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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: 09GTI on 04 March 2017, 19:53
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Just curious why the red stripe lights on the front doors and the LEDs around the door handles are omitted ?
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Just curious why the red stripe lights on the front doors and the LEDs around the door handles are omitted ?
Only where bucket seats are fitted. Suspect it's down to VW being tight wads.
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Actually mine doesn't have bucket seats and no lights either......
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Irish spec could be different?
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Don't think the CS has them, no matter what seats are fitted. Strange alright. I can't think why.
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Probably weight saving even though it's a very minimal amount.
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No ambient lighting on the the Clubsport irrespective of spec or market the car is sold.
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That's bloody strange, that is right up there with no keyless on a 3 door. It is not like the ambient lighting is going to add much weight.
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i heard it was removed for the Bucket Seats to be fitted and suspect due to this they left the ambient lights out all together as part of a production process incase the buckets were specified so production coud be quicker through the plant. Believe me when I say there are some wierd decisions made when it comes to production processes in factories.
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I was under the impression if you had leather you got ambient lighting, no idea why though.
Its one thing the clubsport misses imo as came from a MK& GTi PP
Dave
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I'm not one of those clever people that can remember quotes and dates but I can remember that the original plan for the Clubsport was a lightweight roof panel amongst other things. This was when VW was first showing off the MQB flexibility of construction.
Obviously this was binned due to cost but the idea lived on and was merged into the Edition 40 plans so we just got the option of a black painted roof instead of a proper carbon fibre one.
When you think that the ED40 Clubsport was actually offered with the options of hefty five door body shells and even a sunroof then there is absolutely no way the weight of a couple of lightweight strips of LED came into it. Just look at the weight difference between a Bresia alloy and the 17" forged standard one.
As Brenbo says, it was purely a cost cutting exercise where the electric feed for it was obviously used for something else if the buckets were fitted or omitted for some other little reason and so they just didn't spec it for that model full stop.
Is it the same with the armrest? Do the standard sports seats get an armrest? I can't remember now.
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Yeah the armrest is there alright.
I suspect Brembo's theory is correct too. I'd be curious to know why the buckets mean the lights have to be omitted at all. Armrest yes (physical space) but ambient lights in the same identical door cards??!
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The standard sport seats have the armrest fitted plus the cup holder sliding cover and the rear ventilation system on the centre console, I can understand the armrest being omitted to facilitate the bucket seats but it makes no sense to leave out the sliding cover and the ventilation system.
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Anyone know why the footwell lights are so dim on the golf? I had mine in my cc turned down to 50% and they were still much brighter than the ones in my GTD turned up to full.
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It's the only small downside to the interior of the club sport - the red light on the doors looks great on the normal GTI
However it's a small price to pay for an awesome car
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The electrical wiring harness and module for the interior ambient light is within the underside of the armrest box, hence they had to use the boggo non armrest centre part and no light unit.
Guess it was not worth the cost to re-design so late in the life span of the car.
Dave
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The electrical wiring harness and module for the interior ambient light is within the underside of the armrest box, hence they had to use the boggo non armrest centre part and no light unit.
Guess it was not worth the cost to re-design so late in the life span of the car.
Dave
Cool, that explains it.
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The centre console on the Clubsport without buckets has the armrest and is exactly the same as that on the R and standard Gti, yet it also has no ambient lighting. No reason other than cost cutting in my opinion.