Head lights dull

[SPC]

Head lights are no where near bright enough. High beams are fine but normal lights are as dull as.
Someone hinted that it is a common theme with the mark 1 to do with the fuse box location and I will have to make a relay off the battery? Not too sure how to go about this, can anyone advise?

[20v kit car]

first check the earth station for the headlight...many mk1's have this as a common prob located on the chassis rail..upgrade the globes to QI if not already. cheers steve

[syncro]

Try cleaning the fuses.
They really benefit from a relay upgrade.
What year model is it?

[imported_brackie]

Me too!

Yeah, mine are about 1 candlepower (and the motor is 1 ratpower). Please give us a checklist of things to look at.

[syncro]

Ignition switch.

I think that I may have write some instructions for an upgrade for you all.

[el_foolio]

please do mate, please do, i hate it, mine are dull as

[Golf Loon]

EARTH CONNECTION

Clean em up, the ones by the headlights and the one behind the dash instruments, go up from underneath, particularly if there has been water in through the windscreen or firewall.

Then a relay. Yeah syncro, let see a diagram.

[imported_brackie]

Ignition switch.

I think that I may have write some instructions for an upgrade for you all.

We're still waiting! (Some of us may not survive our next encounter with a log truck on a dark country road!)
Looney...Could you be specific about the under-dash earth point? I took the connector off the back of my headlights and direct-earthed the circuit in parallel with the existing earth. Made no difference.

[Roscoe]

I put a HID conversion in mine, driving in the dark is like daylight now. A bit expensive though.

[syncro]

Ignition switch.

I think that I may have write some instructions for an upgrade for you all.

We're still waiting!

I'm working on it.
Which model should I start with? '76?

[imported_brackie]

Model

Yeah.. Good idea. I'll go to sleep until you get to the ''78!

[Golf Loon]

Brackie the underdash earth point is behind the speedo, on the bulkhead below the windscreen. you cqan feel it if you sit in the hand and reach up as far as you can behind your blower pipe and dash.

Syncro lets see a diagram for a 76, then a 78. I reckon owners of 77 cars should be used to doing it the hard way!

[syncro]

Golf 1 Headlight Upgrade

Here it is for Golfs up to '82. Now somebody try it and let me know if they can understand it and that I have included enough instructions. It has been many years since I have done this and I do not now have a Golf to look at. Does anyone know what colour the "A" plug in the fuse box is?

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pjlander/Golf%20Lights%201.htm