frog hopper
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I know this has been done to death, just wanted to give my opinion and a nod to @The Mad Hat Man whose diagram I followed.
200Tdi 90, headlights were not that bad really since fitting Osram Nightbreakers some years ago, however I thought I would give the replacement loom a go to try and get a bit more from the lights and also help protect the lighting switch etc on an aging vehicle.
Tested voltages with engine on tickover and was getting 12.4 volts at the bulb connectors. Bought all the cable/relays/fuse board etc from Vehicle Wireing Products including a crimping tool for doing the non-insulated terminals that fit into the relay carriers. Used MHMs' suggested methods of installation and took feed direct from battery and earths back to battery.
Due to me faffing about getting sidetracked fixing other bits as I went it actually took me about 10 hours to do the job.
After everything completed and checked I put my meter on the bulb connectors again with engine on tickover and am now getting 13.8 volts. I have yet to test drive in the dark but would expect to see a noticable difference, one thing though, there was always a chance that the wipers would join the party when going up and down to main/dip. I know it was more than likely and earth problem somewhere but after many hours faffing I never could totally solve it, so far it seems that problem has gone away at last.
I am handy enough with hand tools but really struggle with bits of wire etc, if I can do this anyone can, and I must say I suprised myself when it came time to test it all and everything worked as it should - well it does so far - so happy bunny.
200Tdi 90, headlights were not that bad really since fitting Osram Nightbreakers some years ago, however I thought I would give the replacement loom a go to try and get a bit more from the lights and also help protect the lighting switch etc on an aging vehicle.
Tested voltages with engine on tickover and was getting 12.4 volts at the bulb connectors. Bought all the cable/relays/fuse board etc from Vehicle Wireing Products including a crimping tool for doing the non-insulated terminals that fit into the relay carriers. Used MHMs' suggested methods of installation and took feed direct from battery and earths back to battery.
Due to me faffing about getting sidetracked fixing other bits as I went it actually took me about 10 hours to do the job.
After everything completed and checked I put my meter on the bulb connectors again with engine on tickover and am now getting 13.8 volts. I have yet to test drive in the dark but would expect to see a noticable difference, one thing though, there was always a chance that the wipers would join the party when going up and down to main/dip. I know it was more than likely and earth problem somewhere but after many hours faffing I never could totally solve it, so far it seems that problem has gone away at last.
I am handy enough with hand tools but really struggle with bits of wire etc, if I can do this anyone can, and I must say I suprised myself when it came time to test it all and everything worked as it should - well it does so far - so happy bunny.