uprated headlight wiring loom

Hi golf folks,

I am asking what is the advantage of an uprated loom and where can i get

my hands on one?


Thanks,

Well worth it , try Ebay always plenty for sale watch for quality in the loom connections .

these look like quality

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=207417&page=2

Spotted these on the bay, don't know if they're any good though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270563056029&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching#ht_743wt_941

drewpro said

Spotted these on the bay, don't know if they're any good though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270563056029&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching#ht_743wt_941

Twin relay's and proper connections  :mrgreen:  Looks good .

I've got one for sale if you're interested? Made a big difference in my golf with some better bulbs.

Cheers
Steve

Went and bought one of these off the guy and picked it up as he is not far from me and it is very good in quality properly done with good quality cable and components.. you can build them yourself but for the money and like I say the quality of the stuff you can't really go wrong and should give you much better lighting power and allows you to fit uprated bulbs.

Golfman wrote:::

I am asking what is the advantage of an uprated loom

An "Uprated Loom" uses far thicker gauge wire/cable to drive the Headlamps leaving the original wiring to simply drive the relays (Note that Left & Right Headlamps are on separate circuits with a fuse for each).  The thicker wire eliminates a substantial portion of the voltage drop which occurs due to the original wires from the fusebox to the lamps being so "scrawny"…..they are in dire need of three shredded wheats every day!.  This voltage drop can be as much as 3 to 4 volts which is a quarter of what you started with!!!!  The voltage drop accounts for Mk1's having such awful lights.

IMHO, the replacement thicker wire should have a suitable fuse inserted in each circuit…I don't know if the commercial/evilbay looms have this but its an easy task to insert an in-line fuse from Halfrauds or whoever.

In the case of "Uprated Bulbs", note that 100watt bulbs are legal for Off-Road use only……Mr. Plod could be saucing you if he spots 'em (pun intended)

Cheers