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Old Nov 4, 2018 | 11:20 PM
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Drivers headlight function reversed

Alright, I think this is a weird one.
My car is an 85 Gs with an S4 13b swap. The car runs fine, but as I installed my stereo, I somehow popped the taillight illumination fuse. When I went to grab another fuse, I noticed that my drivers headlight was up. When I hit the retractor or headlight switch, it goes down. It's almost like the polarity has been reversed. The passenger side works fine though. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
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Old Nov 17, 2018 | 02:27 PM
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Well, okay then.

After doing some diagram research and multi-meter testing last week, I came to the conclusion that the headlight switch had indeed reversed its polarity. I don't have another switch, so I de-pinned the up and down wires (The Red/Yellow, and Red wires for the drivers side) and switched their positions. the headlights work like a charm again.
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