[s-cars] HID woes

[Aaron]

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Guess it beats loosing boost and having the speedo drop just as
dramatically!
I am worried about damage being done - I cant get the speedo needle to
move that fast no matter how hard I gas it.
AT

Lee Levitt wrote:

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