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jacob.
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Shit! I hope thats not what I have to replace. Thats a high price for a little part.
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Mikeyb
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Sounds like it to me. You have all the same symptoms I had only a couple weeks ago. Headlights mysteriously stop working; a pull on the high-beam arm turns them on; releasing the arm turns them off; heater and wipers still work. . . yep, sounds like the high beam switch. You might be able to find one at your local Westy cemetery.
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jacob.
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Guess I'll make some calls. Theres a few dead vans around the area.
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jacob.
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My temporary fix for the drive to work tonight  A pencil, a folded up piece of paper, some zip ties, and pure genius.
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youremyboyblue
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10) take a break and come back to it > beer
11) repeat steps 1-10
12) swap bulbs > realized bulb does not work on functional side
13) kick dirt that a day was wasted over a bad bulb > unwarranted bad feelings toward vendor and self
14) put old lower power bulbs in while wating for replacement > light from both headlights on low or high
so now that i have learned a bunch and have light, i have some poltergeist business going on ...
while driving, the driver's interior light flickers on accompanied by loss of power and dimmed headlights/interior. i'm troubleshooting a bit of a hunting idle but, the interior light flickering while in the light when door open position is not only new but, mysterious. i thought that i had read something about this issue with the flickering interior in another headlight thread but, am at a loss to find it currently.
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singler3360
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| Jacob, what finally resolved this for you? I currently have the same problem. Thanks. |
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kevtherev
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| I too am interested in who the culprit was |
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singler3360
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| OP indicates in a PM he has not resolved this issue yet. I just ordered new headlight AND high beam (wiper/washer assembly) switches from VC. I'll try the high beam first and will report back the results. It will be next week most likely before I report in. In the meantime, I'm tempted to wire the yellow and white wires back together, bypass the relays, to see if the problem persists. Has anyone done this already? |
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jacob.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| OP indicates in a PM he has not resolved this issue yet. I just ordered new headlight AND high beam (wiper/washer assembly) switches from VC. I'll try the high beam first and will report back the results. It will be next week most likely before I report in. In the meantime, I'm tempted to wire the yellow and white wires back together, bypass the relays, to see if the problem persists. Has anyone done this already? |
Is bypassing the relays bad for the van at all? And no I haven't solved the problem. My van is being a piece of shit right now. Its draining the battery, so every morning when I go to start it, it doesn't work. With a full battery everything works fine (except the headlights of course). I ordered a new voltage regulator/brushes and hopefully that solves that. If not, I'll have my alternator rebuilt.
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singler3360
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| Is bypassing the relays bad for the van at all? |
I was thinking that reconnecting the yellow and white wires back together would simply restore it back to the stock configuration. If nothing else, just to reestablish a baseline since I performed a lot of upgrades at the same time when the dash was out. However, I'd rather not clip out the butt splices and shorten those wires anymore than they are. For instance, could it be possible the Shoebox Electronic headlight buzzer I wired in some time ago (and has always worked) is somehow interfering with the headlight relay kit? |
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jacob.
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I installed a used headlight switch I got at a wrecking yard for 20 bucks. Headlights came right back on. Now on to the relays.
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singler3360
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| Ok, the new high beam assembly and headlight switch arrived today. Didn't even need to take the headlight switch out of the package, the culprit was the high beam switch. Westapotamous finally has [brighter] lights again. Yessss! |
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claytonic
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| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:09 am Post subject: Head light and fans |
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I have the same thing going on after a relay install. Dam it nothing is simple!
I was wondering if this is normal
If you have
the key off
running lights on (not the head lights )
heater fan switched on
and flash the high beams
do your heater fans come on ?
Mine do, now at least don't know if this was the case before?
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crazyvwvanman
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This is normal. With the key off but headlight switch all the way on, only the running lights are on. If you turn on the heater fan nothing happens. Then flash the high beams and the heater fan will spin. It has nothing to do with adding the relays.
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I have the same thing going on after a relay install. Dam it nothing is simple!
I was wondering if this is normal
If you have
the key off
running lights on (not the head lights )
heater fan switched on
and flash the high beams
do your heater fans come on ?
Mine do, now at least don't know if this was the case before?
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claytonic
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Thanks for the speedy replay
I was not looking for ward to chasing gremlins! |
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GWTWTLW
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That's also a good way to raise or lower power windows without the ignition on too...
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TUFF
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| Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject: Left headlight out on Low beam |
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| My challenge is th left low-beam does not come on. Wipers work, and heater fans work. Fuse 10 good. Any suggetsion ? |
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thatvwbusguy
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| Bad bulb? Start with the simple stuff. |
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TUFF
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| Bulb is OK, wondering if it is the Light switch - other posts say if wipers and hetaer fan work, it must be the light switch. Thanks |
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jacob.
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| Bulb is OK, wondering if it is the Light switch - other posts say if wipers and hetaer fan work, it must be the light switch. Thanks |
If it was the headlight switch, both low beams would be out, and the high beams would still work. Perhaps the wire to that specific light fell off or is corroded?
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