Re: [T3] One headlamp dim.

[Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org>]

	My RF headlight low beam was out.  Checked the fuse, it's good. 
Took out the bulb, put in a replacement -- high beams still o.k., but no
low beam.  Grabbed another spare, same story.  Disconnect it, and measure
12V at the bulb connector for the low beam.  Pull a headlamp off of one of
hte Beetles, same story...!

	Measured the voltage across the head lamp low beam connectors
while switched on -- and got about a volt and a half.  O.k., must be some
(relatively) high resistance drop somewhere else in the circuit.

	Found a place in the wiring loom in the front trunk where somebody
had snaked out this wire, clipped it, twisted the ends back together, and
taped it all up very nicely.  That was the problem.

	The car's electricals are in fine shape overall, with no real PO
problems -- or so I thought...!  Might be worth checking the voltage
across your low beam with the light on, and compare what you get on the
two sides.

Good luck,
-Greg

p.s. -- I hit the wiper switch the other day after hosing the windshield,
and got *nothing*.  Fuse seems fine.  Is there a common cause for this?
(We might get our first real rain here since May, and *now* I find this
problem...!)


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