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Re: 1986 4000S, Headlight switch
> Are you running higher-than-stock wattage headlight bulbs? Stock bulbs
> should not cause your headlight switch to fry. The switch normally
> runs warm, because there is a light bulb inside.
Beg to differ... There's a lot of power running through that switch on
high beams, even stock. Once the connections develop a little
resistance to them, and they will eventually, you get lots of heat. It
took me three tries to find a switch that wasn't melted when I did my
dashboard conversion.
--
Huw Powell
"This is the place where death rejoices."