Re: Lights, Cheapo way out

[Mark Mages <mmages@gie.com>]

Yah, they are sealed beams....
as for relays - ask around, I tend to break more shit than I fix when I start
messing around with the wiring.....

Rich wrote:

> Mark-
> So they are sealed beams???
> Okay.
> What about the relays?
> Rich
>



> sealed beam
>
> They are listed as Halogen Upgrade in the manual....
>
> Chris Coracini wrote:
>
> > are these sealed beams or separate lens/bulb?
> >
> > chris
> > 86 16V scirocco
> >
> > >----------
> > >From:  Mark Mages[SMTP:mmages@gie.com]
> > >Sent:  Monday, November 23, 1998 10:53 AM
> > >To:    scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >Subject:       Re: Lights, Cheapo way out
> > >
> > >As an easy-out, I got some Silvania Halogen XV (xtra-vision) (I think it's
> > >#5464XV) replacements for my low-beams.  The difference was amazing -
> > >They say 3X the light, I'd give it 1.75X, but the difference is still pretty
> > >big.
> > >It has almost as much headlight as a regular car now....
> > >and at 9$ a pop it's a heck of a lot cheaper (and easier)
> > >
> > >
> > >Rich wrote:
> > >
> > >> There's a couple of us asking the same question about the headlights, more
> > >>power and how to do it...This has been going around a few times...
> > >>
> > >> For us still somewhat newbie's...
> > >>
> > >> How does one install relays for the stock sealed beam headlights?  Has
> > >>anyone done a "detailed" write up on how to do this procedure?
> > >> Is there something on the scirocco.org site?
> > >>  Including what type of relays to use?
> > >> Different choices?
> > >> where to buy?
> > >>  how much?
> > >>  How to wire it up?
> > >> etc.
> > >> Once we attack these basics then we can move on.
> > >>
> > >> TIA
> > >> Rich
> > >>
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