[V8] 92 Audi V8 headlight question

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Yeah, I agree with Ed.  I'm thinking wither wired wrong or relayed  
using only one side of the headlights to trigger relay -- as most  
relayed headlights only use one side to trigger the relay -- hence  
the warning relay mod.

-Ingo

On Aug 4, 2008, at 11:01 AM, Ed Kellock wrote:

> But...
>
> If the mechanic was supposed to wire it back up normally, in the stock
> configuration, then he must have done something wrong if you're  
> getting an
> autocheck error.
>
> Ed
>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> To: TAS; v8 at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [V8] 92 Audi V8 headlight question
>>
>>
>> From a really old Audifans posting, you can defeat the light
>> bulb warning this way:
>>
>>   "Remove the headlamp bulb monitor ( aka warning relay) and
>> bend pin  "K" 90
>> degrees so when you reinsert it into its socket pin K no
>> longer makes any
>> contact. This prevents the ground signal from being sent to
>> the Cluster.  :)
>>
>> 100/200 has the monitor in the relay rack behind the drivers
>> knee  pad, V8
>> has it located in the pass floorboard relay rack. It looks
>> like a  big double
>> relay and each pin is clearly labeled on the bottom of the  monitor."
>>
>>   As an alternative, you can remove the relay altogether and
>> jumper the slots with a pair of male connectors crimped onto
>> a short piece of 14 gauge wire.  Here's an equally old writeup:
>>
>>   Here's Ingo's V8 adaptation of Igor's lamp-out warning
>> cancellation :How to get to relay for V8:
>>
>>
>> 1.  Remove pass side (US) insulated base carpet. Put seat all
>> they way back.
>>
>>
>> 2.  Remove fuse panel carpet on right side of pass footwell
>> (unscrew two knurled knobs holding carpeted panel in place.
>>
>>
>> 3.  Remove two screws attaching center console carpet to
>> relay box (where your passenger's feet would be) and pull
>> carpeted panel by center console downward and away from tunnel.
>>
>>
>> 4.  Look over diagrams on relay box.  One is labeled lamp
>> warning, I believe (no. 7).  The V8 has a unique way of
>> cramming all its relays through sliding trays which you will
>> see shortly.  Remove two more screws (one at top of cover,
>> the other on right bottom, and remove.
>>
>>
>> 5.  Slide out(pull) top (in my case) shelf as indicated by
>> relay diagram, so that relay tops are facing you.  The
>> "culprit is marked "281" aka 443 919 469B. Remove.
>>
>>
>> 6.  Take four spade connectors(blue ones if insulated at the hardware
>> store)
>> and six inches of  14 ga. wiring, cut to make two 3" pcs. and
>> crimp corresponding spade connectors .  I removed spade
>> insulation for better crimping and then put heatshrink tubing
>> on exposed surfaces.  Don't know how diagram will come out,
>> but here's how wires plugged into my relay socket (\ and /
>> indicating 3" 14 ga wires, == and II indicating spade connector
>> locations):
>>
>>
>>             56bL1
>>            ====
>>                     \
>>     II  56bR       II  56bL
>>     II                 II
>>          \
>>               II
>>               II  56bR1
>>
>>
>> Very logical, but remember, always double check before
>> testing.  Test and reassemble minus relay.  Any additional
>> questions, check out Igor's earlier post or Al Powell's
>> response from January 1, 1997 entitled "Keeper:
>>   Defeating Headlight Warning."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> TAS <nap026 at cox.net> wrote:
>>   I recently had my zeon (spelling?) bulbs and ballast
>> removed and re-wired to accept regular bulbs. In doing so,
>> the headlight warning light/buzzer comes on when I have the
>> low beams on. Everything still works, just need to get rid of
>> the warninglight. The mechanic that worked on it said I would
>> new some type of modul and he thought it would be expensive.
>> Any thoughts/suggestions. Thanks, TAS
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