[Vwdiesel] 91 Jetta Headlite Switch

[David Cook]

No VW that I know of uses relays for the headlights. 
Possibly newer ones, but probably nothing that any of
the smarter and better looking readers of this list
would have!  LOL.

I relayed the headlights on my Corrado.  I also
changed whe wiring going into the switch slightly so
that the parking lights go out with the ignition
switch.  So, basically it is like having daytime
lights.  Or, I don't have to remember to turn the
headlights off when I stop!

David

--- William J Toensing <toensing at wildblue.net> wrote:

> I don't know if the Jetta has a headlite relay but
> many of these problems can be traced to all the
> headlite current being forced to go thru the
> headlite switch. This was a problem with my
> Citroens. On my gray market Citroen CX diesel, all
> the current went thru the headlite switch which
> would sometimes fail to work. I took it apart &
> repaired it but it was not as good as new &
> sometimes the headlites would go out when dimming
> the headlites. I didn't want to pay the $200+ for a
> new headlite switch  from our USA Citroen parts
> sources so I installed some foglites which I wired
> to a separate circuit & keep the foglites on when
> the headlites are on so that if the switch fails I'm
> not in the dark. I also wired in relays for both
> high & low beams to keep all that current from going
> thru the headlite switch. 
> Does VW use headlite relays or does all the headlite
> current go thru the headlite switch? I think many
> manufacturers don't use headlite relays to save
> money. They also don't engineer these cars to stay
> reliable for 20+ years when resistance builds up in
> some circuits which was not a problem when the cars
> were new.
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David Cook
Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
Red '90 g60 Corrado 
Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
and others in various states of disrepair
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