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Urgent help required - Octavia MK1 headlights not working after shock/impact? :(

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Hi all,
 
So today I had the joy of putting the Slowda up a grass bank to avoid some numpty who was on the wrong side of the road on a blind corner, the shock of the impact has killed all of the headlights!
 
Fuses look OK, I don't think it is fuse related anyway... Read on:
 
Dipped beam doesn't work with headlight switch
Main beam doesn't work when switching to them with the stalk (pushing it away from you)
Headlight adjuster motors aren't working
Tell-tale in the cluster doesn't illuminate
Sidelights and front foglights DO work
Main beams DO illuminate when flashing them with the stalk (pulling it towards you)
 
Is there a relay somewhere or something which is likely to have blown / plug which might have come out / something else? 

Thanks
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Err, I hammerfisted the top of the steering column and it fixed it, however jolts make it stop/start working... lol

Looks like I'll have to strip it down and replace the switch in there. :( 

New stalk...

they can fail anyway due to wear/age/ filling up with corrosion and ****e, so good chance the jolt just finished yours off

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