Author Topic: Sidelight LED replacement bulb on 2009 model with Xenons  (Read 1640 times)

Offline GTI2014

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Hi All,

I'm looking to replace the standard yellow sidelight bulb with a whiter LED bulb - this is on a 2009 model with OEM Bi-Xenons - can anyone recommend a bulb which they have used which doesn't give a dash warning error please?

This is for a 2009 model which uses the Xenon as a DRL and the sidelight that I want to replace is the little "eyebrow" shaped light  :smug: - I have looked through the forum but some of these original recommendations may be outdated for my model, and some links no longer work....

Thanks  :smiley:

Offline dubber36

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Re: Sidelight LED replacement bulb on 2009 model with Xenons
« Reply #1 on: 03 July 2014, 15:25 »
Take the bulb out and see what sort it is. I would guess that it is a 501 type. Then by a CAN-Bus friendly set of LED replacements.
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Re: Sidelight LED replacement bulb on 2009 model with Xenons
« Reply #2 on: 17 July 2014, 00:10 »
Thanks,

The existing bulb is a standard 501 bulb however I would like to replace with a LED version to match the Xenons.  I have seen quite a few LEDs but has anyone installed a particular bulb which doesn't result in a dash warning (I know that you can get a canbus canceller but wondered if anyone knows whether this is needed)  :smiley:


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Re: Sidelight LED replacement bulb on 2009 model with Xenons
« Reply #3 on: 17 July 2014, 07:40 »
I refer you to my earlier post. (along with it's spelling mistake  :embarrassed:)
Red Mk6 gone replaced with a white Mk7 which has gone too. Green Mk2 here to stay.

Offline Obbzi

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Re: Sidelight LED replacement bulb on 2009 model with Xenons
« Reply #4 on: 18 July 2014, 21:15 »
I just got some cheap ones off ebay can us free and no error messages :cool:
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