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Offline dubber36

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LED number plate lights
« on: 05 December 2013, 11:07 »
Are they plug and play?

I've got genuine LED rear lights, coded and no warning lights. I assume that's turned off the bulb monitering? So will OEM number plate lights be a straight swap?
Red Mk6 gone replaced with a white Mk7 which has gone too. Green Mk2 here to stay.

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Re: LED number plate lights
« Reply #1 on: 05 December 2013, 12:16 »
Also interested to know this.  I have factory fitted led rears.   Interior lights all swapped so this is next on my list.

Dubber - do you know what led type they take, size etc?
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Re: LED number plate lights
« Reply #2 on: 05 December 2013, 12:45 »
I wasn't going of fit replacement bulbs, instead fit the complete light units.

Red Mk6 gone replaced with a white Mk7 which has gone too. Green Mk2 here to stay.

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Re: LED number plate lights
« Reply #3 on: 05 December 2013, 13:35 »

I fitted some when I got the car back in 2011.If you get the ones that come with a canbus you don't get any warning messages.Not had any problems with them thus far.
They are plug and play replacements and the canbus bit tucks away nicely into the bumper
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Re: LED number plate lights
« Reply #4 on: 05 December 2013, 13:41 »
I wasn't going of fit replacement bulbs, instead fit the complete light units.

Ah, I see.  Why do you want complete light units?

Does anyone know if fitting error free canbus LED plate lights will avoid triggering bulb warnings?
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Re: LED number plate lights
« Reply #5 on: 05 December 2013, 13:45 »

Ah, I see.  Why do you want complete light units?


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Re: LED number plate lights
« Reply #6 on: 05 December 2013, 14:15 »
You selling led's? I'll have them

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Re: LED number plate lights
« Reply #7 on: 05 December 2013, 14:36 »
I wasn't going of fit replacement bulbs, instead fit the complete light units.

Ah, I see.  Why do you want complete light units?

Does anyone know if fitting error free canbus LED plate lights will avoid triggering bulb warnings?

I have fitted the canbus bulbs to my Touran and have not had any bulb warnings, went for the complete units for the Golf and has been said the resisters sit nicely within the bumper.

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Re: LED number plate lights
« Reply #8 on: 05 December 2013, 17:55 »
Also interested to know this.  I have factory fitted led rears.   Interior lights all swapped so this is next on my list.

Dubber - do you know what led type they take, size etc?

I thought the 35 already had LED number plate lights? I thought they started fitting them to later mk6's. :huh:

@Dubber, Kufatec do the resistors but not cheap! No idea if you'd get the error or not.
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Re: LED number plate lights
« Reply #9 on: 05 December 2013, 18:34 »
I've seen those James. £24 from memory. However as my car is now coded for your old rear LEDs, perhaps they are not necessary.
Red Mk6 gone replaced with a white Mk7 which has gone too. Green Mk2 here to stay.