JimPA

DIY failure here. [1-20-10 update. After inserting a new bulb and trying all light switch and ignition combinations without success, I drove the car. Headlight switch now lights as it should. Go figure.]

Bought two NAPA 17037 bulbs today (@ 99 cents). Spread the wires slightly on the bottom, inserted new bulb, turned headlight switch ****...no joy. Removed bulb #1, repeated with bulb #2...same result. The foglight and rear defog dials light so I removed a known good bulb. Still nothing from the headlight switch. I tried the new bulbs in the rear defog dial and both work fine. Do I have a headlight switch with faulty innards or is there something else going on?

Slow Guy

We need photos....

Do we pull the **** back with our left hand as we would be operating the headlight switch or can we pull the **** back with our right hand as if we're outside the car doing DIY projects?

H.H.Chinn

Where is the headlight switch on a right hand drive car in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan or in the UK?

steve porter

it`s in the glovebox

C4SJOHN

JimPA


For the light in the **** to glow the key needs to be in the on/run position then turn on your head lights. The bulb in the **** will be glowing.... John

C4SJOHN

"Do we pull the **** back with our left hand as we would be operating the headlight switch or can we pull the **** back with our right hand as if we're outside the car doing DIY projects? "


BILL993
Just pull off the ****. To turn on your 993 head lights on you need to twist the **** not pull on it. When you twist it to the right in the first position is for your parking lites only. The next position is your head lights...John

rsr91128

There seems to be much confusion about the light, location and operation of the headlight switch. To help everyone out I have completed the first DIY LED illumination kit for the headlight switch




Step 1: Find a LED penlight (I found mine mixed in with some mufflers)






Step 2: Zip Tie penlight to steering wheel making sure to aim at the switch





Step 3: Enjoy easy visibility of the light switch.




Please excuse the ratty *** steering wheel. It is on the list to be replaced with a 3 spoke with silver crest.

If you would like a more permanent mounting I suggest silver duct tape as it never wears out.

steve porter

you should patent that

Cactus

Hmmmmm.........

993Maineiac

So all it takes you guys to go six pages is having a topic about handling some *****. Very interesting.

JimPA

John, I wish it were so. That's the next thing I tried after simply turning the **** didn't cause things to light. I've got three known good bulbs but none illuminates in the headlight ****. Looks like I will have to live with a dark ****.

jhummel68

Let's go for 7 pages and 100 posts!

H.H.Chinn

You've guys got me thinking, I might do HID conversions for both the key illumination as well as the headlight ****.

Stealth 993

Went to Napa, got a couple of bulbs, pulled off the switch cover, what do you know, the new bulbs don't fit, they sold me the wrong size!

Hell, I'm going to do a fiber optic interior light change over, with one single HID!

H.H.Chinn

Mike, I took my old bulb in so to not have that happen. Still not bright enough though.