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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: drisser on 02 August 2013, 11:17
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What is everyones view on the Gti DRL's ?
personally I think they are sensible and conservative which I like, others might have wanted something more fnacy ?
Audi seem to have started a ridiculous trend to make ever more elaborate and stupid looking DRL's on all their cars. I think the guy who first did them on the R8 must have got a promotion and then lost the plot...
I saw an even more stupid set the other day on a Merc E class I think, like someone had got their sinpriation from a looped piece of spaghetti up down and round the corner.
Personally I am thankful VW didnt go down the Xmas tree route with their DRL's..
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ps sorry my spelling / typing is shocking today :lipsrsealed:
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What is everyones view on the Gti DRL's ?
personally I think they are sensible and conservative which I like, others might have wanted something more fnacy ?
Audi seem to have started a ridiculous trend to make ever more elaborate and stupid looking DRL's on all their cars. I think the guy who first did them on the R8 must have got a promotion and then lost the plot...
I saw an even more stupid set the other day on a Merc E class I think, like someone had got their sinpriation from a looped piece of spaghetti up down and round the corner.
Personally I am thankful VW didnt go down the Xmas tree route with their DRL's..
I think the GTI light clusters and DRL's are pretty much the best looking lights on the market at the moment, front and rear.
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Have to say I really like them. They make the car stand out from the crowd. I did like the ones on the TT though, I thought they were superb when they first appeared
Any excuse to post a pic :grin:
(http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx40/CraigW_01/image-17.jpg) (http://s739.photobucket.com/user/CraigW_01/media/image-17.jpg.html)
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I feel like there should be a gallery on-line which has images of each kind of DRL so you can admire/laugh at them all.
Personally I think Audi has gone a bit overboard, but the ones I tend to dislike the most are the French cars, probably Citroen mainly, where they seem to just throw them on thinking that having them is a bonus and no regards to aesthetically pleasing shapes or positioning is necessary. Often they use them in a line that doesn't match the lines of the car's body leaving an effect similar to a colour clash.
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What is everyones view on the Gti DRL's ?
personally I think they are sensible and conservative which I like, others might have wanted something more fnacy ?
Audi seem to have started a ridiculous trend to make ever more elaborate and stupid looking DRL's on all their cars. I think the guy who first did them on the R8 must have got a promotion and then lost the plot...
I saw an even more stupid set the other day on a Merc E class I think, like someone had got their sinpriation from a looped piece of spaghetti up down and round the corner.
Personally I am thankful VW didnt go down the Xmas tree route with their DRL's..
I think the GTI light clusters and DRL's are pretty much the best looking lights on the market at the moment, front and rear.
Totally agree with this. The DRLs on so many cars look like cheap bling!!
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I really like the new Audi ones. Also the new Seat Leon FR ones. Not a fan of the Golf Ed35 'fairy' lights - too fairy for me.
The GTI's ones though are my favourite - effective, understated yet with an aggresive-ish tone.
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New Corvette Stingray has pretty awesome ones :drool: :drool: :drool:
Notice how like the GTI they've made a big effort to diffuse the light so you get a uniform bar rather than a string of individual bulbs.
(http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/attachments/e63-bmw-m6-forum-bmw-m6-convertible-m6board-com/176177d1358166079-2014-corvette-stingray-2014_vette_02.jpg)
(http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/attachments/e63-bmw-m6-forum-bmw-m6-convertible-m6board-com/176201d1358166106-2014-corvette-stingray-2014_vette_05.jpg)
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now that is nice !
Love the 4 exhausts.. having a tilt at the Ferrari 458 with "only" 3 !!
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A guy near me has an Ed35, and those fairy lights look awful. I really like the DRLs on the Mk7 GTI/D, but even more so the rear clusters. For me, the rear lights are probably the best looking on the market at the moment.
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A guy near me has an Ed35, and those fairy lights look awful. I really like the DRLs on the Mk7 GTI/D, but even more so the rear clusters. For me, the rear lights are probably the best looking on the market at the moment.
I agree, the rear lights are immense - modern, aggressive and distinctive.
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I like some of the Audis but not them all. The ones from the high end cars just seem too over bearing. Maybe I'm being biased though as I currently have the A1 with them and that's one of my favourite features on the car.
I think the GTI/GTD is a bit plain if i'm honest. I reckon it could have been a bit more aggressive and a bit more in your face but it really is a subjective thing and I'm sure I'll think they are the best looking once I am able to order mine :smiley:
Its a bit like the interior strip on the door card that is lit. I think if that was in another car we would all be saying its too tacky but now all of a sudden its a touch of class :grin:
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Its a bit like the interior strip on the door card that is lit. I think if that was in another car we would all be saying its too tacky but now all of a sudden its a touch of class :grin:
Yes, funny how almost all opinions expressed on here are that the GTI has got things spot on, not too hot or too cold. Should we believe this is representative of views outside of GTI fans too? Perhaps not so much. :wink:
I think most of us are well aware of this though!