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headlight help
Fishynos72 - June 18th, 2012 at 05:55 PM

Hi folks, just woundering if anyone could help.
I was driving my beetle yesterday through eltham, saw a friend's kombi going the other way so we flashed our high beams at each other, mine worked no issue. Later that night driving home I noticed my headlights sucked. Got home and found that only my parkers worked. I checked all the fuses, wires to the fusebox and theglobesi. I also took the relay out to test, I couodnt make sence of it though. It's a 1972 super beetle stock headlght setup. Can anyone help?


tar76 - June 18th, 2012 at 06:10 PM

Maybe chuck a new set of globes in, i've had a stuff globe before and it looked totally fine.


vw54 - June 18th, 2012 at 06:15 PM

probally in the switch

you have to start at the front n work back to solve the problems


Joel - June 18th, 2012 at 06:35 PM

Do your high beams still work when you pull on the dimmer switch?

If yes then problem is in either the headlight switch or the ignition switch.


tw586 - June 18th, 2012 at 09:57 PM

check the earth points at the loom entry under the bonnet
if it dont make sense its usualy an earth problem
if its ok the switch earth will most like to be the hassle


Fishynos72 - June 18th, 2012 at 11:22 PM

Both lights are out. The don't come on when I flick the dimmer of anyth
Where is this earth you speak ok?