Hiya, good site this, the people on here are pretty friendly bunch but will take the pi$$ if the chance pops up, which is a good thing?
Anyway, driving lamps, how come?? All the MK3 gti's are fitted with the twin light set up as shown in the picture above, even the very earliest J reg model right through to the run out models at R reg.
Are you having problems with the lighting at night?? If so, I am guessing you have the earlier Mk 3's about a J or K reg???
If so, they do have crap lights, there is a drop of about 2 volts at the light intself after the wiggly amps have passed through all the electric string and switches on the way to the bulbs.
Two options, which can be mixed together.? Years ago a Co. in Northampton(?) who were a GTi specialist & merged with BBR (someone help me out here) made a loom that used the supply to the lamps as the switching voltage for a set up than ran the main and dip beams directly from the battery.? This could be made for a few quid, dead easy job.
Secondly, try
www.powerbulbs.co.uk for a set of Philips vision(?) bulbs.? These are std rate but kick out 50% more light.? You CANNOT put 100w bulbs in, the reflectors are made of plastic therefore no heat dissipation and the bulbs will blow, even less light than you have now
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I would think a mix of the above should fix the poor lighting problem.
The Golf didn't come with driving lamps as std, some came with fog lamps as an option but the light from these is designed to project low level to the sides of the roads for use in foggy conditions.? This would be a few quid to fit, you not only need the fogs (aftermarket sets available through ECP I would guess) but also a new rotary light switch.
I know I rattle on a bit but its my job, but hopefully there is something in there that helps, if your still awake that is