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Offline OKENEMEM

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Re: downgrading lights
« Reply #20 on: 19 July 2012, 23:23 »
When I get my new GTi in September I want to make it look like a 1.2 Twist.  :rolleyes:

So off come the Monzas in exchange for wheel trims.
The leather seats to be swapped for cloth.
Twin exhausts to be changed for a single peashooter. etc etc
Of course all of the interior spec would need to go too to really get the poverty spec look..........

Sorry, everyone to their own but I just don't get why you would want a GTi to look like something less  :laugh:

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Re: downgrading lights
« Reply #21 on: 19 July 2012, 23:25 »
The main problem will be the connector, as you can get a converter to take you from Halogen to Xenon but not the other way.
The manual levelling controller would need to be added and I'm not sure if the wiring would be there from the switch in the dash to the headlights.
The AFS controller would need to be coded out as it would throw up warnings on the dash.
The rear lights would also need the coding changed.

thanks ,

i guess i will keep the xenon head lights then , im just gonna change the rears

Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: downgrading lights
« Reply #22 on: 20 July 2012, 02:20 »
Can't be bothered to read every post but can't resisters just be fitted to the feeds to the bulbs so the car thinks it's running the correct lights?.. for the rears at least anyway.

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Re: downgrading lights
« Reply #23 on: 20 July 2012, 20:53 »
The main problem will be the connector, as you can get a converter to take you from Halogen to Xenon but not the other way.
The manual levelling controller would need to be added and I'm not sure if the wiring would be there from the switch in the dash to the headlights.
The AFS controller would need to be coded out as it would throw up warnings on the dash.
The rear lights would also need the coding changed.

thanks ,

i guess i will keep the xenon head lights then , im just gonna change the rears

Well if you want some standard lights in a part ex drop me a message and we can do a deal  :laugh:
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Re: downgrading lights
« Reply #24 on: 26 July 2012, 14:52 »
actually i sold the r replica , and now i bought a gti with all the extras,

but i wanna go for that q car look

with no obvious signs that it is a gti

i have already debadged it and changed the monzas to vancoovers

so can anyone help ?




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