[Vwdiesel] Head lights 91 Jetta

[Roger Brown]

mikitka wrote:
> Just wanted to relay a little info on my headlights to the group, I put in
> the Sylvania Silver Star bulbs and that helped some, what made a huge
> difference is when I installed the headlight relay harness I got from Roger.
> Man what a difference that made in the brightness of my head light. I
> actually got flashed a few times from on coming traffic, something that
> never happened before. Also the road signs are brighter now.   Just a little
> info in case someone else is looking for a brighter setup and don't want to
> spend a bunch of money.
> 
>  
> 
> Nick

Sure makes a difference when you get the full system voltage to the back side of the 
headlights.  With my '82, I did the harness first and found the light output was so much 
better, I left the existing headlights there (halogen sealed beams):
	http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/Headlights.shtml#WiringHarness

When you only see a little over 10 volts at the bulbs, you are losing about 1/2 the bulb's 
light output:
	http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/Headlights.shtml#VoltageTest

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   Roger