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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / November 2007Golf Mk 3 headlight relpacement
Hi all, I was going to replace my '94 Golf 1.8 CL (petrol) headlight lamp today, having picked up a replacement for a shade under 8 quid yesterday. Unlike the Mk IV its supposed to be straightforward with no need for bumper removal. Well, I had a bit of difficulty with the wire clip that holds the lamp (until I tried pressing it down!) but then on removing the lamp I noticed that the original is much bigger than the replacement. The replacement lamp is probably about 2 inches long, with 2 spade connnectors, the original looks a lot bigger, and is a bit over 3 inches long, much wider and has 3 spade connectors. It maybe that this is a new design that will fit in without any probs, but I thought I'd ask you guys before completely destroying the electrical system. :) And the Haynes book says I should disconnect the negative battery terminal, which I did, but is it necessary? Thanks for any advice. All the best, Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM) I need your memories for the Amiga Games Database: A collection of Amiga Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html > Well, I had a bit of difficulty with the wire clip that holds the lamp > (until I tried pressing it down!) but then on removing the lamp I noticed [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I thought I'd ask you guys before completely destroying the electrical > system. :) It sounds like the replacement lamp you've bought might be an H7 lamp used for driving lights with a single filament. The original lamp is probably an H4 lamp with a dipped beam and a main beam filament. It should say on the box what type of lamp the replacement is. > And the Haynes book says I should disconnect the negative battery > terminal, which I did, but is it necessary? I personally wouldn't bother. On 18-Nov-07 15:08:43, Homer said >> Well, I had a bit of difficulty with the wire clip that holds the lamp >> (until I tried pressing it down!) but then on removing the lamp I noticed [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> I thought I'd ask you guys before completely destroying the electrical >> system. :) >It sounds like the replacement lamp you've bought might be an H7 lamp used >for driving lights with a single filament. >The original lamp is probably an H4 lamp with a dipped beam and a main beam >filament. >It should say on the box what type of lamp the replacement is. The original bulb has this written on it: H4 12v 60/55w E13 253 and the one they gave me has: H7 12v 55w N103 201 01 E1 23P I don't know if that tells you anything useful. >> And the Haynes book says I should disconnect the negative battery >> terminal, which I did, but is it necessary? >I personally wouldn't bother. All the best, Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM) I need your memories for the Amiga Games Database: A collection of Amiga Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html > The original bulb has this written on it: > H4 12v 60/55w E13 253 > > and the one they gave me has: > H7 12v 55w N103 201 01 E1 23P You've got the wrong bulb. The one you've bought is for a driving light/spot light and has a single filament. You need to get an H4 bulb like the original. http://www.1stautobulbs.com/ImageThumbs.php On 18-Nov-07 19:08:02, Homer said >> The original bulb has this written on it: >> H4 12v 60/55w E13 253 >> >> and the one they gave me has: >> H7 12v 55w N103 201 01 E1 23P >You've got the wrong bulb. The one you've bought is for a driving light/spot >light and has a single filament. You need to get an H4 bulb like the >original. http://www.1stautobulbs.com/ImageThumbs.php Thanks - sorted now. They claimed the bulb they gave me was right, but just a slightly later design, like from '95 onwards. Sound unlikely to you? All the best, Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM) I need your memories for the Amiga Games Database: A collection of Amiga Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html > On 18-Nov-07 19:08:02, Homer said >>> The original bulb has this written on it: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > They claimed the bulb they gave me was right, but just a slightly later > design, like from '95 onwards. Sound unlikely to you? Some application charts are wrong, and some cars have varying headlights- sometimes Bosch rather than Hella or vice versa, for example, and the bulbs then change. I had the same problem with my A3. > They claimed the bulb they gave me was right, but just a slightly later > design, like from '95 onwards. Sound unlikely to you? It's possible if the 95 onwards model has seperate lamps for the dipped beam and main beam. On 20-Nov-07 00:01:37, Homer said >> They claimed the bulb they gave me was right, but just a slightly later >> design, like from '95 onwards. Sound unlikely to you? >It's possible if the 95 onwards model has seperate lamps for the dipped beam >and main beam. Okay - thanks for your help. All the best, Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM) I need your memories for the Amiga Games Database: A collection of Amiga Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html |
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