> > >Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:07:51 PDT >From: Tony Peet <tpvw@hotmail.com> >Subject: How is the fog light switch supposed to be wired? > >I'm no expert on things electrical....but you may INDEED want to check the >pop open the housing and make sure that one of the wires is not shorting out >on the metalic reflector backing inside! ... >Tony >'91 Syncro Westy ('teepee') > Excellent advice...I managed to melt the grill on a 94 Golf with a poorly insulated Hella foglight set that shorted out and superheated the 'hot' wire...they are really not put together all that well, apparently! -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- Larry Innes Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada 87 Westfalia GL "Blu" -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- |
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