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About 10 months ago I took my '82 GTV for its annual registration
inspection. Along the way I noticed that a bulb had blown - one of the 2
above the license plate. No problem, I ducked into a handy shop and bought
a bulb. However when I bayonted said bulb into place the whole lighting
circuit died. Well I had brake lights, interior, indicators and headlights
but nothing else - no instrument lights or rear 'tail' lights. Funny how
the small things become larger.

Anyway, I found that wiggling the bulb around fixed it. I thought. Instead
it now exhibited a delay of 4 minutes - count 'em - from turning the switch
to getting lights. Bizarre. I checked grounds, I changed bulbs around, I
did lots of stuff. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it had this 'delay'.

Months pass, and now the delay is gone - instead the switch only works if I
press the magic wand backwards slightly and hold. Sometimes the lights stay
on, sometimes they don't. I reckon it's the switch, but what about you?
Any ideas? Clean the switch contacts, maybe? Buy a new switch?

Cheers

Rob

posted by gtveloce  # 5:31 AM