I've just joined the forum. I live in New Jersey and own a 3000 MK1 BT7 which is in running order but certainly not concours condition. I like to work on it but am not an expert.
I posted the the following problem on the introductory board and was advised to open it up to the wisdom and experience of the group.
I recently ran into a problem: I switched on the headlights and was met with a burning smell and smoke from under the dash - I quickly turned off! On inspection I find that the red wire going into the headlight switch on the dash has burned out (melted insulation). I'm concerned that this goes into the harness but everything else still seems to run fine! What are my options? Any advice would be much appreciated, many thanks.
I posted the the following problem on the introductory board and was advised to open it up to the wisdom and experience of the group.
I recently ran into a problem: I switched on the headlights and was met with a burning smell and smoke from under the dash - I quickly turned off! On inspection I find that the red wire going into the headlight switch on the dash has burned out (melted insulation). I'm concerned that this goes into the harness but everything else still seems to run fine! What are my options? Any advice would be much appreciated, many thanks.