI.COM> wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> > Wel your deductions are flawed..
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > the switch hold power back until you turn it on,
<DIV></DIV>> > then the power passes
<DIV></DIV>> > through the headlight switch into the steering
<DIV></DIV>> > collumn to the beam selector
<DIV></DIV>> > arm.
<DIV></DIV>> > since when you turn on and off the high beams and
<DIV></DIV>> > they sometimes work
<DIV></DIV>> > sometimes don't your problem is most likely to be
<DIV></DIV>> > found in the selector arm
<DIV></DIV>> > contact.
<DIV></DIV>> > take the cover off and see if you can get a can of
<DIV></DIV>> > contact cleane or
<DIV></DIV>> > electric contact cleaner and spray this on while
<DIV></DIV>> > activating your arm (power
<DIV></DIV>> > off to car btw) and let it dry, then try youor high
<DIV></DIV>> > beams on and off againw
<DIV></DIV>> > ith power. could be just oxidation.
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<DIV></DIV>> > =>-----Original Message-----
<DIV></DIV>> > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
<DIV></DIV>> > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
<DIV></DIV>> > breandan mcilwain
<DIV></DIV>> > =>Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 9:30 PM
<DIV></DIV>> > =>To: scirocco list
<DIV></DIV>> > =>Subject: headlight switch
<DIV></DIV>> > =>
<DIV></DIV>> > =>
<DIV></DIV>> > =>well here we go,
<DIV></DIV>> > =>i am having a really funny problem with my
<DIV></DIV>> > headlights,
<DIV></DIV>> > =>last week a friend of everyones and me wired up
<DIV></DIV>> > and
<DIV></DIV>> > =>relayed my euro lights, and were having some
<DIV></DIV>> > really
<DIV></DIV>> > =>funny problems with the power comming from the
<DIV></DIV>> > stock
<DIV></DIV>> > =>wiring. so i was driving home last night and the
<DIV></DIV>> > =>lights were working fine and i went to go turn on
<DIV></DIV>> > my
<DIV></DIV>> > =>high beams and there was total darkness, they just
<DIV></DIV>> > =>didnt work. so that was ok i still had my low
<DIV></DIV>> > beams,
<DIV></DIV>> > =>though maybe i just blew out the fuses for the
<DIV></DIV>> > high
<DIV></DIV>> > =>beams. so this morning i went out to check the
<DIV></DIV>> > fuses
<DIV></DIV>> > =>and they were fine, so i turned on the headlights
<DIV></DIV>> > and
<DIV></DIV>> > =>switched on the high beams and they worked!! so i
<DIV></DIV>> > =>thought i would switch back to low beams and it
<DIV></DIV>> > =>worked. all the relays were working propery.
<DIV></DIV>> > tried
<DIV></DIV>> > =>to put the highs back on and they didnt come on,
<DIV></DIV>> > what
<DIV></DIV>> > =>does everyone think of this. i am thinking
<DIV></DIV>> > headlights
<DIV></DIV>> > =>switch, doesnt sound like it is making a good
<DIV></DIV>> > contact
<DIV></DIV>> > =>what the high beams are switched to the on
<DIV></DIV>> > position.
<DIV></DIV>> > =>
<DIV></DIV>> > =>thanks
<DIV></DIV>> > =>
<DIV></DIV>> > =>breandan l mcilwain
<DIV></DIV>> > =>
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