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Offline FroGTI

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Non-R LED rear lights not very nice
« on: 17 March 2010, 16:08 »
This is only my personal opinion, of course, but I saw a new GTD in my dealer's showroom this morning and it had the 'normal' LED rear lights, i.e. not the darker R version. I was pretty surprised by the colour, TBH. They looked really bright red, like the sweets my 2 year old eats :smiley: The GTD was white, so maybe that's why they looked so red, but I really think the darker R lights will look a lot nicer on most colours. You have been warned :wink:
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Re: Non-R LED rear lights not very nice
« Reply #1 on: 17 March 2010, 16:23 »
Quote from: FroGTI on 17 March 2010, 16:08
This is only my personal opinion, of course, but I saw a new GTD in my dealer's showroom this morning and it had the 'normal' LED rear lights, i.e. not the darker R version. I was pretty surprised by the colour, TBH. They looked really bright red, like the sweets my 2 year old eats :smiley: The GTD was white, so maybe that's why they looked so red, but I really think the darker R lights will look a lot nicer on most colours. You have been warned :wink:

As I have white, you think I should 100% go for the darker 'R' lights then mate ?
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Re: Non-R LED rear lights not very nice
« Reply #2 on: 17 March 2010, 16:49 »
Mine look ok. :wink: I guess that's down to the colour of the car what with mine being quite dark..
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Re: Non-R LED rear lights not very nice
« Reply #3 on: 17 March 2010, 16:50 »
Absolutely, Kev. The non-R LEDs I saw this morning look even brighter red than the 'old' non-GTI lights on bog standard Golfs. Didnt look nice on white at all!
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Re: Non-R LED rear lights not very nice
« Reply #4 on: 17 March 2010, 17:07 »
Man... :sad:

My monkey-dealer said all the same no colordifference so I ordered the GTI leds.................I should have stayed in bed today bad news everywhere  :sick:

Is there some "proof" that there exist color difference I can use towards my stealer...to rattle his cage. :angry:
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Re: Non-R LED rear lights not very nice
« Reply #5 on: 17 March 2010, 17:20 »
It's difficult to quantify redness/brightness, but the LEDs I saw on the white GTD this morning were definitely redder/brighter than the 'old' GTI lights I had on my car.
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Re: Non-R LED rear lights not very nice
« Reply #6 on: 17 March 2010, 17:27 »
Hi frog what I mean is ...is there on the web an existing LED GTI and LED R....so I have something to throw with... :wink:
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Re: Non-R LED rear lights not very nice
« Reply #7 on: 17 March 2010, 17:28 »
Seen them in Germany the factory option ones are very red.
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Re: Non-R LED rear lights not very nice
« Reply #8 on: 17 March 2010, 17:28 »
Quote from: Erik van Voorst on 17 March 2010, 17:07
Man... :sad:

My monkey-dealer said all the same no colordifference so I ordered the GTI leds.................I should have stayed in bed today bad news everywhere  :sick:

Is there some "proof" that there exist color difference I can use towards my stealer...to rattle his cage. :angry:

What do you think about showing him the different part numbers???
I have the darker ones......very happy with them

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Re: Non-R LED rear lights not very nice
« Reply #9 on: 17 March 2010, 17:55 »
Quote from: Erik van Voorst on 17 March 2010, 17:27
Hi frog what I mean is ...is there on the web an existing LED GTI and LED R....so I have something to throw with... :wink:

When I bought mine from eBay Germany about 5 weeks ago, most of the sets advertised were for the R type, but some were the standard GTI. TBH, I couldn't really tell the difference from the eBay photos, but thought I might as well get the sportier R ones. Having seen the GTI ones today, I'm glad I did.
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