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Offline MAW73

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Aftermarket LED DRL's
« on: 31 December 2010, 18:27 »
Anyone know if its possible to fit aftermarket LED DRL's on the golfs (i.e. a bit like the R's) ??

I've seen a picture somewhere on one of the German formums of a GTI with a curved LED DRL's fitted which looked really nice but I'm buggered if I can find it.



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Re: Aftermarket LED DRL's
« Reply #1 on: 31 December 2010, 18:31 »
Not seen them but there easy to wire up if you can find some to fit.
I was waiting for a firm who do them for the mk5 GTI to produce some for the mk6.

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,20738.120.html

EDIT
There is also
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=169531.0


I do agree something like the R's would be great.
« Last Edit: 31 December 2010, 18:39 by Snoopy »
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Re: Aftermarket LED DRL's
« Reply #2 on: 31 December 2010, 18:32 »
Those Mk5 ones do look good  :cool:

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Re: Aftermarket LED DRL's
« Reply #3 on: 31 December 2010, 22:06 »
Those Mk5 ones do look good  :cool:

+1 the mk5 ones look the buisness....... we just need to find some now for the mk6


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Re: Aftermarket LED DRL's
« Reply #5 on: 31 December 2010, 23:08 »
http://www.tmtuning.com/HOME/catalog/product_detail.php?default_product=2450
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http://www.parts4euro.com/DCShop/product_info.php?cPath=1_462_473&products_id=1167

You meen, as your link sort of scrambles things.
Or do you meen the complete lamp units it loads up a photo of? As i have seen them on UK ebay.
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Re: Aftermarket LED DRL's
« Reply #6 on: 01 January 2011, 11:07 »
As per your post snoopy I was thinking along the lines of something like this.....







Maybe these Phillips ones would fit?? They got a good review in Autoexpress.
http://carbulbsdirect.com/product_detail.asp?prod=162


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Re: Aftermarket LED DRL's
« Reply #7 on: 01 January 2011, 11:31 »
Ah ha... I've found the pictures of the modded mk6 gti with the led's which look like there set into the honeycomb grille...... now these I like!!  :cool:

The paintwork on the car us interesting as well  :undecided:





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Re: Aftermarket LED DRL's
« Reply #8 on: 01 January 2011, 11:37 »
What i was thinking was the top slat of the grill next to the fog light a smoked one similar to the golf R but its that space is only 14cm x 2.5cm

There are legal minimum heights for DRL that were on the hella website. LINK


EDIT
They look abit like the HELLA day time running light LEDay flex
http://www.daytime-running-light.com/UK/index.html (click audi pic> products> blue bumper> day time running light LEDay flex)

EDIT
better link
http://www.daytime-running-light.com/UK/picture/downloads/Kurzinfos/Kurzinfo_LEDFlex_D.pdf
 
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Re: Aftermarket LED DRL's
« Reply #9 on: 01 January 2011, 11:52 »
There are legal minimum heights for DRL that were on the hella website. LINK

I think that link is quite confusing the way they have set out where the lights are permitted.
Looking at the maximum hight the lights can it looks as if they must be below the headlights.
Yet the maximum height is 1500mm or do they mean it must be under the headlight up to a maximum height of 1500mm? If so then they must have different regs for lights actually in the headlights i.e. the Golf
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