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On Friday night I set off home in the dark only to find that when I switched my main beam on my lights went out altogether!
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi, I've had an occasional problem with my dipped beam coming on. Turn the switch off and on again and it works ok. On Friday night I set off home in the dark only to find that when I switched my main beam on my lights went out altogether! Not nice, fortunately I was going slow approaching a junction. By turning the switch (not the main beam, although I tried that too) on and off a few times I managed to get them working again. When I was home and I tried the main beam again and it did the same thing, off they all went. The Fog lights still seemed to work ok. Is this a faulty light switch problem or could it be something else? If it is the switch, why does turning the main beam on, with the stalk, cause the problem. It is a facelift C2 with Xenon headlights. Thanks for any help you can give me.

POST 2Original post

Almost certainly the main light switch. They do all sorts of funny things when they fail - the contacts break up inside. See Min's DIY here: http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=583771

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks for your quick reply Richard. I'll order a switch and have a go at another DIY then. Did I read on here somewhere that you can purchase the same switch from VW for about half the price that Porsche charge? Or shouldn't I ask questions like that here? Thanks again.

POST 4Original post

I think you may be confusing it with the ignition switch, which is a Hella part, and readily available elsewhere. I don't think there is an equivalent light switch, but I would love to be corrected.......

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi Richard, I'm sure you will be correct, I'm easily confused [ ] Just ordered the switch. Thanks again.

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