euro high beam problems

[vwscir88@hotmail.com (The Hitman)]

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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