Re: Euro Switch & High Beams

["Ryan Hart" <ryanhart@ntr.net>]

- -----Original Message-----
From: Khan M. Klatt <kmk@pacificrim.net>
To: jettaglx@igtc.COM <jettaglx@igtc.COM>; gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com
<gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com>
Date: Friday, February 13, 1998 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: Euro Switch & High Beams


>At 2:19 PM -0500 2/8/98, Bunmar@aol.com wrote:
>>This is to clarify what I've found on my '98 GLX.  The Euro Switch DOES
NOT
>>allow both the low and high beams to be on at the same time.  I think this
is
>>because the GLX probably uses one dual filament bulb versus the GTI uses
two
>>single filament bulbs.  Each bulb on the GTI can handle the heat of the
bulb.
>>On the other hand, the dual filament bulb probably cannot handle both
>>filaments to burn at the same time.  Let me know if you agree.
>
>What does the following behavior indicate to you-- does it refute or prove
>your points?
>
>On a 97' GLX:
>
>At night (when it's easy to notice), set your lights to low beam.
>
>Now set to high beam. You can see the difference right?
>
>OK, now set to low beam again. Now, pull on the lever to put on the high
>beam ***BUT*** HOLD the lever in the completely pulled-towards-you
>position--- This to me looks like LOW AND HIGH ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME!!!
>
>When you let go of the lever, the low will go off, and you'll be in high
>beam...
>
>So, it seems to me that the experience I've seen allows both low and high
>beam to be on together, so it means that while the Euro switch may not
>currently allow it, it is possible?
>
>-Khan
>
Well, sure, it's POSSIBLE, but I think that a good point has been raised
concerning the high temps involved. The way they are both on while the
switch is held would seem to just be the way the relays are wired.