Today, a small buzzing was coming out of my headlight bucket. After removing the housing, a the small black box on the left was buzzing while the key was in the run position. This was the flasher relay device. After removing the box, the buzzing does stop and does not translate its problem downstream anywhere I could tell, but then I loose the flasher function. The flashers do work while the buzzing is happening, but it is something I want to fix.
After reading the airheads archive list and posting an email, I get different opinions on what the problem is and how to fix.
Some suggest it is a bad relay, some suggest it is bad grounding, and some suggest it was a bad fuse. Currently I have removed the flasher, and will proceed with buying a alternate car flasher, which will suffice minus the indicator light on the odometer. For you headz who have the same problem I will post my fix. I have been told to check out a VW replacement, or pick up one at autozone. Here is a diagram of the flasher for wiring reference.
The airheads club does have a good article on this topic under this link, http://www.airheads.org/content/view/159/49/.
Here is the VW part I'm thinking of trying, recommended by a few headz.
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That relay diagram is copyrighted.
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