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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: T_J_G on 03 May 2007, 11:23

Title: uprated headlight loom
Post by: T_J_G on 03 May 2007, 11:23: so i've got one and i haven' got a clue how to get it in... :huh: :grin:

Any phot guides round here or on another site?

Tim
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: G174AFC on 03 May 2007, 14:11: Don't know if this is relevant to your particular loom but it may be worth a read...

http://www.matey-matey.com/uprated_headlight_wiring.shtml

Hope it helps!

:smiley:
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: T_J_G on 03 May 2007, 14:13: Quote from: G174AFC on 03 May 2007, 14:11
Don't know if this is relevant to your particular loom but it may be worth a read...

http://www.matey-matey.com/uprated_headlight_wiring.shtml

Hope it helps!

:smiley:
reads that! thanks anyway.

Think i've sorted it with the resident forum master. Just got to get some terminals and i'll be away. :smiley:
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: NixGTI on 16 December 2007, 12:04: did you get your loom sorted? I'm looking in to doing mine. How easy was it?

Dont suppose you took any pics of it? or wrote down what colour wires go were etc?
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: T_J_G on 16 December 2007, 13:18: Quote from: NixGTI on 16 December 2007, 12:04
did you get your loom sorted? I'm looking in to doing mine. How easy was it?

Dont suppose you took any pics of it? or wrote down what colour wires go were etc?

Nope I didn't end up doing it, was going to sell the car so i sold the loom, then kept the car and wish I had the loom :grin:
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: Ben Lessani on 16 December 2007, 22:23: i made up my loom, its a 20min job to do,

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=49436.msg410777#msg410777

read-y read read
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: Dolly on 16 December 2007, 22:54: how did u wire main beam into yours then, this diagram ive found only shows dipped.. is it a case of just using another relay and wiring it the same as the dipped? when i swop engines ill have a spare loom to play with, im think im going to relocate the battery to the boot at the same time and like everyone else, tidy up the wiring abit.
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: Ben Lessani on 17 December 2007, 00:05: Don't put the battery in the boot - its a bit senseless, there's plenty of room in the engine bay! I wired my main beam up by the same method I did the dipped, just used 2 relays per side each for the main + dipped beam, but I could have got away with simply using 2 relays total, but the risk with that is if 1 relay fails, you lose entire lights on both sides, mine is just setup with a little more redundancy.

Don't use the standard loom - it defies the whole point of it being uprated! Just get some 12v 20A 16 AWG (240W Handling) wire and a 40A relay, that will do the trick perfect, even when running 100W bulbs. Tidying the wiring is something I'm going to be doing with my car, I'm just going to use fabric tape like they use on new cars

REF. http://www.rbeelectronics.com/wtable.htm
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: Dolly on 17 December 2007, 10:02: i probably go for just 2 relays, if it goes and i loose all lights then so be it :tongue: .. i guess its another spare relay for me to carry. cheers for the advice dude.
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: rockhopper on 17 December 2007, 17:51: blessani were will you get fabric tape from?thanks
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: Ben Lessani on 17 December 2007, 18:57: Search for it on eBay...or get it from a motor factor.
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: JMallows on 18 December 2007, 21:09: try vehiclewiringproducts.com they have loads on there for loom wrap etc :smiley:
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: nealey on 18 December 2007, 22:00: Can get original loom wrap from vw still and its not that expensive

Part number 000979950 Ã‚£4.38 inc vat
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: mattneck(Beavis) on 18 December 2007, 23:21: im getting ribbed tubing for all of mine wiht the t junctions, that hinge on the side so you can close them over and lock them, onto the pipes coming off.. gonna clean up my bay when the ehads off.. what was beautifully clean once is now ruined.. muddy water drips right down to the HT leads.. every sw inch has got marks all over :cry:
Title: Re: uprated headlight loom
Post by: rockhopper on 21 December 2007, 16:52: thanks for that nealy just ordered some from vw