MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Weston on May 29, 2011, 05:59:21 pm

Title: Electrical help please
Post by: Weston on May 29, 2011, 05:59:21 pm: I'm after some advice please. I have the headlights shown below and want to wire them differently to be able to have the look of the middle photo. At the moment the LED bar is on constantly with the ignition as shown in photo 3. What is the easiest way to wire them to switch off once the sidelights or headlights are on?

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Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Weston on June 02, 2011, 11:41:15 am: Anyone? I'm guessing I need a relay of some sort?
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: alexperkins on June 02, 2011, 11:51:35 am: Youd need a relay for sure :happy2:

You'd need a normally closed relay so that when the ignition is on, the lights would be on, but when the headlights are on this will trigger the relay therefore opening the contacts

The trigger wire would be the live the the headlights
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Weston on June 02, 2011, 12:50:28 pm: Thanks :happy2:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: alexperkins on June 02, 2011, 12:52:21 pm: If you need wiring colours etc or get stuck on the circuit layout once you have the relay, just let me know
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Gti_Mad on June 02, 2011, 05:51:20 pm: were u based weston ???
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Weston on June 02, 2011, 07:04:17 pm: Quote from: Gti_Mad on June 02, 2011, 05:51:20 pm
were u based weston ???

Bristol / Bath

Cheers Alex I'm sure I'll be in touch :smiley:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Gti_Mad on June 02, 2011, 11:53:31 pm: Quote from: Weston on June 02, 2011, 07:04:17 pm
Quote from: Gti_Mad on June 02, 2011, 05:51:20 pm
were u based weston ???

Bristol / Bath

Cheers Alex I'm sure I'll be in touch :smiley:

Oh bit far 4 me then if Alex can't help u I'm sure I can dude :happy2:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Weston on June 03, 2011, 12:01:11 am: Quote from: Gti_Mad on June 02, 2011, 11:53:31 pm
Quote from: Weston on June 02, 2011, 07:04:17 pm
Quote from: Gti_Mad on June 02, 2011, 05:51:20 pm
were u based weston ???

Bristol / Bath

Cheers Alex I'm sure I'll be in touch :smiley:

Oh bit far 4 me then if Alex can't help u I'm sure I can dude :happy2:

Once I've found the right relay I'll try to make sense of it. Thanks for the offer :happy2: There's so much potential help on here for pretty much anything you can think of
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: alexperkins on June 03, 2011, 12:07:35 am: Bristol/Bath isnt too far from here. I often pass through there anyway :happy2:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Gti_Mad on June 03, 2011, 08:37:19 am: Let me hav a look in my box today as I mite even have 1 knocking bout although I don't hav many 12v relays mainly 24v :signLOL:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: alexperkins on June 03, 2011, 08:56:17 am: Do you have a Stage 2 Relay :signLOL:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Gti_Mad on June 03, 2011, 10:11:46 am: Quote from: alexperkins on June 03, 2011, 08:56:17 am
Do you have a Stage 2 Relay :signLOL:

Na not yet mate
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: alexperkins on June 03, 2011, 10:24:33 am: :sad1:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Gti_Mad on June 03, 2011, 11:04:10 am: Soon very soon mate :happy2:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: alexperkins on June 03, 2011, 11:05:23 am: Quote from: Gti_Mad on June 03, 2011, 11:04:10 am
Soon very soon mate :happy2:

:congrats: youll love it
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Gti_Mad on June 03, 2011, 11:19:21 am: Weston have a brand new relay here 4ya pm me Ur address bud :happy2:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: alexperkins on June 03, 2011, 11:22:06 am: Normally Closed? :signLOL:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Gti_Mad on June 03, 2011, 11:34:31 am: Yes mate it is :happy2:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: alexperkins on June 03, 2011, 11:35:54 am: Happy days :laugh:
Title: Re: Electrical help please
Post by: Weston on June 03, 2011, 01:13:27 pm: Quote from: Gti_Mad on June 03, 2011, 11:19:21 am
Weston have a brand new relay here 4ya pm me Ur address bud :happy2:

Thank you so much :happy2: let me know how much you want for it