If you are a “hands on” DIY type owner, and want to give it a go, remove the steering wheel, (but mark a connecting line on the shaft, before you remove, to ensure you fit it back on the spline in the same position.)
With the wheel off, there are 3 VW screws that hold the horn ring and light and wiper stalks down. Check they are tight, and haven’t stripped the threads. Removing them, will give you access to the light switch stalk, and the wiper switch stalk.
Electrical contact cleaner, and a bit of very fine “wet & dry” sandpaper as you go. Check the electrical connections for good clean contacts.
As your bus sounds very stock, your headlight current to your low and high beam, will be passing through your ignition switch. They do fail, and well worth replacing whilst you are in the area. They are not expensive, and can sort a heap of issues, aside just being the turn switch to start the motor.
To finish the job, unplug the 14 pin connector under the dash, that connects your dash pod to the wiring harness, and give that a thorough careful clean, with cleaner and paper.
Put it all back together in the reverse order, and see if you’ve managed a change, and sorted any of the issues.
With the wheel off, there are 3 VW screws that hold the horn ring and light and wiper stalks down. Check they are tight, and haven’t stripped the threads. Removing them, will give you access to the light switch stalk, and the wiper switch stalk.
Electrical contact cleaner, and a bit of very fine “wet & dry” sandpaper as you go. Check the electrical connections for good clean contacts.
As your bus sounds very stock, your headlight current to your low and high beam, will be passing through your ignition switch. They do fail, and well worth replacing whilst you are in the area. They are not expensive, and can sort a heap of issues, aside just being the turn switch to start the motor.
To finish the job, unplug the 14 pin connector under the dash, that connects your dash pod to the wiring harness, and give that a thorough careful clean, with cleaner and paper.
Put it all back together in the reverse order, and see if you’ve managed a change, and sorted any of the issues.
88 Blue T3 CL Caravelle
91 Blue T3 Single Cab
91 Blue T3 Single Cab