MK1 Headlight Problem

[corylang@dccnet.com (Cory Langford)]

I figured it was bad wiring.  I was hoping for the ground as that is the
easy one.  I ran a second ground from the light plug directly to the
alternator bold on the engine and still no difference.

So I guess I agree.  Time for some H4's and relays :)

Cory

At 12:02 AM 04/28/2003 -0700, Andre Bjorkheim wrote:
>Cory,
>
>If you have voltage at the plug that drops like that when the lights
>turn on, there is a good possibility that the wiring is faulty
>somewhere.  Usually stuff like that is attributed to grounds... could be
>that the circuit is only being completed by a few strands of wire?  
>
>As a test, take a piece of wire and plug it into the + on the battery
>(careful not to touch anything on the chassis or engine) and then touch
>the power lead at the lowbeam headlight plug (the yellow lead for low
>and white lead for high), if the lights come on like normal then you
>have a problem of the wires feeding the light.   Another test would be
>to touch the - on the battery to the ground lead at the headlight plug
>(while the headlight is turned on from inside the car) and if it
>brightens up then its your ground wire.  
>
>Either way, sounds to me like a good excuse to relay your lights.  =)
>
>Andre'
>Nogaro Green 79 Scirocco
>Brazil Brown Metallic 79 Scirocco (original clutch is about to go)
>Kirkland WA
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>
>Cory Langford wrote:
>> 
>> Well. I have a problem with the '79.
>> 
>> The pass. side head lights do not work anymore.  They used to work fine.
>> 
>> Then one day I noticed the low beam would go on and off. Then it went out
>> completely (drive side still works).
>> 
>> Couple days later the high beam on the pass. side also stopped working.
>> 
>> I figured it was simply a bad head light, bought a couple and plugged them
>> in.  No good.  Still no light on the pass side.
>> 
>> I checked the voltage of both high and low ccts and they read 12.6 volts at
>> the plugs.  When I plug in a head light, they drop to 0.2V.  Unplug the
>> light and I get 12+ volts again.
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Cory Langford
>> '86 turbo project - running, just needs tuning :)
>> '79 Cheap Ass turbo daily driver - Restore in progress...
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