[s-cars] Re: Xenon Lights Installation

[Igor Kessel]

Sean Douglas wrote:
> I just picked up a set of OEM xenons from German ebay and have a few
> questions. I'm pretty sure there are a few listers that have gone this
> route (Igor, Nick D and Bob DG).
> 
> 1. Where did you mount the ballasts, they come with a mounting bracket
> attached and I haven't had a close look at the engine bay yet, but I'm
> not sure where they mount up.
> 
>>From an old post by Nick:
> 
> 
>>>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.>>
> 
> 2. Where does the black sense wire tap into?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sean Douglas
> 1997 Audi S6//RS2-spec
> 1990 Audi 90 quattro 20v
> 
> 

Sean,

My left ballast is tucked between the washer reservoir and the vertical 
wire loop that holds the P/S hose.
The left one is secured to the body cross member with a tiny bracket 
with the bolt that holds the RH side headlight spray pump.
The +12v feed is taken from the alternator on the left and the jump 
start post on the right. Naturally, each one is fused.
The separate grounds are provided for each headlight to preclude them 
form knocking out the Bose stereo.
The OEM harness is cut. The Low Beam feeds activate the HIDs directly.
The High beam feeds are relayed.
The feed for the vertical beam motor controled is provided from the OEM 
harness.
The Autocheck box was hacked a long time ago (2000) when I relayed the 
headlights: one relay for the Low and one for the High inside each 
headlight. See my detailed post in the archives of that period.

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Igor Kessel
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