I've had the same thing happen, apparently somewhat common. But not to a "new" switch, just to an old one. I'll bet the operative phrase here will be "no returns on electrical parts". You'll probably have to buy another one. You were lucky, when it happened to mine it the lights would only stay on if I held the switch in with my finger. Interesting drive home in the dark, with a manual transmission car. Dave Swingle --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "foxmul2001" <foxmul@xxxx> wrote: > Dear List, > > off the headlamps, the switch was permanently stuck in the on > position. As you can well guess, if i didn't act fast, the battery > might wear down soon. I had to disconnect the switch and upon closer > inspection realized the plastic spacers between the contacts had > melted away causing the metal contacts to remain contacted "on". > This bugs me because it is a brand new switch from Delorean One and I > never use the car at night. This was a rare occasion. I didn't get > much use out of the switch. I am wondering if there is an upgrade or > a fix or should I ask for a replacement for this "defective" switch.