Mk5 Golf Genuine LED Rear Lights

[illyun]

No, lol 

I am still confused as to this fog light issue and if everything will work as it should. When I get concrete unambigous confirmation that this is the case then I will go and get a pair.

[RedRobin]

LATEST NEWS!!

Fitting them is eeeeeeasy!

A friend has posted a how-to (for UK RHD cars) on another forum and I know him personally and have total faith in him:

Half hour with cutting knife then hot glue gun.
Cut the plastic sealing tabs off.
Lift out the lenses.
Cut the inner tabs down.
Swap the lenses over (you might have to dremell the alignment holes).
Seal where the plastic sealing tabs were with the hot glue gun.
Reassemble.

No VAG or tricky electrics needed!

Mine should be with me by ParcelForce this week from VW Speed, Norwich http://www.vwspeed.co.uk/volkswagen/vw-parts/Mk5_Golf_Genuine_LED_Rear_Lights-2220-241.html £249 including VAT and UK mainland shipping. I'll post pics in due course.

Apart from appearance (some say bling but I think these are like the Passat lights and I've seen a few fitted on the GTI and they look fine IMO, LED's respond quicker and visibility is much sharper and therefore safer. The standard rears on the Mk5 Golf are not good in this respect (turn indicator with brake lights is poorly separated).

If you want to see what they look like on various GTI colours, check out this US thread (which does include some bling!): http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24549
 

[SteveS]

hum, im not sureeeeeeee

[RedRobin]

hum, im not sureeeeeeee

....Not sure of what? - Whether they'll work? (they do!!) or whether you like them?

[SteveS]

wether i like them or not, and i defo dont wanna be cutting and sticking bits back together to get them RHD.. :-|

[2007GTI]

I thought you HAD to recode using VAGCOM, otherwise the indicator flash was too quick compared to OEM?

[RedRobin]

I thought you HAD to recode using VAGCOM, otherwise the indicator flash was too quick compared to OEM?

....I'll check with my friend later (he's not available right now when I phoned). His GTI had its first MOT this month and there were no problems as far as I know. I know he hasn't used VAGcom because I specifically asked. He's a highly qualified engineer and so I know he doesn't talk bollox.

[RedRobin]

So, to update:

- We know it's easy to change the lenses over for righthand drive.

- We know that, being European, we don't need to add a 4th wire etc as the Americans have to (as in vortex threads) - We already have it.

- We think we (with UK/European cars) don't need to use VAGcom but I'll double check again with friend who has them fitted to his already.

- We think we won't get any bulb-out warnings but I'll also double check that.

It seems to me that we are very close to confirming all is easy. I hope so - I've just bought mine!!

[RedRobin]

....Okay, I just double checked with friend Neo (highly qualified engineer who has fitted them on his GTI and doesn't talk bollox!):

- VAGcom is NOT needed on UK/European Mk5 Golfs.

- No bulb-out warning codes are activated because the routing remains the same and the appropriate plug-in connectors are supplied. The plug connectors need very firmly pushing in though.

So, for us UK owners it's very straightfoward.

RUMOUR is that these LED rear lights will appear on European, but not necessarily UK, 09 build GTI's (and R32's??) this summer.

I'll post and report further when installed.

[joesgti]

if anybody wants to sell there standard smoked lights after fitting thease ill be happy to purchase.  PM me if anybody wants to sell