VW beetle 1998 - VW Beetle full beam fault

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Thu 16 Mar 2017 20:09
VW beetle 1998 - VW Beetle full beam fault - ilove-VWs
Can anyone solve this mystery my 1998 Beetle's Full beam has stopped working with the headlights on ... The full beam will only work if the headlights are switched off!! Does anyone have any idea what is going on thank you
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Thu 16 Mar 2017 22:43
VW beetle 1998 - VW Beetle full beam fault - elekie&a/c doctor

Firstly i would check fuses.End of dash,driver side by the door shut.If these are ok,you need to drop the lower dash panel below steering wheel to check the connections to the lighting logic relay located behind the main light switch.

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Mon 20 Mar 2017 23:35
VW beetle 1998 - VW Beetle full beam fault - ilove-VWs
Thanks for your help i will give that a go
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Thu 2 Sep 2021 12:31
VW beetle 1998 - VW Beetle full beam fault - Rich2379
I know it was a long time ago, however, did you get this fixed? I have the same problem??????
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