or it could be the headlight switch.  Replace
both....both commonly fail.
steve

mike wrote:
>
> Ignition switch, the electrical part.
>
> $75 - $80 Dealer installed,  $15 - $35  part and DIY
>
> mike
> 87 westy
>
> Scott Kraning wrote:
> >
> > Hey Volks,
> >
> > If Mavis (my 88 Wf) ever made it through a month without pulling some $&!T it
> > would be cause for serious alarm.  This time it's the headlights. When I
> > turned them on today the brights came on. So after trying the dimmer lever a
> > time er two, nothing happened, turned them off and back on and
> > -waaalaaah...NO LIGHTS!  But...the blue high-beam indicator light as well as
> > the parking lights come on when the switch is turned on. [Since the high and
> > low beams and both lights are on seperate fuses I skipped the fusebox check.]
> > Anyone wanna take a stab?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Scott & Candis
> > Mavis-88Wf
> >
> > p.s. Gerry...feel better, man - we NEED YOU!!