Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:11:56 -0800
Reply-To: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: head lamp relay upgrade
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Ok Bob, you did yours wrong also. That explains why you are burning up
headlight switches now that you have added more lights. Frank needs to
make the installation instructions clearer I guess. The correct wires
are inside a black plastic sleeve in the area nearest the dimmer switch.
That makes it less obvious which wires to use though I don't understand
why 2 guys would think it ok to splice into wires that are clearly the
wrong colors and way too small to be the headlight wires.
I also own an 87 Syncro and the headlight wires are white for high beams
and yellow for low beams, just like Frank says. I just removed the
steering column cover to make sure. Bentley wiring diagrams show the
same colors for all 1986 and newer Vanagons.
Mark
Bob Stevens wrote:
>
> Randy, mine is the same probably because it's the same year van + Syncro. I
> did the same you've done and did it last spring/early summer, and everything
> has worked great ... up until I added Hella 550's (high beams) to the same
> system. Just too much of a load and I began burning up switches again last
> weekend. I'm going to rewire the hella's today so they have their own,
> dedicated wiring and relay. But the original job of applying the relays
> worked great.
>
> I don't understand your comment: "I cut something else completly different
> from the headlights and won't notice till later."
>
> I don't know what that refers to but the rest is the same thing I did. Are
> you referring to the difference in wire color in the instructions vs your
> wire color? It makes sense that way to me. If it works, don't fix it :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randy Charrette" <rcharrette@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 10:50 AM
> Subject: head lamp relay upgrade
>
> > Just finished doing the install of relays on my 87 Syncro. One quick note
> > or question. In the directions on Franks web site he says to cut the white
> > wire and the yellow wire comming off the multi function switch (turn
> > signals, hi/low beam selector). All the wires in that harness on mine were
> > green. One was green w/ yellow stripe and another was green/white. I cut
> > into these and ran to the relay. I have to assume these are the ones
> > because everything seems to work??? Anyone have the wires like this? Only
> > thing that concerns me is I cut something else completly different from
> > the headlights and won't notice till later.
> >
> > Randy
> > 87' Syncro TIICO
>
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