Hey. I've recently been working on my Kombi (1976 1800cc), tarting up the bodywork, getting the engine tuned and at the moment im just putting everything back in. All was going great,
however,
I noticed that my left hand headlight wasnt lighting up, unless the high beam was on, in which case it was fine. On inspection i believed that the problem lay in the connection between the contacts of the small bulb and the copper strip on the retainer. i gave it a quick adjustment and tried to turn the lights on. What happened next is a little confusing. There was a spark from the switch and i could smell smoke, so i quickly turned it off as I heard the electricity crackling. I gave it a couple of minutes before giving it another go and the same thing happened and now neither headlight works. The sparking has happened before; when i was re-wiring everything after replacing the dashboard. however, i concluded it was down to incorrect wiring after i checked the wiring diagram i got off this site. I put everything where it should have been and the problem stopped.
But now its back. With a grudge.
Anyway; Is this fault common? Could it be incorrect wiring or is the switch just knackered? I don't know much about cars (this is my first) or how to fix them, but ive been doing everything by the book and now i'm stumped. Hopefully someone can shed some light on the matter ... (pardon the pun)
Thanks, Chris