[Vwdiesel] headlight switch

[Scott Alexander]

Agreed on the relays.  A few years ago, mostly to get more light, we went through the headlights pretty thoroughly.  We converted them to H4, installed thicker wiring, and installed a relay for each side.  All of that makes it relatively pleasant to drive at night.

Thanks,
Scott

On Mar 19, 2013, at 3:50 AM, "Arkady Mirvis" <arkadymirvis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Relay installed is a good idea, implemented by me since 1972 Beetle, Rabbits, Jettas and Westy. Ark
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: R. Brown
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:22 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] headlight switch
> 
> The best bet is to install some relays in there to take the high current load off the
> switch.  Instead of having 10-15 amps running through that little switch, you only have
> 0.1 amps for the relay coils and then the relays handle the heavy current.
> 
> 
> On 3/18/2013 6:17 PM, Scott Alexander wrote:
>> Well, I've finally been in town long enough to swap the old vacuum pump into my Rabbit.  With that, the oil pressure is fine.  Now that it's not in the parking lot at work, I plan to get a friend to help with doing some swaps and some pressure readings to characterize that a bit more closely.
>> 
>> In the meanwhile, I've had a problem recently where the dash lights are finicky.  While driving home today, I got the smell of something electrical cooking.  After a bit, I noticed a glow coming from the back of the headlight switch.  (My dashboard is only partially assembled, so I can see the back side of the headlight switch.)  Turning the switch as though I was dimming the dash lights caused the glow to go away, but it was back by the time I was home.
>> 
>> Is this something likely to be repairable?  If not, is there a workaround that allows me to have headlights without stray electrons warming the back of the dash?
>> 
>> In a quick search of my usual places, I didn't see headlight switches available.  Any suggestions for a source before I start scouring ebay? Does someone have a spare that they would be willing to sell?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Scott Alexander
>> Warren, NJ
>> '82 Rabbit Diesel
>> 
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