Thank you for the suggestion. Along with checking circuits of my new switch before install, I have repeatedly checked and tested all my fuses and fuse panel connections. First check I did, in fact. And 3rd, 5th...

My current guesses are:
Hidden wiring harness or harness connectors
Bad fuse block/rail
Steering column left stalk high beam switch (oh, please, no... Not removing the steering wheel again!)

On Oct 15, 2012, at 17:02, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> You do realize that there are 4 headlight fuses, 1 for each element on each side? Counting from the left, 3,4,5,6 are headlight fuses only. The other lights are on other fuses.
> 
> Mark
> 
> C B wrote:
>> Cunegonde has just one headlight mode again - the driver highbeam.
>> All four marker lights and turnsignals work normally.
>> 
>> The dashboard rocker switch is new and correct for 1983 (I just
>> replaced it today)
>> The headlights and front turn signals have brand new spliced-in
>> grounds behind the grille. (Last week) I gave up on the star grounds
>> near the fuse panel.
>> The upgraded halogen bulbs have been tested off the car to both work
>> in both modes.
>> 
>> There is no power to the socket connectors except driver highbeam,
>> whether car is running or not.
>> Heater fans, defroster, and radio work normally, so not a generic
>> X-Circuit problem - probably not the steering column key switch,
>> either?
>> 
>> I'm stumped, and with early sunsets here in the PNW, I desperately
>> need the headlights to work! Ideas?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Bretts
>> 
>> 1983 1.9l WBX Ivory Westfalia "Cunegonde"
>>