[s-cars] Xenon C4 lights Installation Report

[James Murray (QC/EMC)]

I think your mistaken, the North American cars have 1 bulb per lens with 3 prongs (2 filaments inside the bulbs), one filament for flasher, one for city lights.  Not sure about the Euro's, but I think they only have 1 bulb in the lens with 2 prongs, filament only used for flasher. 

James M. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Strangways [mailto:strangconst at rogers.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 1:26 PM
To: James Murray (QC/EMC); NDoshi at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Xenon C4 lights Installation Report


If I am not mistaken , the city lights are extra bulbs in the lens housing.
They are very low power units, and come on with the car.
Or maybe I am just thinking about another "euro" feature.

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Murray (QC/EMC)" <james.murray at ericsson.com>
To: <NDoshi at aol.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 12:54 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Xenon C4 lights Installation Report


> City lights (i.e. extra filament in bulbs of turn signals) are supposed to
stay on for North America, in Europe these are single filament (so no city
lights). Did you disable or bypass the DRL (Daytime Running Light's) voltage
reducer. This resistance cuts the DRL's down to 8 volts and reduces daytime
running light output, the ballasts for the HID's need a full 12 Volts. So
you have the option of either leaving this unit disconnected or splicing to
keep you DRL's.
>
> Cheers, /James.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of NDoshi at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 12:42 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Xenon C4 lights Installation Report
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> As some of you know, I spent the better part of last weekend putting the
O.E.
> Xenon lights in the 95.5 Avant.
>
> Here is what I have accomplished so far:
>
> The cabling for the lights is - Red (+12v unswitched), Brown - Earth,
Yellow
> (Low beam "ON"), Black - Sense Wire for Bulb Monitor circuit.
>
> I took the 12v from the Jumper connection on the firewall (fused 25A).
Earth
> is through two bolts, one on each side. The on circuit is taken via an
inline
> tap from the existing harness.
> I currently have insulated spade connectors plugged into the existing
harness
> on the ballast module but that will change (let me know if you guys have
used
> a good weatherproof 25 amp / 4 conductor connector)
>
> The city lights are also wired through (although, I am wondering about the
> stress on the 18 gauge wire that now has to feed two bulbs) , Also, does
anyone
> know if the city lights are supposed to go off if you turn low beams on?
If
> so, I will have to relay them to shut off when the low beams come on.
>
> I will take some photos of the install once I complete the final harness
> termination but this was about as easy/hard as I thought it would be.
About the
> same time as a HID retrofit kit with the added benefit of having an OE
item
> (now, until it breaks)
>
> Thanks for all the help again.
>
> Nick
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