Date:         Wed, 8 Jul 1998 15:03:50 EDT
Reply-To:     GMBulley@AOL.COM
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From:         GMBulley@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: Prob's w/ Jetta Headlights, No Vanagon content
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In a message dated 98-07-07 14:39:05 EDT, bfeddish@NETREACH.NET writes:

<< The headlights on my wife's '92 Jetta are not working.  The fuses look ok.
 If I flick the hight beams they stay on while holding the lever but do not
 stay on (as if the headlighs were off).  Any sugestions? >>

Headlight switch.

Carefully remove, Carefully dissassemble , (you will see "barbed" one-way
fittings around it, gently pry them open). You will see two parts: a sliding
contact, and the actual switch part, that has 6 brass contact surfaces. Clean
these and GENTLY pry up the one(s) that has/have not been making solid
contact. You can tell which one has not been making solid contact as it will
be darkened and the plastic around it will be slightly melted. Grease with a
SLIGHT amount of lithium grease, re-assemble, re-install, pat yourself on the
back, it's Miller time.

lightly yours,

gmbulley
cary, nc