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Sun Mar 16, 2025 5:17 pm

when I pull the turn signal lever the lights come on. when I release it they go back to normal low beams.

Not sure where the fault is

1970 Type 2 BUS

thanks

Sun Mar 16, 2025 5:54 pm

Faulty relay, many have opened it up, watched it work and given the tab for the spring in there a tiny bend, you can't make it any worse by trying, but if you aren't feeling mechanical buy a new one.

Sun Mar 16, 2025 5:57 pm

Agreed, old relays have an electromagnet and contact points. Look for a broken internal wire and you should hear it click when you activate the switch.

Mon Mar 17, 2025 2:01 am

Glenn wrote: Agreed, old relays have an electromagnet and contact points. Look for a broken internal wire and you should hear it click when you activate the switch.

All wiring original?
All connectors on relais, switch and fuse box sitting properly strong?
What about parking light, low beam, high beam?
Is there power on terminal 30 at fuse box, switch and relais?

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/wiring/1969Bus_a_headlight.jpg

Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:59 am

- 1970
- Location: Pacific Northwest

$5 says the relay is full of water :wink:

Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:00 pm

^^^^^
if robbie’s right, and he probably is, take it out, shake it out, dry it out.

it might work.

buy a spare either way.

try norcal relics or corey at blackdog for a used og.

https://norcalrelics.com/

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Mon Mar 17, 2025 3:27 pm

wagen19--- thanks for the heads u[ I have aftermarket wiring with the new
relays..

ALL Yes I am in PNW and have had (and fixed) water leak on front windshield.

will replace flasher relay also....

Thanks for the help

Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:27 pm

Careful with new high beam headlight relays; they don’t always come correct for your buses wiring harness. Wolfsburg West sells the relay with included jumper wire to make modern relays connect.

What sucks is getting the mandatory jumper wire into the fuse box; that’s why we recommend trying to get your original working first.

Robbie

Sat Mar 22, 2025 2:43 pm

airschooled wrote: Careful with new high beam headlight relays; they don’t always come correct for your buses wiring harness. Wolfsburg West sells the relay with included jumper wire to make modern relays connect.

What sucks is getting the mandatory jumper wire into the fuse box; that’s why we recommend trying to get your original working first.

Robbie

If one acquires a headlamp relay with FIVE connection terminals, one can alternatively connect terminal-30 to the unfused side of the fuse-box's direct battery supply, to gain the NON-North-American headlamp flasher facility that was standard in most other countries. 8) :D

Tue Mar 25, 2025 12:29 pm

Thanks for all the advice changed both relays and everything works like it should.... :D :)