light switch

[monkeyboysee]

hi all,

i've only used the lights twice, both times i have got out of the cab, left them on and drained the flippin battery!! i guess i've got so used to modern cars beeping at me!

theres no light to show they are on, can i:

1, replace the switch with an illuminated one?
2, wire in a warning light on the dash, there seems to be 2 spare at the bottom?

oh, its a 1981 1600 Aircooled, so basic as...

[Negativegravity]

There's a mod in the wiki to put a buzzer on when you open the door and the lights are still on:

https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/VW ... ing_buzzer" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[kevtherev]

All in the wiki

[monkeyboysee]

no good for me, i have the old fuses, its a 1981.

any other solutions? is there not a compatible switch to fit that lights up?

[bigherb]

You can use a separate warning light in the dash just connect it to the plain grey wire that comes out of the light switch.

[1664]

no good for me, i have the old fuses, its a 1981.

That wouldn't stop you using the 'DiscoDave' method of utilising the heater controls illumination lamp and the cab door switch

[monkeyboysee]

haha if only i had some heater controls, i seem to remember more controls in a popular plus!

i think i'll go with herb's idea, shame there isn't an illuminated switch though, thought there might have been one from a golf etc.

[1664]

Your heater controls will have an illumination lamp - just because it hasn't worked since the 80's doesn't mean the wiring isn't still there. You could even fit a new lamp while you were there

http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/shop?page=s ... ory_id=121" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[bigherb]

i think i'll go with herb's idea, shame there isn't an illuminated switch though, thought there might have been one from a golf etc.

There was but the switch is illuminated all the time when the ignition is switched on so you could find the switch when it was dark.