euro high beam problems

[vwscir88@hotmail.com (The Hitman)]

the relays are grounded right to the battery, should i go to the body 
somewhere?


>From: Night Shadow <soltwede@privateI.com>
>To: The Hitman <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
>CC: ranahan@charter.net, calimus@techography.net, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: euro high beam problems
>Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:59:31 -0600 (MDT)
>
>
>You've got a short to ground in that system somewhere...could be the
>relay, could be the way you wired the relay...
>
>Eric
>
>On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, The Hitman wrote:
>
> > went out there and played a lil' on lunch, here's what i found. first 
>off
> > the side i didn't use (pass. side)  i never cut the connectors off of, 
>so i
> > looked right at the high beam wire i did use. what appears to be 
>happening
> > is that every time i turn the brights on, a lil' bit more of this wire
> > "burns", or becomes dark and brittle. is there anyway to stop this or am 
>i
> > going to have to route a new high beam trigger wire? if i do need to 
>route a
> > new trigger wire, what the best way (easiest way) without looking 
>"hacked"
> > to run this wire? tia
> >    hit
> >
> >
> > >From: "John Erickson" <ranahan@charter.net>
> > >To: "The Hitman" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>,calimus@techography.net
> > >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >Subject: Re: euro high beam problems
> > >Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 17:18:08 -0400
> > >
> > >Check the OEM wiring you DIDN'T use to trigger the relays. We normally 
>use
> > >one side and leave the other side dangling someplace.  Maybe it shorted 
>out
> > >somewhere.
> > >
> > >John
> > >Long Beach
> > >
> > >"The Hitman" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
> > >|guess i forgot to mention, each side high beam has it's |own relay. 
>there
> > >is also a 30amp fuse between each relay |and the battery. the fuse that
> > >keeps pooping is the 10 |amps, #'s 9 and 10, in the fuse box.
> > >|
> > >|
> > >|>From: Calimus <calimus@techography.net>
> > >|>To: The Hitman <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
> > >|>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >|>Subject: Re: euro high beam problems
> > >|>Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 16:30:03 -0400
> > >|>
> > >|>All I can say is that if you haven't yet, then you need |>to relay,
> > >relay,
> > >|>relay.  Did I mention relays?
> > >|>
> > >|>You could also have a short somewhere, but the best way |>to find it, 
>and
> > >|>fix other potential problems would be to relay the |>lights.  Its 
>easy,
> > >is
> > >|>simple and you just can't beat the benifits.  Also, if |>you use 
>Patricks
> > >|>wiring diagram to do the relaying, replace the custom |>tupperware 
>fuse
> > >|>block holder that he used with some simple in-line fuse |>holders.  
>While
> > >|>it isn't "needed", adding the fuses at that point will |>help prevent 
>any
> > >|>chance of you killing the battery due to too much drain.
> > >|>
> > >|>William
> > >|>
> > >|>The Hitman wrote:
> > >|>>
> > >|>>   every time i hit my high beams (eurolights) i blow the |>>fuse in 
>the
> > >|>fuse
> > >|>> box. i triple checked all my connections and relays and 
>|>>everything
> > >|>appears
> > >|>> to be right. i then replaced the 10 amp fuse with a 20 |>>amp fuse, 
>now
> > >the
> > >|>> highs don't work at all. so i went back to the 10 amp |>>fuse and 
>the
> > >highs
> > >|>> came on for 30 secs or so before the fuse blew again. |>> any ideas
> > >here? |>i'm
> > >|>> stumped. tia
> > >|>>   hit
> > >|>>
> > >|>
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