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Offline Mattyj

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Puddle lights
« on: 23 March 2014, 22:03 »
Not looked yet but are they easy to change? Want some nice xenon led's :-)
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Offline Beddie

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Re: Puddle lights
« Reply #1 on: 23 March 2014, 22:20 »
Fairly easy as long as the mirror glass doesn't break, which is fairly often sadly  :angry:
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Re: Puddle lights
« Reply #2 on: 23 March 2014, 22:38 »
Buggar :-/ what type bulb are they? Do you know?
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Offline Keithuk

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Re: Puddle lights
« Reply #3 on: 24 March 2014, 02:46 »
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Re: Puddle lights
« Reply #4 on: 24 March 2014, 06:15 »
Quote from: Mattyj on 23 March 2014, 22:38
Buggar :-/ what type bulb are they? Do you know?

They are 'W5W' lamps, same as the ones in the interior light console  :smiley:

Heres a how to: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=172143.0

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Offline RocketRossUK

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Re: Puddle lights
« Reply #5 on: 24 March 2014, 09:16 »
doesnt look like it worth the effort  :undecided:
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Re: Puddle lights
« Reply #6 on: 24 March 2014, 10:05 »
Quote from: RocketRossUK on 24 March 2014, 09:16
doesnt look like it worth the effort  :undecided:
I'd agree, whilst I'd like to change mine I just can't be bothered with the potential to break the mirror glass so have left them with the boring yellow incandescent lamps in for now..
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Offline JoeGTI

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Re: Puddle lights
« Reply #7 on: 24 March 2014, 11:34 »
I did this in my MK6 and broke the passenger side glass in the process. I had to do it a second time 6 months later as the LED's started failing so I needed to replace them. 2nd time round, I managed not to break the glass, so there's a definite knack to it!
I found what helped was to dip the mirror as low and into the corner as possible and to use some plastic trim removal tools to gently prise it out.
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Re: Puddle lights
« Reply #8 on: 24 March 2014, 11:55 »
They are coming apart for paint so if the glass breaks it breaks
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: Puddle lights
« Reply #9 on: 28 March 2014, 21:47 »
VW way

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