On 11/26/04 3:31 PM, "LOREN BUSCH" <labusch@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

> For all those who responded to my question about headlight problems,
> many thanks.  For those that pointed first to the light switch on the
> dash, congratulations, that was it.  And a special thanks to Chris
> Delong of Fine Tuning in Seattle.  Even though he wasn't really open
> today, he was willing to let me try the switch out of his Vanagon to
> assure that was the problem.  But even better, he found in his shop a
> replacement switch.  Even though from an different model and missing
> several pins that are on the switch for my '90, it works fine, all
> lights work.  I have no idea what the other pins are for, I guess I'm
> left to trying to decipher the Bently diagrams.  Chris was a life saver.
> I have an important birthday party to go to tomorrow night and would
> have had to miss it (the other car is in the shop).  BTW, local VW had
> no stock and wanted $81 to order a switch.  Bow Wow did not have.  And
> my local source, Rudi at Schaffner Motors was closed today.  Thank again
> Chris.
> 
> 
That light switch can cause many other weird problems as well.  Like tail
lights that quit, park lights that quit, dash lights that quit, and a smell
like somethings melting and all lights dimming.  I have seen all of those on
various vehicles I have owned.  All vw and all using the same style switch.

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