KrashDH
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Edit: Make sure to read through the whole thread if you're interested in doing this. I went through iterations of my DIY because of slight issues that I ran into that I needed different modifications for!
Edit: For V2.0, check out this thread:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=498130
Alright guys and gals just figured I'd start this post to document my projector retrofit for my mkiv golf.
After doing the same retrofit for my Cummins, I can't NOT do this to the Golf.
I'll be using a set of DDM Bi-Xenon projectors and ballasts.
Coupled with that I'll use a H4/9003 HID harness, and I decided to make the pigtail that will connect to the factory wiring inside the headlight to the HID harness, as it's pretty simple.
I'll try to keep a running list of everything I'll use, but here are some of the things I've just purchased:
1) 9003/H4 HID Harness: This was on ebay. I chose this style because the relay is replaceable if for some reason it fails. I had this happen on my truck before I started using this style (it was a relay which could not be replaced) and I had to un-route everything because the relay was not replaceable.
2) H4 female pigtail, and 1 H7 male pigtail. These will be used to make the low beam side of the custom harness that will plug into to the HID harness
3) Here is a nifty splitter I found that will plug into the H7 hi plug and allow me to run power over to my custom harness for the projector shutter. You can google search "h7 hi beam splitter" to find these things:
4) Here is the list from DDM tuning for what I ordered. The E46 extended shrouds are known to fill the Golf headlights really well:
5) I've used these 2 pin sealed connectors in place of the horrible ones they use on the harness and projector for the shutter as well:
Link to the kit:
https://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/Pack-H1-V3-PR
Apparently the LED bulbs are coming as a "free gift". Maybe I'll see if they work for the hi beam.
Now I get to play the waiting game and figure out how I'm going to attack the reflector modification!
Edit: For V2.0, check out this thread:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=498130
Alright guys and gals just figured I'd start this post to document my projector retrofit for my mkiv golf.
After doing the same retrofit for my Cummins, I can't NOT do this to the Golf.
I'll be using a set of DDM Bi-Xenon projectors and ballasts.
Coupled with that I'll use a H4/9003 HID harness, and I decided to make the pigtail that will connect to the factory wiring inside the headlight to the HID harness, as it's pretty simple.
I'll try to keep a running list of everything I'll use, but here are some of the things I've just purchased:
1) 9003/H4 HID Harness: This was on ebay. I chose this style because the relay is replaceable if for some reason it fails. I had this happen on my truck before I started using this style (it was a relay which could not be replaced) and I had to un-route everything because the relay was not replaceable.
2) H4 female pigtail, and 1 H7 male pigtail. These will be used to make the low beam side of the custom harness that will plug into to the HID harness
3) Here is a nifty splitter I found that will plug into the H7 hi plug and allow me to run power over to my custom harness for the projector shutter. You can google search "h7 hi beam splitter" to find these things:
4) Here is the list from DDM tuning for what I ordered. The E46 extended shrouds are known to fill the Golf headlights really well:
5) I've used these 2 pin sealed connectors in place of the horrible ones they use on the harness and projector for the shutter as well:
Link to the kit:
https://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/Pack-H1-V3-PR
Apparently the LED bulbs are coming as a "free gift". Maybe I'll see if they work for the hi beam.
Now I get to play the waiting game and figure out how I'm going to attack the reflector modification!
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