Possessed Headlites

[Steve Sherman]

Fred:

Indeed you've hit the nail on the head.  I started checking into possible loose
connections, and the common/ground pin on the left bulb connector was burning.
Plastic melted and contacts pushed out of alignment.  I straightened it up some
it seems ok, althought the real test will be tonite on a dirt road with no
street lights (;-).

Thanks to all

Steve

Fred Munro wrote:

> Hi Steve;
>
> Sounds like a bad ground on the left headlight circuit. You don't mention
> the year/model of your car, but the Type 44 DOT lights have notoriously poor
> headlight bulb connectors. Check the ground terminal for signs of corrosion
> or burnt/melted plastic. Had a similar problem on the 200q - the plastic
> connector was melting around the ground terminal.
>
> HTH
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Sherman" <spsherm at attglobal.net>
> To: "quattro" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 1:13 PM
> Subject: Possessed Headlites
>
> > 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
> >