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Offline Croz13

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #430 on: 08 January 2014, 21:43 »
I've finally got round to fitting my LED indicators (Brighter LED's from previous posts)
Was very easy & think looks better/completes the LED lighting on the car  :smiley:

Here's a 50/50 Vid


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« Last Edit: 08 January 2014, 21:47 by Croz13 »
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Offline GTI7me

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #431 on: 08 January 2014, 22:13 »
Looking good Croz. You got a link to the ones you used?

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #433 on: 08 January 2014, 23:21 »
Cheers pal!

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #434 on: 09 January 2014, 00:39 »
Are they as yellow as they look in the video mate?
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #435 on: 09 January 2014, 09:37 »
Are they as yellow as they look in the video mate?

The colouring comes from the indicator housing as the bulbs are white so I guess it's just the camera making them look more yellow.

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #436 on: 09 January 2014, 09:43 »
Are they as yellow as they look in the video mate?

The colouring comes from the indicator housing as the bulbs are white so I guess it's just the camera making them look more yellow.

Yeah i know but i'm thinking that the LED's are so bright it's a bit much for the orange casing? I doubt it would cause any problems but it would annoy me that they're a different colour to the rest.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #437 on: 09 January 2014, 09:54 »
Are they as yellow as they look in the video mate?

The colouring comes from the indicator housing as the bulbs are white so I guess it's just the camera making them look more yellow.

Yeah i know but i'm thinking that the LED's are so bright it's a bit much for the orange casing? I doubt it would cause any problems but it would annoy me that they're a different colour to the rest.

They look orange on mine, he's got the same bulbs I ordered  :smiley:

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #438 on: 09 January 2014, 13:00 »
They look splendid. Saved in my eBay watch list and I'll be ordering them nearer the time!
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #439 on: 09 January 2014, 13:26 »
Before we all go crazy with these LED indicator replacements, I'd urge you to please compare the output of these LEDs against the stock halogen yourself in the daylight to ensure you're happy and aware of the difference, you may be surprised how much duller they are.

When I swapped mine out at night, I thought they were a little less bright but was willing to give it a go. What sealed the deal though, was when approaching my car in the daytime and unlocking I could barely see the indicators flash at all. Quite a significant difference, and potentially dangerous one at that.

At the moment, I don't personally feel these are up to the job, and don't want to risk other road users not seeing my intentions (even with the side mirror LED).

I know we are all enthralled in our new vehicles, and I'm always the first to try any new mods, but let's please not forget that your own and other road users safety should always be your priority.

Drive safe everyone.

edit: Consequently, if anyone's interested, I have a spare set of these now as I originally bought two sets but will be putting the indicator ones in the reversing light. £10 including postage, saves me returning them.
« Last Edit: 09 January 2014, 15:03 by jivemonkey »
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