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Title: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: willni on December 31, 2017, 10:13:32 am: Hello,

I ordered xenon adapters from Kufatec and they arrived but they have an extra short wire on each which I'm not sure where it's meant to be tapped into, I know a long wire would go to the CECM but these are too short to go pretty much anywhere. They're the ones pictured in the link

https://www.kufatec.co.uk/shop/en/volkswagen/golf/golf-5-golf-5-plus-1k/xenon-hid-headlights-adapter-vw-golf-5
Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: Rossimac on December 31, 2017, 12:17:23 pm: and you don't have the long wire at all?

weird - mine came with the long wire but I got mine off a private sale on ebay.

(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/181642225148-0-0/s-l140/p.jpg)
Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: willni on December 31, 2017, 01:05:39 pm: @Rossimac (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=9750) nope no long wire at all, seems a bit strange. Really not that impressed with kufatec right now tbh
Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: MIJ_JAGGER on December 31, 2017, 01:08:07 pm: Guessing here but that might be the shutter wire...?
Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: willni on December 31, 2017, 01:13:48 pm: Quote from: MIJ_JAGGER on December 31, 2017, 01:08:07 pm
Guessing here but that might be the shutter wire...?

I think so but the shutter wire should connect to the CECM, which is the problem
Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: MIJ_JAGGER on December 31, 2017, 01:14:55 pm: RetroRaz should be able to help here, he's a wizard with these things
Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: willni on December 31, 2017, 01:55:31 pm: Quote from: MIJ_JAGGER on December 31, 2017, 01:14:55 pm
RetroRaz should be able to help here, he's a wizard with these things

Worked it out they are meant to go to the CECM wires says A5 and D6 referring to the pins in the CECM, don't see how when they're 3 metres too short.
Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: Rossimac on December 31, 2017, 05:07:41 pm: Yeah they're definitely to go to the CECM to get full beam from xenon lights. It's really worth it, so I'd make sure to get it done. Likely is that you'll just have to add to that wire, which sucks!
Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: RetroRaz on December 31, 2017, 06:52:12 pm: I've noticed the same with kufatec before where they make the wires too short. Ended up Soldering a wire to extend it.

Yes they are for the shutters to open and close on flashing

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Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: Rossimac on April 04, 2020, 03:20:02 pm: So Will, I bought another set of xenons and therefore the adaptor from Germany for another Golf.

And the adaptor of course didn't come with the extension wire to route to the CECM.

(https://i.imgur.com/butSfWI.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/8nDvNS1.jpg)

Of course, the eBay advert showed them in their full glory... :confused: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xenon-Bi-Xenon-Scheinwerfer-Adapter-Kabelbaum-Kabel-SET-fur-VW-Golf-5-V/110724701304 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xenon-Bi-Xenon-Scheinwerfer-Adapter-Kabelbaum-Kabel-SET-fur-VW-Golf-5-V/110724701304)

How did you fix in the end? Get some long wire, solder and then get a terminal for the other ends?
Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: rich83 on April 04, 2020, 04:44:44 pm: Email the seller and get them to send you the wires
Title: Re: Xenon adapters with extra short wire
Post by: Rossimac on April 04, 2020, 07:24:07 pm: Yeah I think I will - their advert (after a Google translate) says the wires are included in the sale.