[Vwdiesel] Electrical gremlins

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Hey all! I have finished with my '82 2-door and have been driving it for
about a week now. However, I have a few oddities that I would like to fix!
For instance. My dash light will NOT go out. ( I have to unhook the battery
at night) I can make the outside marker lights bright and dim with the
"dimmer switch" ( this is supposed to dim the dash lights but don't) If I
pull the 15 amp. fuse that runs the dome light, this don't happen!

Somehow, I figure I'm getting feedback into the headlight switch. Could this
possibly be from the door switches that operates the dome light when the
door is opened?

My backup lights don't go out either when the car is running so I have
unplugged that from the tranny.

Is it time to replace the wiring harness again....maybe I will put the old
one back in and see if I can make it work. The fusebox from the old one is
just so nasty I didn't want to go through the hassle. Other than that it
runs great and handles nice...just wish we could get one more big snow so I
can really put the Nokian Hakkapalitta's to the test! Ijust love these tires
in the mud and ice :~)  Any suggestions are welcomed! Tom