It is possibly a switch problem. If you can get to the switch, put a jumper wire to the two contact points (hot side and ground) with the key on the lights should come on and then you know the problem is the switch. psg
Headlights are normally operated through a relay or circuit breaker.
There are several possibilities; headlight switch, headlight breaker or fuse, connectors, dimmer switch.
My Beetle is a 2002 it had some bad yellowing of the headlights, I tried The Headlight Solution at headlightsolution.net , the advanced headlight restoration kit worked great, it was fast, and easy. Good Luck.
Both headlights are controlled by the same fuse. The location of the fuse, in the fuse box, can be found on the inside of the fuse box cover.
its real easy. open the hood and their are 2 screws attachng the headlights. unscrew those and their should be two wires attaching to the headlight. make sure th car is off and disconnect those. get the new headlight and connect the two wires then just screw the headlights back...takes about 5 min
Pull the headlight switch out toward you. Fog lights will only engage when headlights (not just daytime running lights) are engaged.
There are three headlight settings on your headlight switch. You can turn the low beam headlights on by turning the headlight switch.
Parking and dash lights also on this circuit - do they work? Check fuses Could also be a bad headlight switch
Remove the wiring harness from the back of the headlights. Remove the headlight retaining bolts. Remove the headlight. Reverse the process to install the new headlight.
Behind the vacuum-operated headlight doors
Dipped headlights usually refers to your low beam headlight. If you're talking about light bulbs, then yes, some manufacturers use headlight bulbs which are also being used for fog lights. However, externally, dipped headlights are your low beam headlight.
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