RE: eurolight wiring

["Neal Tovsen" <sixteen.volt@gte.net>]

You know, it seemes odd to me too, but I could swear that it is a switched
ground. I think I actually put a meter on the leads, but it was over a year
ago and I don't quite remember. I do remember it seemed odd to me tho, so
you might be on the right track Michael...

Neal
88 16v

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Andre' Bjorkheim
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 3:35 PM
> To: Michael Leach
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: eurolight wiring
>
>
> Michael Leach wrote:
> >
> > one question though why does the low beam connection jump over
> to the high beam
> > does this mean that the ground connection is the one being
> switched by the
> > headlight switch and not the power lead?...I guess if that is
> true it would
> > answer all of my questions
> >
>    I am assuming when you say low beam, you mean from the outer
> headlight, and not physically from the low beam?  If so, reason is that
> on highbeam your outside lights 2nd filament lights (first one turns
> off, actual low beam) turn on and then the inner filament light turns on
> (single filament).  Its switched power, not switched ground.  I have
> seen a few japanese cars that have switched ground, but all VWs that I
> know of use switched power.  As for where it switches, it switches
> between low and high on the flashing stalk.
>
> > so are you an EE student I am in my fifth year at Rochester
> Institiute of
> > Technology
>
>    I was a ee student, now I am a BSEE graduate who is back in school
> trying to become a network engineer/sys admin...  school, the story of
> my life....
>
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