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Title: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: delirical on 10 December 2011, 14:18: So my headlight loom caught fire on the way back from reading...
Luckily I was saved by a man with a bucket of water but I'm not confident wiring it back up!
Anyone from bucks area good with electrics?? Need someone's wiring skills and happy to pay for your time/materials. Relays are in tact but dodgy connector must of overheated and caused a mini fire.
If anyone is able and willing to help please let me know.
Thanks
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: lewis1641 on 10 December 2011, 23:56: glad it didnt escalate into something more serious.

were you using uprated bulbs?
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: SoundillusioN on 11 December 2011, 22:43: Quote from: delirical on 10 December 2011, 14:18
So my headlight loom caught fire on the way back from reading...
Luckily I was saved by a man with a bucket of water but I'm not confident wiring it back up!
Anyone from bucks area good with electrics?? Need someone's wiring skills and happy to pay for your time/materials. Relays are in tact but dodgy connector must of overheated and caused a mini fire.
If anyone is able and willing to help please let me know.
Thanks

I don't think i'm too far from you but sadly not in a position to drive anywhere or be of much help for at least a week, as my right hand is in a cast!.... :cry:

Is all your wiring standard?
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: delirical on 12 December 2011, 07:37: I'ts got updated loom but I believe the bulbs are standard although I havnt had to change them since I have owned the car. Really need it sorted out for next weekend as ive got loads of driving to do over the Christmas period.
It's literally just the headlight loom that's had it, I just need someone that knows what they are doing to rewire as the relays are fine, just all the wires leading to and from and a couple of connectors.
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: Ant1981 on 12 December 2011, 13:38: Where in Bucks are you?
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: delirical on 12 December 2011, 16:03: Well ive just moved to Henley.
I may be ok now as ive ordered a new uprated loom from ebay so im not quite as histerical as i was yesterday.
I hope this is easy to fit!?
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: SoundillusioN on 12 December 2011, 17:32: Quote from: delirical on 12 December 2011, 16:03
Well ive just moved to Henley.
I may be ok now as ive ordered a new uprated loom from ebay so im not quite as histerical as i was yesterday.
I hope this is easy to fit!?

PM me if you get stuck when you get it and i'll give you my number or something :cool:
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: delirical on 13 December 2011, 15:02: Nice one mate, ill let you know how i get on :smiley:
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: MrBounce on 13 December 2011, 20:32: Red to red

Green to green

Blue to bits

Oh... Hang on... :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: Jay on 13 December 2011, 20:55: You're only just down the road (I'm in Wallingford), I may be able to help if you need an extra pair of eyes to make sense of the wiring.
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: delirical on 14 December 2011, 12:44: Thanks guys.

This is the one i have purhased:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Push-Fit-System-mk1-mk2-vw-Golf-Polo-Corrado-H4-Headlight-Upgrade-Loom-/300636109426?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45ff4efa72

Fingers crossed it arrives before the weekend. It looks god quality and should be simple to install as long as i can remove all the existing melted wires. :undecided:
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: SoundillusioN on 14 December 2011, 13:37: Quote from: delirical on 14 December 2011, 12:44
Thanks guys.

This is the one i have purhased:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Push-Fit-System-mk1-mk2-vw-Golf-Polo-Corrado-H4-Headlight-Upgrade-Loom-/300636109426?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45ff4efa72

Fingers crossed it arrives before the weekend. It looks god quality and should be simple to install as long as i can remove all the existing melted wires. :undecided:

Looks fine for you as it only operates the headlights and doesn't include spots that you don't have.
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: delirical on 14 December 2011, 15:01: Yea should do the job. :smiley:

Ive got a mint quad grill in my wardrobe that i might put on as the wiring and connectors are in the loom and ready to plug and play... as long as they are not singed from the fire! Roll on Saturday morning!
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: SoundillusioN on 14 December 2011, 15:35: Quote from: delirical on 14 December 2011, 15:01
Yea should do the job. :smiley:

Ive got a mint quad grill in my wardrobe that i might put on as the wiring and connectors are in the loom and ready to plug and play... as long as they are not singed from the fire! Roll on Saturday morning!

Wardrobe? :grin: yeah that's where most people keep their spares isn't it??? That and Skeletons.

Well just remember that your spots will be running on the OEM loom and not the uprated stuff. I wouldn't;t worry about the spots for now until you are confident that the headlights are OK because at the moment it isn't exactly certain what caused the issue in the first place.
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: delirical on 15 December 2011, 12:11: Yea ive only just moved to Henley so have mk2 bits all over the place.. you know how it is lol.

Thanks for the advise mate. The loom arrived yesterday so well impressed!

I am a bit concerned that the female plug (fusebox plug) that the new headlight loom plugs into has melted so i may need to get a new fusebox plug or just snip off the new headlight loom plug and splice the wires together which could be a nightmare.. any ideas!?
Title: Re: Fire in my engine bay
Post by: SoundillusioN on 15 December 2011, 14:01: Confused, fusebox plug? you mean the connector that originally would have plugged into the headlight bulb?