[Vwdiesel] no headlights 85 jetta

[Chris Jude]

Folks,

I turned my car on this evening and the headlights would not come on.  When
I hold the brights switch in the brights will come on, but only while I
hold the lever in.  I had to do this the whole ride home.  I tried toggling
the switches to no avail.  I checked the headlight fuses when I got home
and they were in fine shape.  I checked the wires into the back of the
light switch and they were tight.  Is this a switch issue?  Is there a
simple fix?

Chris