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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: ben.amim on 05 March 2012, 19:21

Title: Hella or Valio?
Post by: ben.amim on 05 March 2012, 19:21

hi i need to buy a new passenger side rear lamp for my 09 mk6 golf.

does anyone know how i can tell the difference if its a hell light or a valio?

anyone got any pics of the two different kinds of lights?

thanks Ben!

Title: Re: Hella or Valio?
Post by: dubber36 on 05 March 2012, 20:48

To the untrained eye they will look identical, but if you take yours out, it will have Hella or Valio stamped somewhere on the back of it.

What madel of Golf do you have? Don't forget that GT and GTI's have the slightly darker "Cherry Red" coloured lights.

If I were you, I'd go to your local TPS and let them find the correct light matched to your reg number.

Title: Re: Hella or Valio?
Post by: ben.amim on 05 March 2012, 21:09

its a mk6 se 09 plate.

I've phoned up VW and they can't tell me what light it is by my license plate i just don't know where to look on the lamp??

Title: Re: Hella or Valio?
Post by: dubber36 on 05 March 2012, 21:23

There should be no reason they can't find it from your reg number, unless you have a private place. They ought to be able to get it 100% correct if you give them the chassis number.

As I said before, if all else fails, take the light out and have a look. It'll take 2 minutes.

Title: Re: Hella or Valio?
Post by: Jimble on 06 March 2012, 13:03

+1, whip it out, it'll tell you in the manual how to do it as you'd need to remove it to change a bulb.

Title: Re: Hella or Valio?
Post by: Snoopy on 06 March 2012, 18:50

Watch video on how to remove
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBG8fHfXi5s&list=FLE6LEhAQ6gqGySOsBB2MaMg&index=3&feature=plpp_video