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Old 07-26-2019, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by dcapper
Was yours doing something goofy like mine too?
Headlights started getting intermittent when turned on. But I have heard strange things happen when the light and ignition switch's start to fail.
Maybe take it out and use some contact cleaner on the switch and harness side.
Old 07-26-2019, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 808Bill
Maybe it's time to change your switch. I just did mine recently.
I went to the boneyard and got a switch from a boxster. It’s doing the exact same thing. There is a new ignition switch in the console. Maybe I should change it now?
Old 07-26-2019, 09:08 PM
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Here’s what the Porsche dealer did in Victoria. I want to remove it all. And redo it. I was reading it could be a grounding issue? Can anyone tell me if one click to the right turns the headlights on dim and two clicks turn them on normal?

This was in the frunk by the battery

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Old 07-27-2019, 08:01 PM
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You’re not gonna believe this. We took everything apart and found a garage door module. That wasn’t the problem. We took out the headlights and both were burnt out. I mean wow. Should have been the first thing we checked but when does both headlights burn out.
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My wifes work van did this. She never notuced that the one head light went out because the drl stays lit but when the other side went out she started to get visability issues. At first i couldnt figure out what was wrong because the headlights, i mean drl, were on. Eventually i changed one bulb then noticed how much brighter it was and then the light bulb went on in my head .



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