Golf Gti is getting LED back lights

[mac7]

Looking good Mr FroG. I think I've seen that the foglight is LED, but is the reverse light too, or is it just an ordinary bulb?

[SteveP]

^^^ Normal bulb's in reverse and fog 

[gizzywizzy]

^^^ Normal bulb's in reverse and fog 

When are you gonna take the wraps off your car?

Gizzy

[SteveP]

Now! 

[gizzywizzy]

Now! 

Lol! Nice one looking good mate

Gizzy

[FroGTI]

Question to those who know about these things: do you think the normal indicator bulbs in these new lights can be changed to LEDs w/o having to go through the hassle of reprogramming again?

[Snoopy]

It depends how its wired and what type of LEDs you get.
More than likely it will be one of two ways. a) Its wired the old fashioned way through a flasher relay. In which case it will flash the lights much quicker and think theres a bulb out. b)Its wired through the canbus system to each bulb and it will show a bulb out fault.

[mac7]

It depends how its wired and what type of LEDs you get.
More than likely it will be one of two ways. a) Its wired the old fashioned way through a flasher relay. In which case it will flash the lights much quicker and think theres a bulb out. b)Its wired through the canbus system to each bulb and it will show a bulb out fault.

Yes, it'll give a bulb out warning but I think the system maintains the correct flash rate.

However, I think you can buy LED bulbs now which have a load resistance built in to prevent the warning. Or, how about adding a load resistor to the relevant adapter cables (so you don't have to cut the OEM loom) - I've seen 25 ohm resistors on ebay for this purpose. A quick Google found this:

http://www.v-leds.com/BlinkerWarning-Fix/Warning-Light-Fix/LED-BULB-OUT-WARNING-p4481145.html

I imagine they'll get warm though, so you'd need to make sure other wiring is protected from them as a precaution.

[SteveP]

^^^^ shouldn't get too warm as the indicators are used too much. I had some LED's sidelights on my Mk5 for which I added in line load resistors which got warm but you could still touch them without it being too hot. 

[Jimble]

I think mr frog has an LED OCD!!
But seriously, looking really nice there sir!