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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: jdjd on 28 April 2010, 11:50

Title: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: jdjd on 28 April 2010, 11:50

Im looking to purchase the smoked LED taillights. However im just looking for the best doesn't have to be the cheapest but it'de help. I need help to install them. So am I best off with VW directly?

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: Rhyso on 28 April 2010, 11:55

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=148664.230

Contact SteveP as he may run another GB if there is enough interest  :smiley:

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: SteveP on 28 April 2010, 20:12

Cheers Rhyso  :smiley:

jdjd, where are you located so I can confirm if I (or someone I know) can help with the install???

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: jdjd on 30 April 2010, 00:47

North Nottinghamshire v near Doncaster / sheffield I need to order them, funds are there just need to know where 2 go, loads on german eBay but I don't understand sellers discription,

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: Neil gti on 30 April 2010, 06:20

Quote from: jdjd on 30 April 2010, 00:47

North Nottinghamshire v near Doncaster / sheffield I need to order them, funds are there just need to know where 2 go, loads on german eBay but I don't understand sellers discription,

I'd stick with Mr P for your Leds, German ebay ones are prob for left hand drive ie fog/reverse lights on the wrong side, also Steve will sort your plug n play wiring adaptors  :wink: :wink:

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: squirrelGTi on 30 April 2010, 08:45

I might be interested in doing this as well.

Is it literately just plug n play or is there any programming that is needed to be done?

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: SteveP on 30 April 2010, 08:47

One bit of programming required with VCDS  :smiley:

Otherwise it's Plug and Play.

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: squirrelGTi on 30 April 2010, 08:51

Quote from: SteveP on 30 April 2010, 08:47

One bit of programming required with VCDS  :smiley:

Otherwise it's Plug and Play.

Nice!

When mine turns up, i might make some enquiries.

Cheers Steve

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: rna on 30 April 2010, 09:52

I would be interested in a set too. Saw a link from another site to here, read the other long thread and checked on ebay.de but there are so many sellers so would be good to use one that people recommend. GB would be good to reduce price as well.....

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: SteveP on 30 April 2010, 09:55

As Neil says the ebay.de may be a little bit cheaper but won't work properly as they are for LHD cars (i.e. fog and reverse the wrong way around).

If we can get four people interested then the GB can be run again  :smiley:

This time we can do either the GTI / GTD standard Red LED's (which will be standard fit for 2011 cars) or as before the Golf R Tinted ones  :cool:

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: rna on 30 April 2010, 10:03

hmmm, should I just go to the dealer and fork out the cash for RHD... Are they illegal then or just won't pass MOT because not that bothered about either of those. Are you able to get connectors or do they have to be altered then? As far as i understand the connectors are because the LED's draw less current than regular bulbs so they will be needed even for RHD lights, yea?

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: SteveP on 30 April 2010, 10:32

The connectors are required as the tailights have different sockets on the back. The connectors are straight through with no load resistors.

The coding is what sorts the "bulb out" issues.

If your car is a right hand drive car and you try to use the LHD ones you will get bulb out errors even with the correct coding.

The UK dealer list price is over £440 for the taillights plus the cost of the adapters (which require about another £50 of parts).

I will be doing a GB for £413 + P&P.

I can also help arrange fitting in various locations in the UK  :cool:

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: squirrelGTi on 30 April 2010, 10:57

Hey Steve,

What's the nearest place down Sussex way?

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: rna on 30 April 2010, 11:59

Cheers for the explanation Steve, sounds good, are they genuine OEM lights, do you make the connectors yourself because I saw of a stack of wires in another thread? I'd be keen for the darker R lights rather than the GTi/GTD ones, keep me posted on the possibility of a group buy

Title: Re: Buying the LED tailights.
Post by: jdjd on 30 April 2010, 12:33

Im in for a group buy, PM me details if it goes ahead and ill BACS u the money steve