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| bmtrnavsky |
 Sep 1 2010, 12:23 PM
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I was driving home last night and my low beam headlights stopped working. High beams come on normal and all the other lights work. Fuses are all good. Ideas? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| VaccaRabite |
Sep 1 2010, 06:36 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,878 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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1) unhook the battery.
2) drop the fuse panel in cabin of the car. 3) Make sure the low beam fuse has not blown (fuses 3 and 4) 4) look for a rectangular relay that is held on the fuse panel with a little metal clip, and not the rubber bullet like the other relays. The relay in question will have leads going to fuse 1 and 2 (high beams - white wire) and fuse 3 and 4 (low beams, yellow wire). In the relay, pin 56a is the low beam pin, and will have a yellow wire. Pin F is the high beam pin, and will have a white wire attached to it. 5) replace it. Some beetles use a different relay looking, but the wire diagram on it is the same and it works in place of the stock 914 part. Confirm that you don't have any wires grounding out and plug back in the battery. You will now be able to test the headlights. If they work, unplug the battery again and replace the fuse panel. Zach |
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| bmtrnavsky |
Sep 2 2010, 12:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 20-October 07 From: Longview, TX Member No.: 8,245 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Sep 1 2010, 05:36 PM)  1) unhook the battery. 2) drop the fuse panel in cabin of the car. 3) Make sure the low beam fuse has not blown (fuses 3 and 4) 4) look for a rectangular relay that is held on the fuse panel with a little metal clip, and not the rubber bullet like the other relays. The relay in question will have leads going to fuse 1 and 2 (high beams - white wire) and fuse 3 and 4 (low beams, yellow wire). In the relay, pin 56a is the low beam pin, and will have a yellow wire. Pin F is the high beam pin, and will have a white wire attached to it. 5) replace it. Some beetles use a different relay looking, but the wire diagram on it is the same and it works in place of the stock 914 part. Confirm that you don't have any wires grounding out and plug back in the battery. You will now be able to test the headlights. If they work, unplug the battery again and replace the fuse panel. Zach Thanks! |
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bmtrnavsky Low beam headlights not working. Sep 1 2010, 12:23 PM
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