tarfungo
Viper Owner
The headlight switch on my Gen 1 became inoperable last weekend. After removing the lower dash cover to gain access, I was surprised with a nice little burn as the switch itself was EXTREMELY hot! So, I waited for the switch to cool and then proceeded to remove it in anticipation of replacement. Upon inspection of the switch it appears that female electrical connector had started to actually melt! ***?
I searched thorough the VCA archives and found a few hits regarding this issue indicating that this heat situation with the headlioght switch is known? One instance where the female harness required replacement because the plug had melted to the point of being unusable!
So, is there any way to mitigate this problem going forward? I was able to get the lighting back up using a new switch, but the female connector is fairly deformed. All seems to work, but what now?
I searched thorough the VCA archives and found a few hits regarding this issue indicating that this heat situation with the headlioght switch is known? One instance where the female harness required replacement because the plug had melted to the point of being unusable!
So, is there any way to mitigate this problem going forward? I was able to get the lighting back up using a new switch, but the female connector is fairly deformed. All seems to work, but what now?