VW Golf Mk2 Owners Club

Headlights stopped working

November 08, 2020, 01:13:58 PM

Hi everyone, I need some help, my problem started last night when I got home, all the electrics were working as normal, I had headlights, wipers, heater, main beam, I switched the car off, went back to it 5 mins later and it has no headlights only side and flash, no heater, although it did come on briefly when I flashed the main beam, no wipers or washers.
With the ignition off and headlight switch on I have dash lights, switch the headlights on and ignition on and the main beam light lights up blue on the dash and the instrument cluster lights go out

I've checked all fuses, none blown, checked all the earth points, waiting on a new relay and time to fit a new ignition switch.

Anyone got any ideas, any help appreciated !

Re: Headlights stopped working

Reply #1 – November 08, 2020, 02:52:55 PM

Yep, had this happen to me several years ago.
You need a new flasher stalk.

When you pull the stalk to flash, the stalk disconnects your dipped beams and connects your main beams.
When they break, they don't make the dipped beam circuit again.

Re: Headlights stopped working

Reply #2 – November 08, 2020, 03:39:51 PM

Would that take out the heater blower, wipers, washers and dash lights too ?

Re: Headlights stopped working

Reply #3 – November 11, 2020, 07:40:14 AM

Turns out it was the ignition switch and headlight switch, basically there's a short in the headlight switch which melted the X terminal on the ignition switch, both on order so hopefully sorted.

Re: Headlights stopped working

Reply #4 – November 16, 2020, 01:54:22 PM

Car is now fixed, headlight switch was fine, the ignition switch was knackered and melted on the X terminal.