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Posted on Oct 07, 2008

Headlights wont come on and bright lights won't stay on hold bright light switch and blower works

My headlights will not come on. Also the blower motor doesn;t work and the brake light on the dash stays on. If I try and turn my bright lights on they won;t stay on unless you hold them. If you hold the bright light switch the blower works and the brake light goes on. All other lights work with the headlight switch

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    my headlights wont stay on unless i hold it for high beam, my break light is lit along with the abs light, bulds were checked and both are ok, everything else works as they should... what should i do?

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I had the same problem. The solution is simple; the ignition switch needs to be replaced. This is an easy do-it-yourself project. Here are instructions:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2532481
Check for a switch on ebay, they are about $15. After 10 years they wear out.

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