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Old 02-22-2010 | 06:08 PM
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I have a 2002 tt, my headlights dont turn on sometimes. I have to turn the switch on and off few times then it will turn on. Do anybody know whats wrong? Is this a common problem ?
 
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Old 02-22-2010 | 06:13 PM
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Headlight switch is faulty. Search will find you a DIY on replacement. It is common.
 
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Old 02-22-2010 | 07:23 PM
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Same issue, xlr82xs nailed it....had this problem. New switch fixed things. The new unit plastic is just a teeny bit more shiny imho.
 
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Old 02-23-2010 | 05:45 AM
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you can do this DIY in 30 minutes or less.
 
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Old 02-23-2010 | 09:22 AM
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I had a simular problem but my ignition was bad you would have to giggle it to work. If the switch doesn't fix the issue you can look into that.
 
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Old 02-23-2010 | 12:31 PM
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thanks for the help I will look into that
 
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Old 02-23-2010 | 03:39 PM
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here, try my DIY:


https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/996-turbo-gt2/176814-diy-head-light-switch-remove-replace.html

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...e-replace.html

good luck
 
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I had a similar situation:

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...p-flicker.html

I have a Headlight Switch and a Ballast if you need one.

Let me know.
 
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Old 02-24-2010 | 07:31 AM
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Thanks for posting. I am having the exact same problem....I'll let you know how it goes.

 
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Thanks for the post. I will see if this fixes my similar problem
 
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I had a simular problem but my ignition was bad you would have to giggle it to work. If the switch doesn't fix the issue you can look into that.
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I hate the headlight problems, currently having to deal with mine turning off on the cayenne
 
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