[Vwdiesel] old fuse box - bypass for headlights? fuse box surgery? bentley diagrams?

[Roger Brown]

Will Taygan wrote:
>
> 1982 Jetta 1.6 NA
>
> Alright, I'm putting more and more of this vehicle back together.
>
> Headlight highbeam switch not working, dash light switch not working, BUT I
> can figure those out.  All turn signals are working.  Passenger side
> headlights working.  All headlights are good.
>
> DRIVER'S side headlights not working.
>
> Wires good going into fuse/relay block, Wires good coming out of fuse block.
> Wires INSIDE block not working right for driver's side.
>
> ** Do the 1982 Jetta headlights run through a relay?   If not, I was
> thinking of jumping the incoming wires and adding in-line fuses directly to
> the headlights.  Any thoughts?
>
> ** How do you go about opening up the fuse/relay block?  If there's a relay
> I'll try fixing the connections before buying a new fuse block.
>
> Last but not least:  Bentley doesn't list a 1982 Jetta in the wiring
> diagrams (making this much more difficult)  I've been using the 1980 rabbit
> deluxe diagrams..  Anyone know if they are really the same or not?

My '77-'84 Rabbit/Jetta/Diesel Bentley lists the '82 Jetta and shows no relay for the headlights.  Power supplied through the
dimmer switch to the lamps, common ground.  I added a relay wiring harness to my '82 Caddy:
	http://4crawler.cruiserpages.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/Headlights.shtml#WiringHarness

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    Roger