MK7 GTI Facelift

[JoeGTI]

The rears maybe... as they are just a another set of LED units with a different design. So I'd hazard a guess that those would be plug and play.

The fronts - definitely not, or certainly not straightforward  - you'd be going from xenons to LED and god knows how many differences there are in the connecting looms in that case.

Both front and rear would cost you a small fortune in any case. Easier to trade the car in.

[monkeyhanger]

Will the front and rear lights from the face lift be able to be retro fitted to the non face lift model?

Have the body panels changed at all i.e. cutouts around the headlights, or are the headlight housings any different in shape or size?

If not, then there's a chance they're a straight swap, if the controllers in the old Golf are the same as those in the facelift.

We won't know until someone tries it.

[JoeGTI]

Body panels haven't changed at all afaik.

[SRGTD]

Body panels haven't changed at all afaik.

Front wings have changed, according to the information on VW's website (3rd paragraph in the link below);

'The modifications include new bumpers at the front and rear, new halogen headlights with LED daytime running lights, new full LED headlights instead of xenon headlights, new front wings, new full LED tail lights'

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/about-us/news/768/the-launch-of-the-new-golf-for-2017

[JoeGTI]

Body panels haven't changed at all afaik.

Front wings have changed, according to the information on VW's website (3rd paragraph in the link below);

'The modifications include new bumpers at the front and rear, new halogen headlights with LED daytime running lights, new full LED headlights instead of xenon headlights, new front wings, new full LED tail lights'

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/about-us/news/768/the-launch-of-the-new-golf-for-2017

They do look identical to me as do the shape of the headlights. The above could be a combination of marketing blurb and poor German-English translation...

I guess we won't know for sure until we see a FL in the metal, but yeah it'll only takes a slight difference to make any retrofitting impossible.

[cosmos]

Motor 1.com in its latest article of Vienna Motor Show has probably 1st seen picture of new facelifted GTD in Indium Grey I presume. Sorry I can't fathom out how to get a photo of it on here.  Another techy may be able to do it though?  I'm a Carbon Grey fan - but as that's discontinued then Indium Grey it may have to be when I order.

Not a big fan of any of the new wheel styles on any of these but like some of these new paint colours.

[JoeGTI]

That's a bit battleship grey isn't it. Very dark. I've seen Indium grey in the metal on Passats/Tiguans and I didn't think it was as dreary as that.

[Exonian]

That does look a bit dark for Indium but it might just be the lighting or camera setting/filter?

Then again it's not unknown for VW to display a car at a show that's not on the standard palette.

I have to agree that the new styles of alloys are a bit fussy. Such a shame they've discontinued the Nogaros which were a very elegant design and somehow just looked right on a mk7 Golf.

The Brescias have really grown on me. I didn't like them at first but now they'd be the first option I'd tick.

I like the LED headlights but the bumper design has got a bit overly fussy too.

[karlak]

Any news when the GTD can be ordered in the UK ?

[Daz Auto]

Any news when the GTD can be ordered in the UK ?

... the short answer is, no.

Educated guess... the order books are expected to open at the beginning of February. However, the performance models may not be available immediately. For example the GTD did not appear on the German configurator until 1 month after the facelift appeared. And I still don't see the GTI PP.

Though maybe they will have all the variations available on the UK configurator at the beginning, because all the decisions have already been made for the German site.

Then we can start speculating on delivery times.