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This
was really a fairly easy modification to install.
You will need:
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Wire
cutter and stripper
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Wire
(Radio Shack sells spools of wire cheap)
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Euro-spec
headlight switch (www.parts4vws.com)
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Fog
light relays (included with Euroswitch)
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AMP
66740-2 female connector (I scavenged mine from
a junkyard VW wiring harness; your
VW dealer can get these for you)
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PATIENCE,
PATIENCE, PATIENCE!
My
car is a 97 GTI 8v with the Euro switch and fog light/high
beam jumpers installed
and the DRL relay pulled. I cannot make any
comments nor verify that this
mod works on cars equipped differently than mine.
Your results may vary.
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Pop out the ABS warning light
panel to gain access to
the headlight switch "unlock"
tab. |
Once the
ABS corner section and the headlight switch were out, I removed
the fuse box
cover (under dash) anddrivers side door sill panel.
(remove the "screw" from the lower
right side of the door sill and apply downwardpressure to
the door sill - there is a lip
that the panel clips to that will release the panel w/pressure
is applied.)
I
then took my spool of Radio Shack wire and proceeded to thread
wire down the hole in my
dash (from where the headlight switch was). I then carefully
pulled it through the dash from
below (much easier to do w/fuse box cover removed) and
fed the wire along the
door sill. I popped out my drivers side rear seat to
gain access underneath and used
a bent up coat hanger to help pull the wire through the section
where the wire
tucks under the rear seat "carpet" area from the door sill.
Next I fed the wire under
the rear seat back and into the hatch. Once in the hatch,
I left myself an
additional 3.5' of wire. (better to have to much than not
enough!)
I
grabbed a handful of zip ties and secured my new addition
to the existing wiring throughout
the length of the car. After I made sure my wire was
routed cleanly and
wasn't kinked or binding, I replaced the door sill (and screw)
and the fuse box
cover. I left about a foot of extra wire on the dashboard
side of the wiring and
then cut the spool free of the wire. I trimmed off any
excess wire and then
I stripped my wire and added my AMP female connector to the
end of the
wire. (I scavenged my connector from a VW wiring harness
that I got at
a junkyard for $1) Noting how the female connectors
mount INSIDE the wiring
harness, I plugged mine into position #12 on the harness
in the
same fashion.
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On the European spec VW headlight
switch, you want to add an additional
wire to slot #12 in the
harness for the rear
fog light. |
Once
the headlight switch section was done, I placed the switch
back into the dash and
returned the ABS section as well. I then moved into
the hatch.
I
left myself extra wire earlier and now trimmed some of that
off since I had too much. I
cut the wire in position #3 on the lower wiring harness.
This wire fed the power for the
outer marker light. I then used a wire tap to feed my
new wire into this slot on
the harness.
MAKE
SURE YOU LEAVE AMPLE WIRE STICKING OUT OF THE WIRING
HARNESS SO THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO TAP YOUR NEW WIRE INTO!!!
IF YOU CUT THE WIRE TOO CLOSE TO THE HARNESS, YOU WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO TAP YOUR NEW WIRE IN TO THE HARNESS
AND YOU'LL BE SCREWED!!!!!!!!!!!!
I
then pulled the passenger side cluster and yanked the bulb
for the outer light. (it's
no longer going to be used) Replace the passenger side
cluster.
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Drivers side taillight cluster.
Picture shows how I tapped
the new wire from the
headlight switch into the taillight wiring. |
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A different view of the driver
side taillight wiring
and how I tapped into it. I
cut the wire at position #3 on the harness
and tapped my new wire into this
position.
MAKE SURE
WHEN YOU CUT THE WIRE AT
POSITION #3 THAT YOU LEAVE ENOUGH
WIRE COMING OUT OF THE HARNESS
TO ALLOW YOU TO TAP INTO IT!!! |
Pull
the drivers side talilight cluster and replace the stock bulb
in position 3 with a new
Sylvania #7528 or equivalent and put the cluster back..
Double check ALL of you connections. Once you feel that
you have everything right, turn on the lights. You
should have just the 2 center sections dimly lit on the rear
taillights. If so, then turn on the rear fog lights
by pulling your headlight switch out to the 2nd position.
You should now
have the 2 center sections dimly lit, and the drivers side
outer slot lit BRIGHT.
If
your lights are not performing as described, re-check your
wiring, connections, etc.