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Lights sometimes go wrong on my Volvo 940

I have a 1996 Volvo LPT 940 - an excellent car.
Sometimes the main headlights do not work; I have replaced the switch on the dashboard but to no avail.

Could it be the lighting relay?

Asked on 1 April 2013 by John Hunter

Answered by Honest John
That or the earth to one or both of the lights, because they are in a vulnerable place at the front of the car, so they are prone to corrode.

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