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Offline Ian.C

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Double U drls on GTI is possibe.....
« on: 24 February 2014, 17:32 »
Hi there

I spotted a thread on another forum a picture showing a GTI with both DRL's working....I wander what these guys have added to the headlight unit to get them working....??

http://instagram.com/p/kcXxAywWRf/#

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Re: Double U drls on GTI is possibe.....
« Reply #1 on: 24 February 2014, 17:35 »
Hi there

I spotted a thread on another forum a picture showing a GTI with both DRL's working....I wander what these guys have added to the headlight unit to get them working....??

http://instagram.com/p/kcXxAywWRf/#

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Re: Double U drls on GTI is possibe.....
« Reply #2 on: 24 February 2014, 17:36 »
My understanding is there is no light source in the headlight for the other "U"...so im guessing this guy has added some hardware of some description.

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Re: Double U drls on GTI is possibe.....
« Reply #3 on: 24 February 2014, 18:28 »
As Ian has suggested i reckon he's fitted the R lights.

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Re: Double U drls on GTI is possibe.....
« Reply #4 on: 24 February 2014, 18:58 »
As Ian has suggested i reckon he's fitted the R lights.
Not unless he's took them apart too, those headlights have the red GTI stripe in them. I am guessing he has managed to fit the inner U elements with LED bulbs with a power source from somewhere.  :smiley:
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Re: Double U drls on GTI is possibe.....
« Reply #5 on: 24 February 2014, 19:25 »
Ive always been quite handy at these sort of things.....id like to get a good look inside my headlight unit to see whats involved and what wold need doing. Does anyone know how involved it is to get a headlight unit out...??

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Re: Double U drls on GTI is possibe.....
« Reply #6 on: 24 February 2014, 19:31 »
As Ian has suggested i reckon he's fitted the R lights.
Not unless he's took them apart too, those headlights have the red GTI stripe in them. I am guessing he has managed to fit the inner U elements with LED bulbs with a power source from somewhere.  :smiley:

Ah hadnt spotted that. Interesting development then I guess.

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Re: Double U drls on GTI is possibe.....
« Reply #7 on: 24 February 2014, 19:34 »
AND



Although look like none red stripe units...same result

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Re: Double U drls on GTI is possibe.....
« Reply #8 on: 24 February 2014, 19:35 »
It really wouldn't surprise me if the actual inner U had the holes/mouldings for the LEDs already in them, just without them fitted - it would make sense not to produce 2 different mouldings for the lightguide but you never know. How hard is it to actually see the rear of the inner U?
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Re: Double U drls on GTI is possibe.....
« Reply #9 on: 24 February 2014, 19:36 »
As Ian has suggested i reckon he's fitted the R lights.
Not unless he's took them apart too, those headlights have the red GTI stripe in them. I am guessing he has managed to fit the inner U elements with LED bulbs with a power source from somewhere.  :)


You must be able to get them apart, Jean Pierre has done his in pink!


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