[s-cars] HID woes

Lee Levitt lee at wheelman.com
Tue Jul 1 20:42:36 EDT 2003


Aaron writes:
> The kit was wired without relays.  When I switch the lights on, the
> idiot light comes on with warning bell for a few seconds then goes out -
> no biggie.  But I also noticed the speedo needle will momentarily drop
> way down and the radio / CD player will go off and stay off.  If I
> switch the radio back on all is fine.  Lighting fuse is stock and has
> not blown.

I've noticed the same thing (speedo only) with my HID kit, and I'm also not
using relays.

Don't know why it happens, seems not to be overly malevolent...but what do I
know, I'm a marketing guy :)

An undocumented feature...that's it, it's a feature! :)

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant




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