[V8] 92 Audi V8 headlight question

Mon Aug 4 06:28:03 PDT 2008

I left the stock wiring harness intact and stabbed plugs into the stock 
harness. I have both sides completely separate... that pin is bent under 
the footwell to stop the light from coming on the dash. This is for if 
some reason something fails I can pull over and plug in normal harness 
and at least have low beams.

Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
> 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-----
>>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
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>>> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 5:30 AM
>>> 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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