melting headlight switch on 4000

[Kneale Brownson]

Thanks, Huw.


At 07:36 PM 02/07/2001 -0500, Huw Powell wrote:



>Kneale Brownson wrote:
> >
> > When I was "surfing" Audifans.com archives for advice on fixing the
> > headlight switch in one of my 4kq's, which had the wiring harness connector
> > melted onto the switch body so that I had to splice in new harness wires
> > with new metal ends (just try finding THOSE) for the new connector to
> > connect to the new switch,  I read the real culprits were the wires going
> > to the back of the car rather than to the headlights.  My meltdown was in
> > the several (was it three) wires side-by-side in the middle of the harness
> > end.  Anyone know where those wires go and how to relay them?
>
>those three are the left, right and interior circuits of the parking
>light system.
>
>trigger a relay with one that still works and run all three from the
>relay.
>
>over wattage headlights are also an issue.
>
>note that the flash to pass feature runs all four hi filaments off the
>parking light power source.
>
>--
>Huw Powell
>
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