I know, you have seen a dozen web sites with this modification on the web for the MK1 and MK2 well perhaps you want to look closer.
I will admit once again I took a readily available idea on the web, but I changed it around. Every single one I have seen so far (and I have counted over 18 sites with this modification listed), and I noticed ONE common factor, everyone is copying, every one else, and put their brake lights together, some how, like an unspoken standard, became apparent to my eyes…
Though the listed modification helped me a great deal in figuring it all out, I could not bring myself to make the same boring change as everyone else. So? what did I do that is so different?
Round Headlights on a Scirocco, is like returning what was taken away with them 4×6 headlights. Annoyed at the cost of euro lights and its wide distribution, I decided to move back into time and change the missing link on my Scirocco. to give it back its purebred look that VW took away in 82.
Parts needed for this project:
2 complete PAIRS (4 assemblies) of Scirocco Mk1 headlights frames,
1 complete pair (2 Assemblies) of Mk2headlight (USA OEM),
1 GTI or Mk1 Scirocco Grill (or make your own).
cut each Mk1 headlight assemblies in two parts, keep the low beam (outside beam lowest profile) parts.
Now remember this is a custom install there is no perfect way unless yours a welder :), so you need to make the Mk1 parts (2 per side) so that when you hold the grill up against it, the headlights are spaced properly and centered the VW insignia in the middle of the grill parts. (this is the annoying time wasted moving the left and right side by hand (suggestion hold grill against radiator frame, line up one headlight drilled holes, screw it in, place opposite side in as well the other should fall in place.
Now cut the MK2 brackets has shown.
mount your corner lights back on it and install on the corners of the car 🙂 if you left enough metal on ends it will fit perfectly aligned (maybe a little trimming involved) with your Mk1 brackets, I slid mine underneath and use screws to hold it in place (upper and lower corner screws of the Mk1 corner headlight).
This picture is to save yourself a lot of time if you encounter this situation… it doesn’t fit properly, don’t hack at it, grab the other corner light, your tying to use the wrong corner in.
the grill has 2 holes (a top and below) in between headlight, use a long screw with a sleeve to prevent screw to pull it in too far. and 4 in the split part of it (only the top ones touch metal.)
there your done, select you headlight as you wish, and go drive your car around.. and don’t forget to post on VWVortex your job, so the rest of the folks can gawk at it.
This quick and easy technote will show you how to wire fog lights into your car. You also have the option of wiring them so that they only come on with the low beams, in case your state inspection requires that.
Just take a look at the diagram – it’s pretty straightforward. Use 14 Gauge Automotive Primary wire. For the power wire, consider 12 gauge.
This article is about how to polish the ridges off of the Mk2 Scirocco’s tailights to give them a smooth, glassy finish. It makes me want to eat some candy!Â
Why relay your headlights? What is a relay even? All of your questions are answered right here!
A standard automotive-style relay
Relays make your headlights brighter by directly connecting them to the battery with a sort of remote switch called a Relay. It is a required modification for Scirocco II with European lights, the wires are different, and the wattages are higher.
Why Relay?
US headlights on a lot of our cars have very low wattage, sometimes as low as 35watts. European headlights with H4 bulbs start out at 55 watts and can go above 120 watts per bulb. Stock wiring cannot handle this extra load. The way the headlight system works in a VW is for the power to go from the Battery to the fuse panel, through the load reduction relay, then up to the headlight switch, then all the way back out to the headlights.
A headlight relays system acts as a remotely controlled switch. Now the power runs from the battery to the relay to the headlight – a very short distance. The relay is told to turn on by the stock wiring. A relay uses far less current than the headlights do, taking a load off of your electrical system, and making your switch last longer.
ATS Technotes + Timbo's Technotes. An archive of tech procedures for fixing early watercooled VWs from 1975-1992 with a focus on the VW Scirocco Mk1 and Mk2.
This article is about how to polish the ridges off of the Mk2 Scirocco’s tailights to give them a smooth, glassy finish. It makes me want to eat some candy! 
