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Subject:Re: headlights OUT!
From:Thomas D. Hanlon
Date:Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:56:12 -0700

mike,

AND?........inquiring minds would like to know how you solved this problem.

Best regards,

Tom Hanlon
Palm Springs, CA
84 Westfalia

Mike wrote:

> OH YEA, that's what was wrong w/ my 87 in Feb.
>
> mike
> 87 westy
>
> Scott Davis wrote:
>
> > dear listees-
> > Some of you may remember a posting I made in July about the headlights on my
> > 88 Wf. After turning my lights on and the blue high beam indicator was on, I
> > clicked the lever to turn them to low beams. Nothing happened. Turned the
> > headlight switch off and back on again. This time...no headlights at all,
> > just parking lights (however the high beam indicator stays on whenever the
> > switch is on).  Ordered and installed a new  headlight switch from Camelback
> > VW (they're great to work with, by the way) and no changes.      Fuses all
> > look okay.  Is the ignition switch possibly part of this mess? Could I have
> > blown both headlight elements by some weird coinkydink??
> >
> > In the dark,
> >
> > Scott