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so lost, my lights won't work 82 rabbit convertible
Alright so i have a 1982 rabbit convertible
when i first purchased it only a few lights would turn on, so i cleaned all the plugs in the fusebox and the ends that connect to the blubs and got most of them working. but the next week they were not working again, i tried to clean them up, no good so it sat for a couple months, now im up to trying to get the lights to work again, so i go to check, nope still only one headlight and the rear emergency flasher that work. i go to check the plug on the fusebox and it has tons of corroded pins and plugs, and i look closer and one of the pins has come clean off, so deciding that will never do, i buy a brand new fusebox, (it isn't even a day old yet) install it, nope still the same ol' problem, really i don't do much work on cars, nonetheless volkswagens or anything electrical, so to get to my point i was wondering if there is a list of things i can troubleshoot, its a neat lil' car and i would like to enjoy it, but it's lights just won't work please send help |
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so lost, my lights won't work 82 rabbit convertible
The first thing you should do is buy a Bentley service manual (about $50).
Make sure you can an edition that is for your specific car. Non-functional lights can be due to several things: bad wiring, defective connectors, blown fuses, defective relays, defective switches, or a combination of these things. Your fusebox problem is probably due to leakage coming from around the windshield frame, or from plugged rain drains located just forward of the firewall (in the engine compartment near the bottom of the windshield. Whatever the cause, the water leak problem must be solved or you will be replacing your fusebox again. But get the Bentley before doing any more work on your car. It is the best service manual, and will be a great help in servicing your car correctly. |
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so lost, my lights won't work 82 rabbit convertible
Not to mention the seal where the radio antenna wire comes in.
Rich Papa wrote: > > The first thing you should do is buy a Bentley service manual (about $50). > Make sure you can an edition that is for your specific car. Non-functional > lights can be due to several things: bad wiring, defective connectors, blown > fuses, defective relays, defective switches, or a combination of these > things. > > Your fusebox problem is probably due to leakage coming from around the > windshield frame, or from plugged rain drains located just forward of the > firewall (in the engine compartment near the bottom of the windshield. > Whatever the cause, the water leak problem must be solved or you will be > replacing your fusebox again. > > But get the Bentley before doing any more work on your car. It is the best > service manual, and will be a great help in servicing your car correctly. |
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