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SPC
05-07-2005, 05:35 PM
Head lights are no where near bright enough. High beams are fine but normal lights are as dull as.
Someone hinted that it is a common theme with the mark 1 to do with the fuse box location and I will have to make a relay off the battery? Not too sure how to go about this, can anyone advise?
20v kit car
05-07-2005, 06:02 PM
first check the earth station for the headlight...many mk1's have this as a common prob located on the chassis rail..upgrade the globes to QI if not already. cheers steve
syncro
05-07-2005, 06:47 PM
Try cleaning the fuses.
They really benefit from a relay upgrade.
What year model is it?
imported_brackie
05-07-2005, 07:11 PM
Yeah, mine are about 1 candlepower (and the motor is 1 ratpower). Please give us a checklist of things to look at.
syncro
05-07-2005, 07:23 PM
Ignition switch.

I think that I may have write some instructions for an upgrade for you all.
el_foolio
05-07-2005, 08:33 PM
please do mate, please do, i hate it, mine are dull as
Golf Loon
05-07-2005, 10:12 PM
EARTH CONNECTION

Clean em up, the ones by the headlights and the one behind the dash instruments, go up from underneath, particularly if there has been water in through the windscreen or firewall.

Then a relay. Yeah syncro, let see a diagram.
imported_brackie
21-07-2005, 09:22 AM
Ignition switch.

I think that I may have write some instructions for an upgrade for you all.
We're still waiting! (Some of us may not survive our next encounter with a log truck on a dark country road!)
Looney...Could you be specific about the under-dash earth point? I took the connector off the back of my headlights and direct-earthed the circuit in parallel with the existing earth. Made no difference.
Roscoe
21-07-2005, 05:50 PM
I put a HID conversion in mine, driving in the dark is like daylight now. A bit expensive though.
syncro
21-07-2005, 06:09 PM
Ignition switch.

I think that I may have write some instructions for an upgrade for you all.
We're still waiting!

I'm working on it.
Which model should I start with? '76? :idea:
imported_brackie
21-07-2005, 08:17 PM
Yeah.. Good idea. I'll go to sleep until you get to the ''78!
Golf Loon
21-07-2005, 10:43 PM
Brackie the underdash earth point is behind the speedo, on the bulkhead below the windscreen. you cqan feel it if you sit in the hand and reach up as far as you can behind your blower pipe and dash.

Syncro lets see a diagram for a 76, then a 78. I reckon owners of 77 cars should be used to doing it the hard way! :lol:
syncro
24-07-2005, 10:21 AM
Here it is for Golfs up to '82. Now somebody try it and let me know if they can understand it and that I have included enough instructions. It has been many years since I have done this and I do not now have a Golf to look at. Does anyone know what colour the "A" plug in the fuse box is?

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pjlander/Golf%20Lights%201.htm

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2005/07/1.jpg :idea: