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pcon42
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 Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:24 am Post subject: 78 VW Bus no Blinkers or Lasers |
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Just got the bus back from the shop after engine work. Blinkers and Flashers don't work. Fuses are ok. Grounds and been cleaned. New flasher relay bought but din't fix it. How do I test to see if power is coming to the relay.... or another suggestions will help.Thanks  |
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:30 am Post subject: Re: 78 VW Bus no Blinkers or Lasers |
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Reach up under the dash and squeeze the plastic part of the hazard switch where all the wires come out back into the switch body, and put a zip tie around it to keep it together, report back if it helped (or didn't).
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Shonandb 
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 10:09 am Post subject: Re: 78 VW Bus no Blinkers or Lasers |
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My Bus didn't come with the laser option... I wonder what code that was from the factory...? 
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pcon42
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: 78 VW Bus no Blinkers or Lasers |
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opps I guess I never check before I send. Lasers are cool... I meant flashers! 
So I checked under the dash and looked where I could zip tip it and that didn't help. (Pic Attached). I found this, don't know th real name for it... But the white lead to the flasher relay on the fuse bus showed no power with the meter. SO I YouTubed some stuff and took a shot in the dark and found power on this little contraption and when I rerouted it to the white lead lo and behold the flashers stared working! Hope I didn't;t screw anything else up! Thanks for the advice or even more advice if I should not have done that! |
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: 78 VW Bus no Blinkers or Lasers |
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Contraption not visible, and there's nothing in your gallery, try again please.
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pcon42
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: 78 VW Bus no Blinkers or Lasers |
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Apologies I'm still getting used to picture uploads here.
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: 78 VW Bus no Blinkers or Lasers |
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You did it!, good job!
That contraption is the plastic part of the hazard switch, you got there too late unless both the contacts and thier springs are still stuck in the grease in the switch body.
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pcon42
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: 78 VW Bus no Blinkers or Lasers |
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| Hey thanks! Going for a drive tomorrow |
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jjvincent
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: 78 VW Bus no Blinkers or Lasers |
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My Bus didn't come with the laser option... I wonder what code that was from the factory...?
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Lasers were removed for the US market and they got sold to Dr. Evil. He then mounted them on ill tempered sea bass. Here's a documentary on the discussion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INFavIUmhcE |
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NASkeet
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 11:48 am Post subject: Re: 78 VW Bus no Blinkers or Lasers |
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| Shonandb wrote: |
My Bus didn't come with the laser option... I wonder what code that was from the factory...?
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Lasers were removed for the US market and they got sold to Dr. Evil. He then mounted them on ill tempered sea bass. Here's a documentary on the discussion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INFavIUmhcE |
It was my impression that USA specification vehicles were factory-fitted with ONE-CANDLE-POWER headlamps and lenses which gave a diffuse beam cut-off, so that they were impossible to aim properly using an optical beam-setter!?!
In mid-1976, I upgraded my family's 1973 model-year, British specification VW 1600 Type 2 from 45/40W bulbs (no lasers!) to 60/55W H4 quartz-halogen bulbs and then substituted 100/80W H4 quartz-halogen bulbs in 1988/89.
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