My Headlights All Mixed Up!

[herbster]

Someone please help, :got a mk2 gti 1987-88 if I turn the lights on when iginition is on the instrument panel goes dead ie. tacho and lcd clock die, but engine stays running, when I turn them off the check lights flash then all is normal, also the blue main beam light remains on while dipped in this mode and goes off when main beam is on! Checked the relay- good, and the flash switch- good, looked for the earth wire in the boot on the right ??  Are there any other earths to check?

[MK4_20VT]

This happened to me a while ago when a garage swapped my gearbox out, it turned out to be the earth lead on the rockerbox cover had come off, re-attached it & bingo, all working fine now :-)

Hope this helps

[herbster]

Hey, read your guidance, thought abpout it a while went and looked  and there it was a little wire that i failed to put back on after doing the rocker gasket, can't remember seeing it in first place though, anyway connected up and tested HEY it all works!!!! Cheers mate hope I can be of some assistance to you someday!!!