Jeepaholic
Well-known member
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2013
- Location
- Fenton, MI
- TDI
- 1999 Golf, two door. Manual trans, manual everything else.
Just got my first TDI a few weeks ago. The previous owner installed "European headlights and Euro headlight switch" but that's all I know. I found some installation instructions (French) in the glove box. They were from Bosch, so that's a good sign that they are good quality.
The light pattern sucks, but I think they were aimed to help the guys working on the International Space Station, not to light the roadway. I have got them closer to where I'd expect them to be, haven't gone through the work of marking off the points on my garage door to aim them properly.
The real issue I have, and the one I'm hoping you can help me with is, what bulb is supposed to do what? Basically, I have don't have high-beams or fog lights. Here's what I have:
Am I right with the bulbs I think should be high-beam and the fog?
I poked around just a little and didn't see any wiring splices or jumper harness so it looks like it was a quality plug and play affair so what could have been done wrong? What's with the "Euro headlight switch"? It looks just like any other one I've seen at the junk yard or in pics. I don't have rear fogs either, though I do have the indicator on the dash.
I know this is a long post, and I hope it makes sense. If I know what bulb does what I think I can use that info along with a test light and multimeter to make this work.
The light pattern sucks, but I think they were aimed to help the guys working on the International Space Station, not to light the roadway. I have got them closer to where I'd expect them to be, haven't gone through the work of marking off the points on my garage door to aim them properly.
The real issue I have, and the one I'm hoping you can help me with is, what bulb is supposed to do what? Basically, I have don't have high-beams or fog lights. Here's what I have:

Am I right with the bulbs I think should be high-beam and the fog?
I poked around just a little and didn't see any wiring splices or jumper harness so it looks like it was a quality plug and play affair so what could have been done wrong? What's with the "Euro headlight switch"? It looks just like any other one I've seen at the junk yard or in pics. I don't have rear fogs either, though I do have the indicator on the dash.
I know this is a long post, and I hope it makes sense. If I know what bulb does what I think I can use that info along with a test light and multimeter to make this work.