Syncro Update

Looking good, Are they LT mirrors?

They are o.k, but sit at a bit of an angle.

Yes. both quarters open perfectly.

Let there be light!!!

[QUOTE=Syncro G]Have you fitted front fogs since the last pictures?  The square lamps in the grill are spot/driving lights not front fogs so should work with main beam (though I'd agree if it left the factory with round lamps they probubly are horendously bodged in!).

None of the vans i've owned have had an additional switch for "spot lamps", if they are suppsed to come on with main beam, how can they be spot/driving lamps? how would you operate them other than on full beam? Why does your fog lamp have 2 positions do you think?

I would suggest that your Mazda has H7 bulbs then, i.e one bulb for dipped and another for main beam. With H4's the bulb is a twin filament so both dipped and full beam are in the same bulb. You would ideally need another set for the full beam bulbs.

RS2CAMPER wrote: As for the inner lights they should be fog lights as they opperate on the fog light switch and can be turned on with side lights, same as my old Passat GL5 injection.

NOT TRUE!  Some VW's like golf mk1's have used the inner lamps as fogs or spots depending on spec (different lamp units, same mounting place) but on the T3 the inner square set was only ever a spot lamp and wired direct to main beam.  They are probubly too high to be foglamps legally anyway (and they are definately too high to be useful in fog, thats why I got foglamps, keep it out the ditch on the moors!).  The factory foglamps were rectangular lamps on little brackets and sit just above the front bumper rather like a bolt on after thort (and they are quite good in fog!); you might even have the plugs for them behind the grill, its specally designed so it WONT fit on the spots! 

All but the latest cars with HID tend to have HID low beam and seperate halogen high which as you say with your Mazda means main can be disapointing, low stays on with it.  Route of the problem is HID doesn't like starting up and can't cope with being turned on and off alot, certainly not like a main beam halogen does.  Current posh cars like audis have "Bi Zenon" which despite the name is single source for both beams which always runs at a constant brightness, behind the projector style lens a selonoid controls a shutter to remove the low beam cutout, sometimes with a setting for continental driving so you don't need stickers.  Never seen one of these shutter things in action but it sounds interesting.  For daytime flashing they sometimes have a seperate halogen bulb to get round HID startup issues.  Quite clever stuff and getting better all the time as very new cars change beam deapth, width and angle depending on speed and cornering! - Fitting one of them to a van will be fun but one day???

Well some more updates, started the engine change this week, stripped out the 1Z from the golf - really a crying shame coz the golf was a great car!!

Thanks CJ, will do, also got my waxoil/underseal at the ready..

Hey Nick, hows you & the family?