Possessed Headlites

[Kneale Brownson]

What model/year of car, Steve?   All Audis have problems with too much 
power going THROUGH switches (like your headlights switch) with the result 
they overheat, melt the plastic connectors and contaminate the 
contacts.  Some are worse than others.


At 11:13 AM 07/24/2001 -0600, Steve Sherman wrote:

>I'm having an unusual (but somewhat amusing) problem with my left
>headlite.  Every so often the left headlite will just cut out,
>lows/highs doesn't matter it just goes off. Switching the switches
>(on/off or hi/lo) don't seem to effect it.  Then on it's own it will
>decide to come back on.  Once on, both hi/lo work normally for a while
>but then go out again a few secs to a few minutes later.  Bumps, turns
>and the like do not seem to effect this.
>
>First time this happened I thought it was the bulb and replaced it.  Now
>however this can happen anytime. And the on off cycles seem to be
>shorter  And while guessing when the lites will return can be amuzing,
>I'd really like to fix this.
>
>I have checked for loose connections at the bulb, but things look OK.  I
>am curious if anyone else has a BTDT on this one.  I don't really wnat
>to start replacing switches and the like at random, but am puzzled as to
>what mght be the cause of this...
>
>TIA