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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: flipflops on 02 October 2025, 21:05
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Silly question, looking at a few cars at the moment all of which seem to be specced with black pack, it looks to be a grill and headlight swap to restore the red stripe, ideally I'd like to find one without the black pack, has anyone considered this?
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Headlights will be replacement whole units of a led matrix design... That's going to be really, really expensive.
New from vw is a grand each. Second hand is 300-700 each...
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As above, will cost you a fortune. It’s akin to asking how much to repaint the car a different colour. Much cheaper and much less hassle to find a car in the spec you want.
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Yeah I did think they could be pretty expensive, however if it was a bolt off / on job or swap with someone who wanted the black pack then worth considering. I'd prefer to get the right spec if possible tho
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You can change the middle section and add a red stripe over there instead of black. Leave headlights as it is. You will still have a red stripe in it. (just like MK8 GTI without Matrix headlights but just with Led Plus optics, totally alright).
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Mine is a Black Edition and I think it looks great especially being a white car.
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I get all the heritage stuff around the red stripe but personally I’m a big fan of the Black Pack. The darker lights look :cool:
Would I pay the UK RRP for the styling pack? Absolutely not, but in €-Land it’s much cheaper and on a used car it’s essentially free. Same goes for the Akra. £4K - no way! But on a used car it’s priced in and a nice to have.
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The darker lights look :cool:
I say to my OH that the car is wearing shades!
Likewise if I had bought new, I would not have paid for the Black or Performance Packs. I'd have added the sunroof and black Estorils. But I really like the car as is.