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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Simon Mulley on 21 January 2009, 11:01

Title: Help with lights
Post by: Simon Mulley on 21 January 2009, 11:01

I've bought a 4 lamp grill with inner spots,problem is tho that the leads on the back of the inner spots have 2 prongs on the end them but the the leads attached to the car have 3 holes,did they change the leads on a certain year or do I have the  wrong leads? Any help would be great.

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: DarnPB on 21 January 2009, 12:23

Are you converting your car from a two lamp to a four lamp? :huh:

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Simon Mulley on 21 January 2009, 18:39

It is a GTi but had a 2 lamp grill fitted when I bought it,I assumed it would all just plug in.

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: sidecarphil on 21 January 2009, 19:04

well mine has a plug near the headlamps

just a 2 pin plug  :undecided:

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: k4ith on 21 January 2009, 20:37

my spots are just plug ins.

hijack

how do you remove and rebolt the spot lights btw?

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: AdamMk2 on 21 January 2009, 21:52

by any chance are you trying to conect the other spare wires there??

Im sure I have inner spots then another spare lot?

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Jay on 21 January 2009, 22:07

Do you have the flogs plugged in where you should have the spots plugged in?

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Thom89 on 21 January 2009, 22:13

Can you post pics of all plugs concerned, as these things should just plug in.....
Tom

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Ben Lessani on 21 January 2009, 22:43

The two wire connector off the middle lamp connects to another wire which daisy chains off the H4 main beam connector.

I just rewired it when I uprated the loom

(http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7015/minicimg3507km3.jpg) (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=49436.msg410777#msg410777)

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: rubjonny on 22 January 2009, 11:01

are the plugs you're trying to use rectangualr with like a rubber boot on?  If so you're probably looking at the electric headlight control motor plugs.  Some cars just dont have the spotlight plugs on, VAG sell liek adaptor plugs that go between the headlight plugs & the headlights.   If it was me though I'd get an uprated headlight loom which also runs the spots, theres plenty on ebay

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Simon Mulley on 22 January 2009, 18:55

Cheers for the info fellas,I can only find the 3 hole plugs in the loom,they're light grey and have a rubber cover,if I get an uprated loom is it easy to fit yourself or is it a job for an auto electrician?

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: rubjonny on 23 January 2009, 08:06

a good one is plug n playe, you hook up the + & - to the battery terminals, pop a trigger wire into the tip & main beam pins of the car plugs and then plug the loom into your lights.

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Simon Mulley on 23 January 2009, 18:36

I've solved the problem by buying an uprated loom so I should be able to see more than 4inches in front of me  :grin:

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: maplesyrup on 23 January 2009, 19:14

Uprated looms are the way to go its seems.

Are they an easy fit?

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Simon Mulley on 24 January 2009, 19:00

According to E bay man they're  a 10 min job

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Ben Lessani on 24 January 2009, 21:31

That's total lies!

5 minutes :laugh:

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: skem55 on 25 January 2009, 19:46

uprated loom?

stuart

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: sidecarphil on 25 January 2009, 21:16

this one :)

makes a world of differance fella

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vw-golf-mk2-headlight-wiring-loom-upgrade-kit_W0QQitemZ270335263175QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item270335263175&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vw-golf-mk2-headlight-wiring-loom-upgrade-kit_W0QQitemZ270335263175QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item270335263175&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318)

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Ben Lessani on 25 January 2009, 21:18

As a sidenote, cleaning your headlights makes a masssssiiive difference too. People forget the obvious, at this time of year, they get super duper dirty.

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: AdamMk2 on 25 January 2009, 21:23

Quote from: Ben Lessani on 25 January 2009, 21:18

As a sidenote, cleaning your headlights makes a masssssiiive difference too. People forget the obvious, at this time of year, they get super duper dirty.

Ive had that numerous times, especially when its salty onthe roads the dam heat burns the dirt to the glass!!!!


ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: sidecarphil on 25 January 2009, 21:24

also cleaning the inside of the headlights helps :)

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Ben Lessani on 25 January 2009, 21:27

I'm cleaning the insides next weekend ;)

Most annoying thing for me is that the glass on the inner spots has gone all cloudy! Not 100% sure on how to remedy this. I'm going to strip them down too and see if glass polish on the inside does anything, if not, out comes the abrasive :grin:

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: rubjonny on 26 January 2009, 08:55

it'll probably just be condensation/dirt buildup.  Its pretty difficult to clean them without leaving watermarks on the inside of the glass!  If you can get something with a rag on the end thru the hole that should help polish up the marks once dry.  Just watch the reflector, the foil coating on them is usually fragile so try to avoid touching it!

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: sidecarphil on 26 January 2009, 11:59

i cleaned mine

still poop , swapped for crystal ones and upgraded loom and 90W100 bulb's in the outer and 100W in the spots

LOVERLY  :cool: :cool:

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: muppet on 26 January 2009, 12:31

any pics of what the lights looks like now???
i wana do this but wana see how much of a diffrence there is between upgrading wiring loom or hids  thanks

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Ben Lessani on 26 January 2009, 15:05

go on my project thread, go onto the 1st page, then click the link at the top for headlight loom.

Title: Re: Help with lights
Post by: Mew on 26 January 2009, 15:19

Doesn't really matter now, but i have had the different sized plugs too. I think it's just a year thing, they were going onto an 84 car and the grille was from a 91 car.