Date:         Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:38:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
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I used this guy's kit
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1007338 (86+)
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1007337 (80-85)
and have nothing but good to say about it.

Rob
becida@comcast.net


At  11/15/2010 11:58 AM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>Just pony up for Volks Cafe's Relay Kits - quick, easy, cheap and effective.
>
>http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_459_584/headlight_relay_kit.html
>
>Then I'll sell you my extra 100/80W H4 bulbs cheap and you'll see much
>better in the dark and the rain!  ;)  .
>
>On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:36 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all.
> >
> > Preface: not trying to reinvent the wheel here. I know lots have done
> > the relay upgrade. My reasoning is below.   :)
> >
> > I've been enjoying my new "Motorcycle" E4 headlights on my '81. Even
> > with stock wattage bulbs, it's a huge improvement over sealed beam
> > rounds. But I need more light!
> >
> > Thought: install new switch and dedicated circuit, (no added relays),
> > bypass ignition switch, use stock hi/low relay, connect supply of
> > circuit in at stock connectors to headlights.
> >
> > Added work aside, is there anything inherently wrong or illegal, about
> > doing this? Would I "simply" tap into 30 where it enters pre fuse at
> > the fuse box? (adding inline fuses of course) What gauge wire for the
> > next step up in lighting?   (I bet that info is online somewhere)
> >
> > I used to do a lot of road gigs in a '77 Caprice with upgraded
> > headlights. Amazing, but relays would cack out at THE worst moments
> > (before a corner) This stuck in my mind, so thought to make a system
> > that didn't rely on relays. Likely the installation was faulty on the
> > Caprice, but it would be my preference to make a "bulletproof" system.
> > Like all that could fail would be the switch, fuse(s), stock hi/low
> > relay and switch  ..... I think   ;)
> >
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
> >