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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Mattyj on 28 February 2014, 21:51

Title: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 28 February 2014, 21:51
Love them or hate them, does anyone have a set they would recommend? I got a set off ebay £14.99 didn't get the cheapest came with a ballast type resistor i think they don't fit to start and when i tried to connect the plugs the male spades pushed straight out the bk :-( they have an imitation vw plug on them which is a nice idea but the pins in it are straight and the vw ones are sort of staggered pretty poor tbh
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: seanule on 01 March 2014, 00:22
I have r dash ones mate! would highly recommend them, give off a nice bright white light with a tinge of blue (which I'm into, not too boy racer-ish!) no error codes as yet, clocked up 12 months with them!

(http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad360/seanule1991/D2888740-FBFD-4597-99DE-7ABA20A9B56A.png) (http://s951.photobucket.com/user/seanule1991/media/D2888740-FBFD-4597-99DE-7ABA20A9B56A.png.html)
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 01 March 2014, 09:46
Bit bright for me think the law states no white should be seen from the rear of the vehicle cheers tho :-)
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Snoopy on 01 March 2014, 10:47
You could buy the oem ones fitted to later cars and fit reaistors too them to stop the errors
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: dubber36 on 01 March 2014, 13:13
You could buy the oem ones fitted to later cars and fit reaistors too them to stop the errors

As my car now has rear LED's with the errors coded out, will OEM LED number plate lights just plug and play?
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Snoopy on 01 March 2014, 14:49
You could buy the oem ones fitted to later cars and fit reaistors too them to stop the errors

As my car now has rear LED's with the errors coded out, will OEM LED number plate lights just plug and play?
Sadly not. Even turning the check off on vagcom for the numberplate lights still causes an error eventually. Only fitting the later control unit with the later software for the led numberplate lights fixes it. Or of cause fitting resistors to fool it. The sad thing is the oem one work on the mk5s without causing an error!...
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Buck on 02 March 2014, 12:44
I bought some LEDs before and the resistor burnt out on one of them. I was going to leave it with the bulbs in but it just looked poor with the yellow/orange colour so now I've got the OEM LEDs - bought from VW for around £40 then bought the resistors from car systems.pl for around £10

Nice LED light but not too bright. Suits the rear LED light clusters too.
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Obbzi on 02 March 2014, 18:21
I just bought some LED lamp replacements rather that the whole unit, they came with resisitors so no errors and they look ace! I think I paid about £10 for them off ebay
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 02 March 2014, 18:32
Oh rite cool i thought they were a sealed unit??
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: itavaltalainen on 02 March 2014, 18:52
he didn't replace the number plate lights, just put a LED bulb into the standard bulb holder.
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Obbzi on 02 March 2014, 18:58
Oh rite cool i thought they were a sealed unit??

Hold on I will find a link to the seller....
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Obbzi on 02 March 2014, 19:03
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281058631399&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123

You need the resisitors as well, all just plug and play though  :smiley:
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 02 March 2014, 19:20
Sweet what rating resistors did you use? I take it they go across the light jaws or in line to the live?
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Obbzi on 02 March 2014, 19:36
Sweet what rating resistors did you use? I take it they go across the light jaws or in line to the live?

Just message the seller, they plug into your existing lmap holder, then you plug the LED into the resisitor/lamp holder easy!
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Obbzi on 02 March 2014, 19:39
Here you go.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-LED-5W-SIDE-LIGHT-LOAD-RESISTOR-NO-ERROR-501-W5W-T10-FREE-CANBUS-/260951862713?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cc1f16db9

 :smiley:
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 02 March 2014, 19:44
Ah rite i got you
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 03 March 2014, 13:50
Feel like n idiot they just twist out doh!!
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Obbzi on 03 March 2014, 20:36
Feel like n idiot they just twist out doh!!

 :grin:
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 28 March 2014, 22:18
Finally got some bulbs no harness required 4 smd xenon canbus error free bulbs £4
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Obbzi on 31 March 2014, 12:12
Finally got some bulbs no harness required 4 smd xenon canbus error free bulbs £4

Do they work and with no error message?
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 02 April 2014, 14:43
No thought they did gutted :-(
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 16 April 2014, 22:35
Bought some in line resistor harnesses but they aren't great need to adapt the loom so the lights stay sealed properly and ideas???
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: JayGTD on 18 April 2014, 12:32
Aye matty I have LED lights in my number plate. I've tried using vagcom to code them out but didn't really work. May get a set of those resistors too

Jay
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 18 April 2014, 12:34
They are only like £4 but i don't want to cut into the vw loom want to get some gen plugs and adapt the harness to effectively plug an play
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: david25 on 18 April 2014, 17:59
You could buy the oem ones fitted to later cars and fit reaistors too them to stop the errors

As my car now has rear LED's with the errors coded out, will OEM LED number plate lights just plug and play?
Sadly not. Even turning the check off on vagcom for the numberplate lights still causes an error eventually. Only fitting the later control unit with the later software for the led numberplate lights fixes it. Or of cause fitting resistors to fool it. The sad thing is the oem one work on the mk5s without causing an error!...

If you manage to patch the MK6 OEM lights, this is what they will look like (on a MK5)

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,30092.0.html
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 18 April 2014, 18:29
You could buy the oem ones fitted to later cars and fit reaistors too them to stop the errors

As my car now has rear LED's with the errors coded out, will OEM LED number plate lights just plug and play?
Sadly not. Even turning the check off on vagcom for the numberplate lights still causes an error eventually. Only fitting the later control unit with the later software for the led numberplate lights fixes it. Or of cause fitting resistors to fool it. The sad thing is the oem one work on the mk5s without causing an error!...

If you manage to patch the MK6 OEM lights, this is what they will look like (on a MK5)

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,30092.0.html
Title: Re: LED number plate lights
Post by: Mattyj on 18 April 2014, 18:30
You could buy the oem ones fitted to later cars and fit reaistors too them to stop the errors

As my car now has rear LED's with the errors coded out, will OEM LED number plate lights just plug and play?
Sadly not. Even turning the check off on vagcom for the numberplate lights still causes an error eventually. Only fitting the later control unit with the later software for the led numberplate lights fixes it. Or of cause fitting resistors to fool it. The sad thing is the oem one work on the mk5s without causing an error!...

If you manage to patch the MK6 OEM lights, this is what they will look like (on a MK5)

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,30092.0.html

I was just going to put led bulbs in with an inline resistor mod harness