Headlight question...

[xaeryan@hotmail.com (Ryan Hockenbury)]

oops, sorry... yeah it's the US headlights.  When the highs go on, the lows 
go completely off.


>From: Jan Folkson <jfolkson@optonline.net>
>To: Ryan Hockenbury <xaeryan@hotmail.com>, scirocco list 
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Headlight question...
>Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 13:42:44 -0400
>
>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?
>
>
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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**
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> >> 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
> >> =>
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