your ordeal sounds crazy. I had to take everything apart or the battery would run down. Is there a lube I can put on the new switch that can be better? Vin 2850 Joseph ----- Original Message ----- From: "daveswingle2" <dswingle@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 6:20 PM Subject: [DML] Re: Headlamp switch feeling the heatwave also > I've had the same thing happen, apparently somewhat common. But not > to a "new" switch, just to an old one. I'll bet the operative phrase > here will be "no returns on electrical parts". You'll probably have > to buy another one. > > You were lucky, when it happened to mine it the lights would only > stay on if I held the switch in with my finger. Interesting drive > home in the dark, with a manual transmission car. > > Dave Swingle > [moderator snip]