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head lights poor brightness ?
Posted: 09 Mar 2012, 20:40
by mickeyflyn
t25 1984 1.9 wc is it possible to upgrade headlight bulbs for something brighter or is the wiring not up to it ?
mike
Re: head lights poor brightness ?
Posted: 09 Mar 2012, 20:45
by ninja.turtle007
There is lots of info in the Wiki at the top of the page
https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/VW ... headlights
Re: head lights poor brightness ?
Posted: 09 Mar 2012, 21:03
by mickeyflyn
thanks for that ,it`s just the job
Re: head lights poor brightness ?
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 08:53
by CovKid
Fit those relays fella - you'll come out of the dark ages and be able to spot timid field mice at 500 yards. Well worth it.
Re: head lights poor brightness ?
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 12:25
by jeffdub
is there an idiots guide to fitting the relays cos i am one !?
Re: head lights poor brightness ?
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 14:34
by ghost123uk
It really is dead easy, but do have a go with the search facility on here because it has been covered loads of times, including recently. The hardest bit is (safely) getting a bit of fused 20 Amp(ish) wire from the battery to behind the headlights. The rest is just a couple of bits of wire and a relay.
Off now to find my crude but effective diagram of "how to wire it up"...
Re: head lights poor brightness ?
Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 15:00
by ghost123uk
I know it's just a hand made drawing but it should help you understand, it's only a relay triggered from what was the wire that went to your headlights and fed by a nice thick power cable from your battery = no volts drop through all those thin wires and switches etc.
Re: head lights poor brightness ?
Posted: 11 Mar 2012, 06:50
by jeffdub
thanks ghost even i can understand that
Re: head lights poor brightness ?
Posted: 11 Mar 2012, 18:04
by California Dreamin
ghost123uk wrote:I know it's just a hand made drawing but it should help you understand, it's only a relay triggered from what was the wire that went to your headlights and fed by a nice thick power cable from your battery = no volts drop through all those thin wires and switches etc.
A bit simpler than my twin headlamp effort lol....
I'm guessing jeffdubs has a Round headlamp setup (two lamps) so the 20amp wire is probably good enough (but bare in mind you are trying to minimize voltage drop over long runs of wire) personally I would go for 3.0mm
2 27.5amp....not that thick really.
Fourth one down:
http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/p ... ategory/11" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
2 X 60watts = 120watts.....watts divided by volts equals amps so 10 amps continuos current flow on round twin lamps (NOTE* 20 amps on full beam with a 4 headlamp setup) so John's recommendation of 20 amp wire would fall short on a four lamp setup.
Martin