Re: Headlights

["Ian Overholt" <ioverholt@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>Your problem is that the connector to the headlight is not wired correctly 
for the headlight you are using.  It sounds specifically like the high beam 
wire and ground wire are switched.  Do you have round lights?  I believe the 
round lights match the H4 connector, but the 4x6's on the Scirocco do not 
match.  So if you simply plugged the Scirocco headlight connector onto your 
Rabbit light, the connections are not right.  On www.scirocco.org under the 
Tech Procedures/Scirocco 16v section, you will find instructions for 
installing euro lights.  Down the page (I think step 14 or so) you will find 
the wiring instructions for the H4 bulb.  Once you have the bulb connected 
properly, your lights should work normally.

HTH,
Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Sidewinder


>From: "Dave and Carol Ewing" <dcewing@prodigy.net>
>To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Headlights
>Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 23:28:03 -0700
>
>I know this has been hit on quite a bit but I have only seen the aftermath
>and not the solutions.  I have a 16v Rabbit that everything (motor, trans,
>axles, computers, ENTIRE wiring harness, etc) came from an 88 Scirocco 16v.
>Don't worry, it was TOTALLED!!!  Anyway, I have a 'headlights' question.  I
>had the 4 headlight system it my Rabbit and figured I could just hook them
>up the same way they were hooked up on the Scirocco.  When I did this, the
>inner headlights (high beam only) would be on very dimly when my low beams
>were on.  Recently I did away with the center lights (still have them, not
>sure if I want them in or out yet) and put H4s in with 90/130 watt bulbs.
>The same thing is happening.  The low beam is a little dimmer than normal
>and the high beam is slightly on.  I used my multimeter and found around 3v
>going to the high beam when the low beam was on.  So, I took my power probe
>(essential when doing electrical stuff!!!) and grounded the high beam wire
>while the low beams were on and the high beam went out totally and the low
>beam got a little brighter!  And of course, I couldn't leave the ground on
>when I switch to high beams because it would blow a fuse (blew the breaker
>in my power probe).  Anyone have any ideas?  I checked grounds and they all
>seem to be fine.  I figured I would just relay them but with this mystery
>voltage to the high beams when on low, I don't know if it would work.  Oh, 
>I
>also installed the 16v combo switch and it didn't make any difference.
>Please anyone have any ideas, let me know!!!  Thanks in advance!!
>
>Dave
>
>P.S.  Anyone that went to the Octobugfest in Puyallup mention on the list
>the 72 Super Beetle with the Cadillac Eldorado 500 V8 in it!!  It was cool.
>Owner said it got better gas mileage than the stock 1600!  It had emblems 
>on
>it that said "8.2L 16v"!!
>
>
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