Local help with Light Wiring

[peter_macgowan]

Hi, I have a Bugeye 01 WRX with the morette conversion. I cant seem to get the damn wiring right.

Just wondering if anyone around the Central Belt (Im in Falkirk) could offer some help on the wiring of these lights.

Thanks in advance.

[Carl Davey]

Ach if only i was still working at the refinery i'd be able to help!

EDIT: stuff it, just realised you said bugeye.

[dougster]

Ask Spooks!!

He'll do them in 2008!!!!!!!!!

[peter_macgowan]

HeHe no need for the pictures I work there. I see it enough.

Well I had them wired ok but the full beam kept on dipping low when I put the lights on, There is a connection to go on the battery with a fuse but thats not connected yet. To be honest Im not sure of like the sidelights are supposed to stay on when the headlights are on etc.

I just plugged them in and Full beam not so good.

Ok if this drawing makes sense,

I put sidelights on and Light No1 comes on

I put Headlights on Light No2 comes on and Light No1 Dips down a bit.

I put full beam on all lights power down just about.

Hope that makes sense

PS Spooks was going to do them but I cant get him in PM (scoobynet) maybe he will see this post and Ive tried his mobile as well and I left a message after it went to the answering machine.

[Carl Davey]

I wasn't going to give you pictures of the refinery lol...

On my cheapo classic morettes i didn't bother with the sidelight so i have as follows -

Inside lights are the auxillary main beam ones and the outside ones have the same function as the single headlight bulbs that preceeded the Morettes.

on dipped beam = outside lights only (on dipped setting)

on main beam = both inside and outside lights on (full beam)

The wiring that came with mine was a bit of a mish-mash so i just played with them untill they were right.

It sounds to me as though you have them wired in correctly, presuming light #1 is the sidelight?

[CAZ1562]

Hey Spince, I work down at the Refinery

Can't help you on ur wiring but might see you around.

[peter_macgowan]

Yup you will see my scoob parked down your car park approx 3 times a cycle when picking up someone

Yup Carl I believe light 1 is the side light. I just need to see someone that has these wired up correctly so I know what Im looking for when I switch mine on.

[spooks]

Feelin kinda guilty here......... Sorry for not gettin back to ya but work has been hectic followed by training course followed by missus unwell basically I forgot all about ya. I'll try an call over the weekend , still have yer number on my phone I think.

Spooks

[CAZ1562]

aha - the guy who bought the bodykit on the fly

C ya around Peter

[Carl Davey]

The lamp the OE 3-pin plug plugs into will be your 'main' (H4 IIRC) light if you know what i mean? I'd hazard a guess this will be the lamp furthest from the centre of the car - as per the classic Morettes.

As per normal operation this lamp should be dipped when on dipped beam and fully lit when on main beam.

The auxillary light will be the other lamp and only lit when on full beam. IIRC these lamps are powered by a relay attached to the rear of one of the units. Mine didn't come with the relay hence a little ad-hoc wiring was required.

With regards the sidelight, it should be fairly obvious if this one is behaving correctly as it won't be anywhere near as bright as the other two.

Sorry i can't be of any more help... Trust me, it's not rocket science.

[dougster]

Hey Spooks, tell Rosie I was asking for her m8!!

[peter_macgowan]

Caz, Yup that EGR bodykit is just sitting in the garage waiting on a paint job. The girlfriend got a bit angry when I never said anything and this huge box arrived on the doorstop. I will get some pics of the car once the kits on.

Spooks, hope the missus is better, no worries mate about the lights. Just whenever you have time.