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akrause1795
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Jan 4, 2015, 9:15 PM
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water damage please help
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I have a 2000 Volkswagen Golf GTI.a couple weeks ago the alarm system on my car kept messing up. More recently in the past couple of days the headlight system in my car also messed up. The wood beams in my left headlight went out and I determined it was not the bulb by replacing the bulb. It went out after I drove it in the rain. And then yesterday I drove my car in the rain again and the right high beam went out. I also determined it was not the light bulb by replacing it. The have whites have backings on them to prevent water damage I think the water is getting in somewhere else. Any suggestions on where to check?
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 4, 2015, 9:54 PM
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"Wood Beams?" I'll try to interpret you post with ideas anyway.
Bulbs plain don't like even being touched by your fingers let alone wet nor anything electrical, connections, splices anywhere. Alarms suk quickly and about all aftermarkets screw up so get those properly removed if so. More troubles for owner than a thief.
I think you mean those spongy "white" seals for a bulb - right? Grease with smear of dialectic or silicone grease or replace those as possible.
If these areas of trouble were wet with road salted water consider greasing up everything you can find as it's fatal for electrical stuff and doesn't dry out on its own,
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 5, 2015, 6:44 AM
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I may hold the world's record for typos but that one I still can't figure out. Why wetness and wood anything must be this car drove thru a lumber yard after being flooded or something?
Ants maybe?
Call an exterminator don't ask car repair forum
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akrause1795
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Jan 5, 2015, 3:23 PM
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The low beams* I don't know what happened.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 6, 2015, 12:14 AM
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Back to the issue. Connections both sockets and wires including grounds must be checked. Any can be aggravated by moisture especially if already weak from corrosion,
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akrause1795
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Jan 6, 2015, 9:31 PM
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URGENT UPDATE: I have determined it's a blown fuse in the fuse box, BUT there's another issue now! Google says that for my MK4 Golf GTI the fuse is supposed to be 15A...
I put a 15A in... Blown!
I tried a 20A...Blown!
I even tried a third time with a 25A... Blown!
But the right low beam still works off of a 15A!
Any suggestions before i go out and buy 30/35A?
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 6, 2015, 10:18 PM
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Ya - Get a fire extinguisher and learn how to run real fast! NEVER OVER FUSE a circuit - what were you thinking?
It's shorted and drawing too much now somewhere to be found. The fuse limits the damage to the fuse instead of the rest up to a fire sport.
Same suggestions but will add that water can make a short worse and redirect electricity thru it at a weak spot.
Blind guess is troubles with the bulb sockets at they are up front where the "TERMITES" can get in!
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