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Headlight question...
Have you tried replacing the low beams?
- Jan Folkson http://www.janfolkson.com
NYC
'86 16V
'99 Passat GLS 1.8t
'00 Beetle GLX 1.8t
"Gravity, it's not just a good idea...it's the law!"
> 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?
>>
>>
>> - Jan Folkson http://www.janfolkson.com
>> NYC
>>
>> '86 16V
>> '99 Passat GLS 1.8t
>> '00 Beetle GLX 1.8t
>>
>> "Gravity, it's not just a good idea...it's the law!"
>>
>>
>>> 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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