Relayed headlight problem

[Jim Haseltine]

Seen this before. That time it was a fault where when the highs were off 
both sides of the element were at ground potential but the correct ground 
connection wasn't too good. That meant that when the lows were on, the 
correct ground was at a slightly higher potential than what would normally 
be the supply side of the high beam filament.
Can also happen if a dual filament bulb (like a H4) is faulty.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <TWFAUST at aol.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 2:38 AM
Subject: Relayed headlight problem


> Brimming with confidence since relaying the lights on my Scirocco, I 
> recently
> relayed the lights on my '82 CGT. There are a few peculiarities. The high
> beams are quite bright, but my lows seem dull. Also, my high beams burn 
> slightly
> (a yellow glow is visible from the filaments) when they are turned off. By
> this, I mean that when I am switched to low beam, there is a slight glow 
> from the
> high beam bulbs. Any ideas? I did not ground the bulbs individually, I
> grounded them all through one #12 AWG wire.
>
> Tom Faust
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