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I've had this exact same problem on mine. Mine is a UK spec car with uprated loom and relays for 100w bulbs. I kept blowing the fuse for the drivers side main beam which would switch off the entire front lights on that side. I could not find the problem at all and in the end i "fixed" it with a 15 Amp fuse.
Andy
91 Scala
The Hitman <vwscir88@hotmail.com> wrote: 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
>To: The Hitman
>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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<P> I've had this exact same problem on mine. Mine is a UK spec car with uprated loom and relays for 100w bulbs. I kept blowing the fuse for the drivers side main beam which would switch off the entire front lights on that side. I could not find the problem at all and in the end i "fixed" it with a 15 Amp fuse.
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<P>Andy
<P>91 Scala
<P>
<P> <B><I>The Hitman <vwscir88@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">guess i forgot to mention, each side high beam has it's own relay. there is <BR>also a 30amp fuse between each relay and the battery. the fuse that keeps <BR>pooping is the 10 amps, #'s 9 and 10, in the fuse box.<BR><BR><BR>>From: Calimus <CALIMUS@TECHOGRAPHY.NET><BR>>To: The Hitman <VWSCIR88@HOTMAIL.COM><BR>>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>>Subject: Re: euro high beam problems<BR>>Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 16:30:03 -0400<BR>><BR>>All I can say is that if you haven't yet, then you need to relay, relay,<BR>>relay. Did I mention relays?<BR>><BR>>You could also have a short somewhere, but the best way to find it, and<BR>>fix other potential problems would be to relay the lights. Its easy, is<BR>>simple and you just can't beat the benifits. Also, if you use Patricks<BR>>wiring diagram to do the relaying, replace the custom tupperware fuse<BR>>block holder that he used with some simple in-line fuse holders. While<BR>>it isn't "needed", adding the fuses at that point will help prevent any<BR>>chance of you killing the battery due to too much drain.<BR>><BR>>William<BR>><BR>>The Hitman wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > every time i hit my high beams (eurolights) i blow the fuse in the <BR>>fuse<BR>> > box. i triple checked all my connections and relays and everything <BR>>appears<BR>> > to be right. i then replaced the 10 amp fuse with a 20 amp fuse, now the<BR>> > highs don't work at all. so i went back to the 10 amp fuse and the highs<BR>> > came on for 30 secs or so before the fuse blew again. any ideas here? <BR>>i'm<BR>> > stumped. tia<BR>> > hit<BR>> ><BR>><BR>>--<BR>>http://www.techography.com/scirocco (s.org forums)<BR>><BR>>88' Scirocco 16v (the void)<BR>>89' Cabriolet 8v (pretty bunneh)<BR>>71' Karmann Ghia (air sucker)<BR>><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>So Sayeth The Hitman<BR>'86 "psycho 16v" scirocco<BR>'88 "stripe" 16v scirocco<BR><HTTP: brettsgarage www.techography.net:82><BR><BR><BR>_________________________________________________________________<BR>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: <BR>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Andy Holmes<br><br>91 Scirocco Scala Inj<br>83 Jetta 2.1<p><p><br><hr size=1><a href="http://uk.yahoo.com/mail/tagline_xtra/?http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html";><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs.</font></b></a><br>
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