Lights randomly turned on!

[Tubb]

Got a phonecall today to say that the dash lights on my GTI were on.

So i go over to my Grans, where the car is kept. dash lights were on and so were the rear number plate lights.

i havent touched the car since saturday when i changed stalks and took the oil filter housing off, and the lights werent on when i left saturday.

i took the fuse out for the rear number plate lights, but when i took the headlight switch out the dash lights stayed on....surely the dash lights should go out when i remove the switch?

so ive disconnected the battery for now.

anybody got any ideas?

Car is an 87 gti 16v with a 2.0 16v engine

[DarnPB]

There's a ghost in the machine!!

[sidecarphil]

do you call her Christine by any chance

 

[Tubb]

There's a ghost in the machine!!

I think its cursed!

do you call her Christine by any chance

 

I might do soon!

in the 3 weeks ive had it, the oil pressure light on the dash came on, thread for the pressure switch came out of the oil filter housing when i removed the switch, the headlight sitch dimmer thing melted, the splines on one of the wipers stripped off, the wipers wouldnt turn off, bonnet catch broke!!

has been fine all the time my mate had it!

[rubjonny]

think you need to check the headlight switch wires all the way back to the fusebox 

[Tubb]

think you need to check the headlight switch wires all the way back to the fusebox 

thanks, i will have a look on saturday

[my white golf]

sounds like quite a serious wireing problem maybe or just that some nut in the past that has no idea about cars has messed about with the wiring for your sake i hope not, good luck

[Tubb]

been having a look today, took the switch/clocks surrond out and i can see the problem straight away 

a couple of the wires from the headlight switch and in the loom under the dash  have melted together.
also i noticed a few drips of water on the fusebox, so going to have to check for leaks under the dash
 

[oliver07]

glad your getting sorted

[sidecarphil]

so going to have to check for leaks under the dash
 

looking at the size of the puddle in your signature i'm not suprised you have water in the car if you drove through it