High Beam indicator not working

Your best source of information would be Carey Hines at Special Edition.  They are a contributing manufacturer here and Carey is a frequent poster on this site.  Go to www.beckspeedster.com for contact info.

Did it work before? Have you checked the bulb?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.  

All of those teeny-tiny bulbs in the gauges are the same so just swap with one from somewhere else to see if it's the bulb or not.   While I've gotten those bulbs from NAPA, you might be better off with CIP1 or Bug City - I think there might be two different wattages used... 3 or 5 watts, or something like that.  Not much, for sure.

To change bulbs, grasp the 1/4" electrical tab at the back and pull it straight out.  The holder (barrel) and bulb are removed as a small unit.  Then, holding the barrel, push the bulb in slightly and give it a 1/4 turn and it should pop out.

"...the bulb does light up when I feed it external power..."

Here's a great link for VW wiring diagrams, which is not to say that the wiring in your Beck follows any one of them religiously, but it's someplace to start.

Almost all of the ones I checked showed the high beam indicator getting its signal directly from the same fuse in the fuse block that powers the high beams (makes sense, no?). So, you might check the fuse block for a loose or dislodged white wire.

On my VS, I think the signal comes from the high beam 'dipping relay' under the dash. You can find this by putting your head under the dash and listening for a clicking sound as you change the beam up and down.

Sacto Mitch posted:

 

"...the bulb does light up when I feed it external power..."

Here's a great link for VW wiring diagrams, which is not to say that the wiring in your Beck follows any one of them religiously, but it's someplace to start.

Almost all of the ones I checked showed the high beam indicator getting its signal directly from the same fuse in the fuse block that powers the high beams (makes sense, no?). So, you might check the fuse block for a loose or dislodged white wire.

On my VS, I think the signal comes from the high beam 'dipping relay' under the dash. You can find this by putting your head under the dash and listening for a clicking sound as you change the beam up and down.

Funny how I totally missed the "hot Wire" test

Wow,  that is a very early car with that turn signal unit...  

High beams are on fuse #9, but high beam indicator is on fuse #8.  Check fuse #8 first.  If that doesn't work, shoot me a PM with your e-mail and I can try and dig up an old schematic for you.

Thanks for the info. I will track the relay and check those fuses.

For M. Hines, yes I am still digging to find exactly which one it is but after talking to a few folks it could be serial #6. Finding who put those few first cars together would be really nice to have a final answer on which one it is.

jc 

Well M. Hines was right. Fuse #8 had no wire on it :->

After confirming operations with a volt meter I just made a jumper cable to go straight from Fuse#8 to the VDO gauge. 

Thanks everybody for the inputs.

jc