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> My guess is that this indicates a bad connection > somewhere. It could be in or > near the fuse box or in the ignition switch itself. > I suspect that what's > happening is that the extra current drawn by the > lights causes a voltage drop > in a place that affects the ignition, so that the > voltage availble for the > ignition drops below that necessary to generate a > spark. This might be it, as I still haven't received the replacement switch yet to put it in. > If you just turn your headlights on without the > engine running, do they work or > are they very dim? For some reason, my headlights don't come on at all when the engine is off. I can turn on running lights, but not headlights > Another possibility is that there is a short in the > lighting circuits so that > they draw too much current. Do they cause a fuse to > blow? No, no fuses blow when the lights are on. They all seem to be in working order. > Pull the knobs off. Then you can see the hex nuts > that hold the radio in its > mount. There is also a rear support that needs to be > loosened so that the radio > can be tilted down at the back and pulled out of the > mount. I got most of it, but I think I forgot about the Hex nuts behind the knobs. that would explain why it wouldn't move. Thanks for the help so far -Kurt "Magnet for Electrical Problems in Carsh" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org