Headlight switch ... WTB

Do the lights illuminate (with pods staying down), or is there NO related action when the switch is rotated - no lights, no click, no pod movement, nothing?

(What I'm getting at: have you checked the relays and fuses?)

 

You may want to check to see if the wires that go to the contacts inside the headlight knob are still soldered to the contacts. They often become disconnected. At the knob end of the headlight stalk, there is a retaining ring that holds the knob in position. You need to remove the knob by holding on to the stalk with one hand and the knob with the other and pull the knob away from the retaining ring. However, before you do this put a plastic bag over the knob because once you pull the knob off, the detent ball, which causes the action when you turn the knob, will fly out. Below that is a spring, but this is usually held in with a bit of grease.

Two other potential failure points are when the pivot end cracks and and the stalk gets loose in the housing of the plastic contact end, inside the knob, gets loose and causes misalignment of the contacts in relation to the knob.

If you need to have the plastic parts fixed, Verell at unobtaniumsupply.com can rebuild the switch.

 

As above from Joe,
Once you pull off from the light stalk, you will see what's wrong immediately, it happened on mine, re soldered all OK now.
Let us know how you get on.