'69 365 GTC Headlight switch issue

Hi Vincent,it could be as simple as some loose wires.Look at the back side of the switch with the battery disconnected. You should not drive the car as it is .A short could occur and fire resulting.Get it fixed right and the enjoy the car. Good luck,Mike

 

Before you disassemble everything, get some electronic contact cleaner and spray it into the hole in the side of the steering column where the switch is located. Do this while working the switch through it's range of movement. Usually the problem is dirt accumulated over the years, and many times the contact cleaner will get the switch working again. Good luck.

 

I recommend Deoxit Gold spray contact cleaner. It is amazing at fixing bad connections and it also leaves a lubricant on the contacts (this is important to prevent wear on sliding contacts). It isn't that easy to find in general, but Guitar Center usually stocks it: CAIG DeoxIT Gold G5 Spray Contact Conditioner 5 oz. | GuitarCenter. Be sure to get the Deoxit "Gold" and not the "Cleaner" (it's easy to mix them up because the cans look very similar).

 

I had a very similar problem with a 365GT 2+2 I had. I am not sure if the headlight switch is the same but with that switch there is a set of contacts up in the end of the handle that you twist. The best I remember you pop off the end of the black plastic part that you twist and then you can separate the two halves of the main part and get to the contacts to clean them. Be very careful with the plastic parts. Good luck.

 

Thanks for the pictures that is flat out gorgeous. Maybe my favorite color for a 330/365. It sounds like your problem is solved, but in the interest of adding to the thread for posterity: my light stalk was missing when I got my GTC, probably removed by a repair shop and lost. Classic Coach made a perfect reproduction when they did my engine rebuild, updated with more reliable innards. Apparently this is a high failure component?

 

Great looking car. The prettiest roofline ever penned.


Keep that contact cleaner. Yours was not an unusual problem.

 

Beautiful car!
Is it Blu Sera?

 

i am having an issue with headlights on my 365 gt 2+2. they dont work. i am trying to locate the two relays related to the headlights and i cannot find them under the dash on either side. i am using wire colors and number of contacts as a guide with regard to the schematic. i can identify everything i see under there that looks like a relay and i cannot find the headlight relays. Help please.

 

Would reach out to tom yang... he knows these cars inside and out backwards and forwards and fixed my headlight switch issue (albeit different issue than yours).

 

How do I reach him? Thanks

 

I found his email address