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Indicators, fuel gauge and horn not working
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<blockquote data-quote="W1K1" data-source="post: 648628" data-attributes="member: 33304"><p><img src="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/wiring/baybus_71.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Sounds like you have a couple things wired wrong or some bare wires grounding out. The wires are a rats nest under there, but you can check that you have everything plugged in where it should be, and you have the correct switches and relays for your year. I had problems with crap reproduction parts not functional and wrong parts sent when I was working on my 71 . Use your phone to take pictures of the switches and relays to make sure you are plugged into the right terminal and they have all the correct terminals . And check the lights themselves to make sure they are plugged into the correct terminal</p><p>I have sheets of paper with the switches and the terminals all hand written with the terminal numbers of the corresponding wire colors so I have a reference to check. I had the whole harness out to repair and add wires, so I was starting from scratch </p><p>[ATTACH=full]10530[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="W1K1, post: 648628, member: 33304"] [IMG]https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/wiring/baybus_71.jpg[/IMG]Sounds like you have a couple things wired wrong or some bare wires grounding out. The wires are a rats nest under there, but you can check that you have everything plugged in where it should be, and you have the correct switches and relays for your year. I had problems with crap reproduction parts not functional and wrong parts sent when I was working on my 71 . Use your phone to take pictures of the switches and relays to make sure you are plugged into the right terminal and they have all the correct terminals . And check the lights themselves to make sure they are plugged into the correct terminal I have sheets of paper with the switches and the terminals all hand written with the terminal numbers of the corresponding wire colors so I have a reference to check. I had the whole harness out to repair and add wires, so I was starting from scratch [ATTACH type="full"]10530[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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