The 2cent Cabby

[EwenHayton]

Spent 2hours looking at the wiring for the headlight and middle grill lights and drinking beer and have no fricking idea how to get the 2 middle lights to work!!!! Read the diagrams and looked at the pictures. But just confused me even more!!! Lol! Does anybody know an easy way to make these lights work? A video of which wire should be connected or something coz i am lost right now lol! And untill i hook up a HID upgrade its like driving by candle light

[roccodingo]

check these wire colours on the back of the main lamps,

Yellow/ black trace = left lamp low beam
yellow = right lamp low beam

White / black trace = left lamp hi beam, should loop over to the inner left "spottie"
white = right lamp hi beam , same as above, should loop over to inner hi beam light.

If the outer lights work on both lo and Hi beam then its just the inners arent recieving power ( check wire at inner light socket earthing to battery negative, test light should light up. if it doesnt then the wire from the outer lamp has lost continuity to inner lamp socket. if test light comes on then the earth ( brown wire ) from the inner lamps isnt attached to the body earth point.

If you want I can turn night into day by making you a headlamp relay set up.

Think you will find retrofitting HID lamps contravenes the ADR rules, cops are handing out yellow stickers for non OEM fitted lamps. do a search, the units need to be self leveling and self cleaning to pass ADR regs.

[EwenHayton]

You made that sound so simple yet im still confused!! Mayb the beer isnt helping lol! Might have more luck in the morning.

Would you be able to hook us up with a hid relay set up? Just let us know what it'll cost co its not much fun driving at night at the min lol!

Cheers

[EwenHayton]

Been looking into replacing the roof as my next project for after winter or mayb during...! as the seem along the top has split so only matter of time needed a new liner and top pad anyway!

But found this site and thought somebody might find it useful at some point.

Convertible Top

Im sure there are loads more but this was pretty good as it links a few retailers at the bottom.

Also im sure a few of you will have seen it already but for those who havent you can make your own rain gutter for above windscreen where the roof handles are link below.

Mk1Vw - Tutorials

[EwenHayton]

just for future quick reference. link to some guides how to replace the roof

Mk1Vw - Tutorials

View topic: How To Replace that Cabriolet Hood . – The Mk1 Golf Owners Club

[EwenHayton]

so the old girl decided to throw a random one at me today. The bar Gauge has been running at full from when i finished putting her back together from the first turn on the key in the ignition but car works fine figured it must just be a random fault. But anyway today the bar gauge stated flicking and then when i put the clutch pedal in goes back to full again a video attached!!! Anyone got any ideas??????

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHKFyVHSLE8

[gldgti]

Worn crank/big end bearings.... when you put your foot on the clutch you are putting some thrust on the crank and it might be helping to re-pressurise the bearings.

Has the engine been run without oil before?

[EwenHayton]

No never with out oil. I changed all the big end bearings when i did the piston rings???
Wouldnt even be 100ks on the bearings!

[EwenHayton]

All good now had the variable resistance sender wired up wrong!!!! What a twat!!!! Cheers anyways

[roccodingo]

The fact that pushing the clutch pedal down was changing the guage readings may suggest cleaning and tightening the engine earthing points Ewen, the clutch cable was changing the earthing resistance values...

[EwenHayton]

From What i could see i had the 2 correct wires laying on the clutch linkage and applying the clutch was earthing it mayb! Not sure tho! I ordered then caps and wires that i was missing from the spot lights should be here late next week!

[EwenHayton]

[EwenHayton]

Just when you think your finished with the major work you let the misses use the car and she blows the head gasket!!!!! ****ing comes in threes cant wait for the next 2

[EwenHayton]

Pressure test done all ok no cracks and re skimmed! And the waiting on parts begins all over again!!!

[EwenHayton]

So well its been awhile since i been on here but really would lole abit of help in finding a garage to do a proper tune and mayb dyno test to get my old girl running the way she should be! If anyone knows of a place please can u hot me up with info? Cheers