Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 02:26:15 +0000
Reply-To: Randy Charrette <rcharrette@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Randy Charrette <rcharrette@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: head lamp relay upgrade
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<P>Ok well maybe he does need to be more clear. Because this is how it's worded: <STRONG>Remove the plastic cover from the underside of the steering column, two screws and spring clipped in place, to expose the wiring to the turn signal/dimmer switch. </STRONG>This is not the dimmer switch for the dash light's as I think you are refering to. When you drop the steering column cover you can clearly see the harness plugging into the multi fuction switch. This controls you high/low beams.</P>
<P>Randy<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
<DIV></DIV>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: head lamp relay upgrade
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:11:56 -0800
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Ok Bob, you did yours wrong also. That explains why you are burning up
<DIV></DIV>>headlight switches now that you have added more lights. Frank needs to
<DIV></DIV>>make the installation instructions clearer I guess. The correct wires
<DIV></DIV>>are inside a black plastic sleeve in the area nearest the dimmer switch.
<DIV></DIV>>That makes it less obvious which wires to use though I don't understand
<DIV></DIV>>why 2 guys would think it ok to splice into wires that are clearly the
<DIV></DIV>>wrong colors and way too small to be the headlight wires.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I also own an 87 Syncro and the headlight wires are white for high beams
<DIV></DIV>>and yellow for low beams, just like Frank says. I just removed the
<DIV></DIV>>steering column cover to make sure. Bentley wiring diagrams show the
<DIV></DIV>>same colors for all 1986 and newer Vanagons.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Mark
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Bob Stevens wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Randy, mine is the same probably because it's the same year van + Syncro. I
<DIV></DIV>> > did the same you've done and did it last spring/early summer, and everything
<DIV></DIV>> > has worked great ... up until I added Hella 550's (high beams) to the same
<DIV></DIV>> > system. Just too much of a load and I began burning up switches again last
<DIV></DIV>> > weekend. I'm going to rewire the hella's today so they have their own,
<DIV></DIV>> > dedicated wiring and relay. But the original job of applying the relays
<DIV></DIV>> > worked great.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > I don't understand your comment: "I cut something else completly different
<DIV></DIV>> > from the headlights and won't notice till later."
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > I don't know what that refers to but the rest is the same thing I did. Are
<DIV></DIV>> > you referring to the difference in wire color in the instructions vs your
<DIV></DIV>> > wire color? It makes sense that way to me. If it works, don't fix it :)
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > ----- Original Message -----
<DIV></DIV>> > From: "Randy Charrette" <rcharrette@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
<DIV></DIV>> > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 10:50 AM
<DIV></DIV>> > Subject: head lamp relay upgrade
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > > Just finished doing the install of relays on my 87 Syncro. One quick note
<DIV></DIV>> > > or question. In the directions on Franks web site he says to cut the white
<DIV></DIV>> > > wire and the yellow wire comming off the multi function switch (turn
<DIV></DIV>> > > signals, hi/low beam selector). All the wires in that harness on mine were
<DIV></DIV>> > > green. One was green w/ yellow stripe and another was green/white. I cut
<DIV></DIV>> > > into these and ran to the relay. I have to assume these are the ones
<DIV></DIV>> > > because everything seems to work??? Anyone have the wires like this? Only
<DIV></DIV>> > > thing that concerns me is I cut something else completly different from
<DIV></DIV>> > > the headlights and won't notice till later.
<DIV></DIV>> > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > Randy
<DIV></DIV>> > > 87' Syncro TIICO
<DIV></DIV>> >
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