[V8] Mystery of headlights

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Roger,

What you describe is classic headlight switch failure. The problem is that
the headlights in the older Audis are NOT relayed and after a while the
current flow takes its toll and melts the switch -- so you'll need to
replace it.

-Ingo

On May 25, 2011 10:53 PM, "roger at acadiareaders.com" <roger at acadiareaders.com>
wrote:
>
> Before I start to dig into it, I have a fault in my V8 involving
headlights.
> Once a while ago I lost my headlights' low beams. I was driving home from
some
> place after dark and when switching from high beam to main beam suddenly I
lost
> ALL headlights.  I frigged with the dipper switch and the on and off
switch for
> a second or so, and found that the main beams would return if I flipped
the
> headlight flasher sharply.  Well and good.
>
> Today driving home from Rockland in the rain I noticed that I had no main
beams
> at all, and couldn't get them to turn on, although high beams are working.
>
> I do not belive that the issue is related to bulb failure as my autocheck
> sysstem is silent.
>
> Any ideas?  I will be going out after dark to see if something is working
or if
> perhaps the fault goes through to the interior dashboard lights, and that
will
> give the fault search more diretion. Right now I am thinking that a relay
has
> failed.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Roger
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