Audi 80 electrics please help

Question:

I have an Audi 80 2.0E manual 10 years old 76K on clock I keep blowing fuses and the lights down the right side do not work.(front and back) I can’t figure it out and the bulbs are OK.  I thought it might be a relay but the fuse box/relay box does not have any relays for headlights. thanks in advance

Response:

Tom, Remove the bulbs and use a continuity meter to see which power wire has a short to ground.  I had a similar problem a couple of times in my 1980 5k – turned out to be corrosion in the turn signal light housing. Cheers! Steve Sears 1987 Audi 5kTQ 1980 Audi 5k 1962 and ‘64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have an Audi 80 2.0E manual 10 years old 76K on clock > I keep blowing fuses and the lights down the right side do not work.(front > and back) > I can’t figure it out and the bulbs are OK.  I thought it might be a relay > but the fuse box/relay box does not have any relays for headlights. > thanks in advance

Response:

My 1987 5000S used to intermittently blow fuses…due to frayed flexing harness in the trunk. Similar danger in the door flexing harnesses – pull the rubber boot and examine the harness.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Tom, > Remove the bulbs and use a continuity meter to see which power wire has a > short to ground.  I had a similar problem a couple of times in my 1980 5k – > turned out to be corrosion in the turn signal light housing. > Cheers! > Steve Sears > 1987 Audi 5kTQ > 1980 Audi 5k > 1962 and ‘64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes > I have an Audi 80 2.0E manual 10 years old 76K on clock > I keep blowing fuses and the lights down the right side do not work.(front > and back) > I can’t figure it out and the bulbs are OK.  I thought it might be a relay > but the fuse box/relay box does not have any relays for headlights. > thanks in advance

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