High beam wiring.
Gangel - December 21st, 2010 at 08:54 PM
Hey again peeps.
Re did all the wiring on my '68 bug and now the high beam isnt working.
I have looked at the wiring diagram and I see that the brown cable on the indicator switch goes to the windscreen washer switch..
Am i reading this correctly or not? If so.. why does it go there for high beam?
68AutoBug - December 22nd, 2010 at 01:41 PM
| Quote: |
Originally
posted by Gangel
Hey again peeps.
Re did all the wiring on my '68 bug and now the high beam isnt working.
I have looked at the wiring diagram and I see that the brown cable on the indicator switch goes to the windscreen washer switch..
Am i reading this correctly or not? If so.. why does it go there for high beam?
|
Hi
without looking at the wiring diagram...
VW used switches as terminals for power... to other places..
what headlamp relay or you using?
round - rectangle - ??
headlights have fuses for Left and right headlamps
on High or Low ..
so, You have a problem with power to the fusebox for headlamps... fuses 3 & 4 are high beam and the power to these isn't getting there..
LEE
LEE
Gangel - December 24th, 2010 at 02:48 PM
cheers, ill have a look and see where i get
thanks or the input
DylanTheDubber - December 24th, 2010 at 02:57 PM
if you have replaced the headlight relay with a supercheap one or any one that isnt Genuine VW then the high beam wont work.
From Dylan
zocstar - December 24th, 2010 at 03:02 PM
Brown = earth.
psimitar - January 2nd, 2011 at 03:13 AM
| Quote: |
Originally
posted by DylanTheDubber
if you have replaced the headlight relay with a supercheap one or any one that isnt Genuine VW then the high beam wont work.
From Dylan
|
Doesn't need to be genuine VW. A relay is a relay. So long as the pin out is the same then it'll work though you have to be careful with diode
protected relays as the coil connections need to be correctly powered.
Joel - January 2nd, 2011 at 07:13 AM
Not the case with VWs, because the highbeam switch a momentary switch unlike most cars they have to use a special latching relay
psimitar - January 2nd, 2011 at 01:19 PM
| Quote: |
Originally
posted by Joel
Not the case with VWs, because the highbeam switch a momentary switch unlike most cars they have to use a special latching relay [/quote
yup STD latching relay. Any auto electrician can supply one so doesn't need be VW. Electromechanical latching relay. If you want em cheap I can give
you a UK website 
|
68AutoBug - January 2nd, 2011 at 03:27 PM
| Quote: |
Originally
posted by psimitar
| Quote: | Originally
posted by DylanTheDubber
if you have replaced the headlight relay with a supercheap one or any one that isnt Genuine VW then the high beam wont work.
From Dylan
|
Doesn't need to be genuine VW. A relay is a relay. So long as the pin out is the same then it'll work though you have to be careful with diode
protected relays as the coil connections need to be correctly powered.
|
VW headlamp relays also many BMW and SAAB SCANIA etc
use a similar special latching relay....
when You click on high beam the relay has to switch and stay latched on high beam...
LEE