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Help!! Electrical problem!!!!
Hey guys, having an issue with the bug
For those who have not seen it its a 74' L convertible
Last night we had some torrential rain and i had to drive home in it (with the roof on) and halfway home the indicators stopped working.. not just one
side but both
and also the headlights are very tempermental... they will both sometimes work or sometimes only one then the other like its winking at me..
i still have brake lights, and still have my hazard lights but no turning indicators.. also no high beam
Anyone have any ideas? Until this is sorted the bug is being grounded 
and just fyi it was only in the rain for about 10minutes its garaged at home and at work
thanks!!
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 08:26 AM |
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have a look under neath the steering column at the black plastic plugs.
it sounds like the turn signal one has got wet and/or corroded terminals abit
it controls the indicators and highbeams but not the hazards which explains your symptoms
Lbugs are notorious for rusting out in the fresh air fan box which is just above that so all the water off the windscreen drowns the electricals
around the steering column and fusebox
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 08:52 AM |
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Thanks Joel! I am currently trying to pull everything apart in there because the previous mechanic that worked on the car has made a right mess of the
wiring... you wouldnt happen to have a diagram for the fuse box? ie what fuse does what?
p.s your hazard button is totally different from mine! isnt that one from a kombi?
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 09:02 AM |
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also look where the fuses are
Behind the fuses are the lights and indicator relays
Dehind them is the drain pipe from the air box in front of your screen
I reckon the pipe is cracked or knocked and leaking on the relays
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 09:04 AM |
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here you go
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Keeping it real !
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 09:45 AM |
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Thanks guys!
Ok progress...
The black connector that joel mentioned was the problem one of the wires had come out so popped it back in and the indicators work...
the highbeam is another story.. the lil blue light in the clocks wont come on anymore even though the relay and the lights flick onto high beam..
that and now when the headlights are on the drivers side indicator is on all the time and if you turn it on while the head light is on the green arrow
in the dash lights up very dimly and does not flash.... (front and back lights up very dim on low beam and brighter on high beam)
i suppose its a start i have working indicators again!! ... just cant use the drivers side one at night
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 11:39 AM |
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posted by jacky_moo
Thanks Joel! I am currently trying to pull everything apart in there because the previous mechanic that worked on the car has made a right mess of the
wiring... you wouldnt happen to have a diagram for the fuse box? ie what fuse does what?
p.s your hazard button is totally different from mine! isnt that one from a kombi?
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its a flat screen beetle one
it originally had a rocker style next to the radio like yours but that areas now all taken up with gauges so i had to relocate it
sounds like you might have some wires chaffed toghether in the loom that runs to the headlights and front indicator
do you have a multimeter?
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| posted on February 12th, 2010 at 12:00 PM |
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yeah have a multimeter.. i thought i may have buggered something up when i pulled out the headlights ie reconnected a city-light wire wrong
on the downside again i have indicators but the headlight switch just blew so i have no headlights at all now... i swear this car is possessed
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Pulled the headlight switch apart to find the small arm that acts as the rheostat had burnt out... so im thinking a wire has come loose somewhere in
the dash relating to the right hand indicator and dash illumination
schnell!! schnell!! schnell!! schnell!!
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