having troubles with my indicators

jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 · 23 Dec 2011, 12:57 pm

#878229

hi im having trouble with my 57 beetle indicators they use to always blow fuses and now it not blowing fuses but just not working befor i had to move the indicator stick down a couple of mm if i moved it anymore the left indicator didnt work and the right one did but sometime you had to hold it the or it would just move back to the natural place

any help much appreciated
cheers jamie

greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 23 Dec 2011, 3:57 pm

#878250

can you remove the colume box it sounds like you have a short somewhere in there and see if the auto of switch is in the right place

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Dec 2011, 4:44 pm

#878256

sounds like an earth problem...

or the actual switch isn't working ??

if it was blowing fuses then its most likely short circuit somewhere.. most likely in the switch itself??

loose connection???

blinkers were pretty basic in early beetles..

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jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 · 23 Dec 2011, 7:49 pm

#878277

greedy53 wrote:can you remove the colume box it sounds like you have a short somewhere in there and see if the auto of switch is in the right place

yeah i could remove the colume box like i can loosen it by hand and ill have a look if its not raining tomorrow and where is the auto switch?

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 25 Dec 2011, 9:25 am

#878416

With the steer wheel off you'll see a lug on the back of it. This hits a tab that sticks out of the indicator switch on the inside so that when the wheel is turned the lug hits the tab and turns the indicator off.

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