hey guys, bear with me, ive searched and found about a million topics but cant narrow it down enough to find what im looking for, plus this should be an easy one


i have a 98 with the 2 piece lamps...im buying these stock one-pieces off a member on vwvortex : http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3768232

it comes with the stock lamps, and connectors / pigtails


i currently have bosch ballasts in the engine bay all wired up... they look simliar but not exact to these :



mainly im trying to figure out how to correctly wire these together, i have a male and female connector on each ballast , as well as two prongs each side....and then i have the stock harness to connect in....

if anyone made any sense out of this post please provide some feedback, as im not 100% sure what needs to connect where.

 

I scrapped the wiring that came with my one-piece lights and installed the wiring from the old light in its place. Obviously, it's not the right shape, but you can get clever with ways to seal the gap if you're worried about water getting in. You'll plug in the HIDs the same way as before.

 

gotcha.....i guess ill figure it out when i have it all in hand.... what about the other lights and their respective wiring. ie. high beams / turn signals

 

cut off the connectors for the originals and on splice the connectors for the 1 piece headlights to the wiring harness, too easy. Simply run the hid wires as before and your good.

 

one piece connectors have 3 wires....stock have 4...

plus with the covers off of the stock lenses there are so many lights and bulbs in there that im just super confused

 

They go to the high, low and city light. That forth is for the fogs which are external rather than in the headlight, you won't need it anyways. Take off the dust boot and follow the ground and hot wire for the low beam, avoid the high, hook them up, install the bulb and double check the connector. You don't wanna turn on the headlight and have the high beams on where the low should be, ask me how I know...take your time and you'll get. You'll probably need to cut/drill a hole through the dust boot to run the wires back to ballast.

 

ya know i can probably change your clutch and flywheel in a few hours......but this wiring crap drives me crazy

i am so terrible at wiring

how about next weekend when i am up in jersey i buy you a case of beer and we knock this all out



but anyways: pretty much i have to take the stock harness wires ground and low beams and connect them to the two prongs on the ballasts, then the ballasts to the hid bulbs

then, connect the stock harness high beam wire and ground wire to the high beam bulb....

leave the fog wire and city wire hanging and tape them up...

 

You don't need to cut anything...it's pretty clear what needs to happen when you have it all in front of you...but this DIY may help clarify the the steps.

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/elec88.shtml

 

yeah but you still have to wire in the ballasts ... cutting seems easier

ill use that though too...thanks

 

last question.... i know the side turn bulbs are the same for the 2 piece and one piece....but are the connectors the same (the piece that the bulb plugs into and screws/clicks into the headlight housing) .. or do i need to get a diff connector