Thread: Help Vitara electricla gremlins?

I have been doing some engine work on my wee 1996 5 door Vitara. While it was off the road I thought I would sort out a connection issue in the indicator stalk....It would stop indicating when turning left even with the stalk still in position (IE it had not clicked off) I had not yet refitted the switch cluster as it is still on the bench, but when we connected the battery my headlights are on high beam - potentially both high and dip - cant tell. I found the corrosion causing the issue with the indicator and am now struggling to reassemble the 'bits' into the switch gear.

Can anyone explain why the headlights are still on while the switches are disconnected and sitting on the bench?


@gonetropo Any ideas? I could PM but thought maybe , just maybe someone else has had something similar and could be interested......