[DReams]

I just finished installing dynabeams with a HID kit. Disabled DRL and have both lows and highs on for high beam. Don't have a highline so unfortunately can't get the HID to high beam. The lights are working, can adjust the HID's up and down and they are turning fine. I had a wiring harness for the lights so just plugged in the original headlight plugs (only added the wires to level the lights)

The two problems are: 1. the parking lights do not come on up front and the curved led light bar in the headlight never comes on. It would be nice if it was always on (the led bar) as now we don't have the DRL.
2. There is a warning light for the airbags on now.

I worked past midnight getting it together tonight and have spent some time looking to find solutions but maybe someone with more knowledge of this stuff than me has and idea whats going on.

 

[chittychittybangbang]

There is no reason the airbag light should com on. I know the airbag crash sensors are near that area and I believe near the hood latch so maybe you disturbed a wire or something. Any codes?

The 2010 Jetta wiring is different so that the parking lights don't come on, the 2006 should be the same as the 2005.5-2009. I would consult Dynabeam support to double check the wiring.

Do you have a euro switch?

 

[DReams]

Update

After some sleep and searching I have found that the park lights (the amber side markers) will come on when the key is out and you turn the light switch on, but the celis light bar in the dynabeam headlights will not come on. Maybe the wiring harness I bought is faulty?

 

[DReams]

CCBB, thanks. I am cleaning up the old laptop I use in the shop, it was terribly slow last night trying to get the VCDS hooked up to disable the DRL. So I have not looked for any codes yet for the airbags. (The car was in my shop for weeks, started with a DMF replacement. Popped off the valve cover to check the cam and waited for parts, new colt cam and rest of the parts. Also had the dynabeams and installed them as well. So the battery was out for over a month and wiring connections to engine, transmission and headlights.)

No I don't have a euro switch, is that the only way to get parking lights when you aren't parked?

I've looked on dynabeams website, can't find any thing there. The harness was from them and everything is fine with highs lows and turn signals.

 

[DReams]

I would LIKE to have the park lights on automatically (not having to turn a switch) as drl are the law here and having the parks and the celis bar may be enough to keep the boys in blue happy.

Possible other option is to "fix" the HID's so they will work okay on the drl pwm signal. Is there a fix for this? I am not an electronics guy but know this is a problem for lots of other makes as well. The HIDs are wired straight to the H7 plug (no relay) presently.

 

[chittychittybangbang]

The only way to get parking lights on with headlights off is to have a euroswitch. see here for more explanation :http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/a5/euroswitch-vw-jetta-drl-function.htm

did the wiring harness come with the headlights? If not, who made them? You could ask them.

 

[DReams]

The harness came with the Hella's.

I coded the cluster to UK code so park lights are on with the lights but still no celis bar. It would be nice to have a wiring diagram for the lights so I would know what pins go to the celis. Anyone know where a Hella dynabeam wiring diagram would be?

 

[chittychittybangbang]

I would think the celis wire would be the parking light, just a guess.

Pin 10 on headlight is parking light on both sides.
9 is turn signal
8 is high beam
6 is low beam
5, 7 are brown wires =ground

 

[DReams]

Thanks for those pin numbers, I will have to dig into it and see. Just hope I don't need to pull the lights out.

The airbag fault referred to a specific sensor which I tracked down to being right beside (just inside of) the drivers side headlight. (there is one on each side) When I looked at it with some light today it was not even connected! The connector has a short run into the harness that goes to the headlight plug, in moving those wires around the connector must have fallen off the airbag sensor, I didn't take it off. I didn't notice it when installing the headlights the connector was hanging down into a mass of wires etc. The "catch" on the connector must not be working, I was able to get it on but not much room there to really check it out. At least if it falls off again I will know where to look. I'll have to have a word with my mechanic!