[koates]

Keith, NO, cant connect warning light to the L terminal, has to go on the P terminal which stands for Pilot light. The L terminal stands for LOAD as in the load of two bulbs on one side of the car. That load has to be the correct wattage of the two bulbs which is approx. 36 watts to make the flasher unit work correctly. If that load is not close to correct then the flasher unit wont flash at the correct rate (speed) and possibly wont operate the pilot light either. That's what the pilot light is for to warn you that the outside lights are not working correctly. Each of your outside bulbs should be 6 volt 18 watts. The yanks rate their bulbs (we call em globes) in CP or CANDLEPOWER which is fairly close to watts in number. We don't need to go into that but I guess someone will pipe up with an explanation to vent their electrical knowledge. So check each of your outside bulbs and make sure they are 18 watts each and test that thay actually work by powering them up. Not likely that you have a wiring fault if they worked before. Make sure each light has a good earth or ground to the chassis. If you buy a new flasher unit make sure it is 6 volt 36 watts and has three terminals. There are many variations here and the VW ones mentioned may have different terminals which will only confuse the issue for you. The X or power terminal should be fused with a 10 amp fuse. Regards, Kevin.