Headlight question...

[jfolkson@optonline.net (Jan Folkson)]

A couple of questions:

Are you talking about US lights?
When you turn on the highs (inside lights) do the lows (outside lights) go
out completely?


- Jan Folkson  http://www.janfolkson.com
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> Then my question becomes this:  what could the previous owner have
> cut/modified to screw up the way the headlights work?  I'm looking for a way
> to fix this, and since it probably used to work right, I figure there's a
> wire to a relay he cut or something...  Me removing the fog light relay
> wouldn't have anything to do with it, though, right?
> 
> 
>> From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>
>> To: "Peter" <peter@thescirocco.com>, "'Ryan Hockenbury'"
>> <xaeryan@hotmail.com>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> Subject: RE: Headlight question...
>> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:55:53 -0500
>> 
>> as far as I can tell when the headlights switch from low beam to high beam
>> they just do that switch low beam  light to high beam light (filament in
>> H4)
>> and the H3 headlights come on (this applies also to the 4656 US
>> headlights.)
>> to get the low beam to remain on while high beams are on you have to modify
>> the relay system to draw power anyways from low beam when high beams are
>> on... this can destroy your lenses btw...
>> 
>> ==========================================
>> ATS - Patrick Bureau
>> 1985 8v **Planning 3A/JH  Upgrade**
>> 1988 16v ** Euro Project/maybe 8v **
>> Web Site : http://longcoeur.com/scirocco
>> 
>> 
>> =>-----Original Message-----
>> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
>> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Peter
>> =>Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 11:39 AM
>> =>To: 'Ryan Hockenbury'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> =>Subject: RE: Headlight question...
>> =>
>> =>
>> =>
>> =>
>> =>-----Original Message-----
>> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
>> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Hockenbury
>> =>Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 12:14 PM
>> =>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> =>Subject: Headlight question...
>> =>
>> =>
>> =>The high beams on the mk2 Scirocco should also keep on the low beams,
>> =>right?
>> =>  If so, how can I wire them to do this?   I guess because it had fog
>> =>lights
>> =>on it originally, both don't come on when the highs are on. Thanks.
>> =>
>> =>That is how it is supposed to be, regardless of if the car came with fog
>> =>lights.
>> =>
>> =>Peter
>> =>
>> =>http://thescirocco.com
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