Hi/Low relay for headlights., Not working or bad colum switch? |
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Hi/Low relay for headlights., Not working or bad colum switch? |
Air_Cooled_Nut |
Oct 7 2003, 05:24 PM
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914 Ronin - 914 owner who lost his 914club.com Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Beaverton, Oregon Member No.: 584 Region Association: None |
Okay, got my fogs to work. Just needed to rotate the glass/bulb housing about 1mm clockwise (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) 35w bulbs...hmm...not very bright...maybe I'll put 55w in later. Oh, to remove the glass bezel you undo the retaining screw at the base, pry the bottom of the bezel away from the housing, then lift the bottom up and swing away from the top. The top has a catch on the inside that the bezel hooks on to (very much like a stock VW T3 headlight trim ring is attached). I'm also in the process of disconnecting them from the headlights so they operate independantly with the ignition switch ON.
Now, attached is a scan of two relays. The silver one came with the car, has part number 111 941 583A on it, and when installed the low beams are on. When I hook up the new relay (supposed to be a replacement unit) the lights do not come on. With either unit I cannot switch between hi/low beams. You can see the circuit diagram on them and they are different (great). I did try jumpering 56 to 30 and still no success. Any ideas? Why doesn't the new black unit work? Does it sound like my hi/low column switch is bad (and how hard is it to replace)? I do have several shop manuals to help if I need to replace the column switch but, geez, I really don't want to... Attached image(s) |
philinjax |
Oct 8 2003, 08:12 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 26-March 03 From: Jacksonville, Florida Member No.: 476 |
Air-Cooled,
I think to make the new black relay work, you should connect pin 56 to pin 30. But, I don't think the problem is in the relays. Either your dimmer switch in the wheel is not working or one of the two arc shaped plugs next to the steering coulum are not fully seated. (You have to stand on your head looking up at the steering wheel to see these two plugs). You can test the relays by touching a ground to pin S (the YW/RD wire). If the relay then works, you will know that the dimmer switch or the mini-plugs on the steering coulum are the likely failure points. Phil |
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