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How To Wire Headlight Switch

Cole Thompson-Cole Thompson-2009 VS - Laporte, CO

My VS headlight switch was going bad and so I had it replaced.  I've been driving mostly during the day, but tonight I discovered that it must be wired incorrectly.  The running lights including the tail lights, come on in the half position but when you pull the headlight switch all the way out to the headlight position, the running lights go out.

 

So I've been running dark in the rear.

 

Here is a diagram of how it's currently wired.  Would anyone know how to get the running lights to stay on when the headlights are on?

 

 

2013-10 Replacement Headlight Switch

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oldyeleroldyeler

 I think you have a different switch than mine I'm using a 72 beetle sw.  the one with the white  wire on it should be the instrument dimmer (58b) near the knob. (58)opposite corner of sw. is also part of the dimmer.  The 3 reds should be power coming in (30)    the red wire on (56) is I think suppose to be parking  the 2  (57) post  should be running and headlamps    you may have to  get a Tee connector to combine the head lamps parking lamps an running lamp .. OR solder the 2wires together and put one connector on  the combined 2 wires..  I do know 56 and 57 are the outputs for headlamps and parking lamps that the best I can do at this moment my note book and manuals are at a friends shop.

 

I'm finishing up a 69 beetle restoration He asked me to do.  It's Savana the tan bug from Mississippi started by AirKoodedCustoms  The owner passed away and the car was sold to a guy up here in.NC  Guess who has to finish it.. Oh yea.

Gordon NicholsGordon NicholsMassachusetts 1993 CMC Supporting Member

OK, here you go with a wiring diagram for that vintage of switch, plus a legend to help figure it all out.  If you can't get a clear image when you zoom in, email me and I'll send the jpeg scans to you and you can expand them in a preview viewer or browser and they'll look spiffy.

 

First, the diagram, then the legend:

 

 

1970 VW wiring

VW Legend

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