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Offline MikeGTI

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Re: LED DRL's on the Mk5 GTI....
« Reply #70 on: 11 March 2008, 15:49 »
Hey Hurdy, How much do Awesome charge to fit them?

Thanks

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Re: LED DRL's on the Mk5 GTI....
« Reply #71 on: 11 March 2008, 15:50 »

Is the main beam Xenon?

i was wondering that aswell, HURDY GET YOUR @RSE BACK TO THIS THREAD!!


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Re: LED DRL's on the Mk5 GTI....
« Reply #72 on: 11 March 2008, 17:46 »
Sooooo many questions.

Right then.

The beams are normal lights and not xenons, they are made to give the impression of Xenons and the main beam (NOT full beam) looks virtually like a Xenon light and with the Phillips  lights fitted (I replaced the stock ones) they give even more an impression of Xenons and aren't far off in terms of the light they throw out at night.

The full beam also looks great and gives a good spread of light (had to use this coming over the Snake pass last night at 8pm :cool:)

Awesome.......errrr......ZERO!!!!!!!!! they overquoted me for the fitting time for the Full Milltek system and they did the lights and exhaust within the time they had for the exhaust on its own.  :smiley:

I reckon it is about an hours work though as they take the front off the car and loom up the wires before fitting (very neatly too). BE WARNED...they have no function for setting up the beam level and so I had to drive home with a slightly high main beam (didn't get flashed though) which is now sorted.

The extra light next to the LED's is the sidelight as it needs it for legal purposes. Awesome could have separated them out, but it would have meant splicing into a power supply that wouldn't affect the LED's when the ignition is switched and so (for now) they sit together.

I agree about the indicator light and will be sourcing a couple of silver edition ones (silver when off and amber when lit) as soon as I can.

The DRL's come on through the side light function and activate the angel eye function at the same time. If you wanted them separating out they are on different wiring, but it would mean pulling extra wiring through into the cockpit and having an extra switch somewhere. I prefer them on together myself and so it wasn't an issue (but I did ask as I thought some of you may want to separate them out).

As soon as it gets a little darker outside I will take a pic or two and post them.

I must say it is one of my better spur of the moment purchases and as Awesome managed to fit them the day after it must have been meant to be. :cool:



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Re: LED DRL's on the Mk5 GTI....
« Reply #73 on: 11 March 2008, 17:53 »
....Thanks for all the info, Hurdy.

I'd like to see a front of whole car pic of the LED DRL's on only, or as "only" as you can get, in daylight.....As they are DAYLIGHT Running Lights :smiley:
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Re: LED DRL's on the Mk5 GTI....
« Reply #74 on: 11 March 2008, 17:57 »
....Thanks for all the info, Hurdy.

I'd like to see a front of whole car pic of the LED DRL's on only, or as "only" as you can get, in daylight.....As they are DAYLIGHT Running Lights :smiley:

No problems RR. I'll do some tomorrow as it is my day off. You never know...I may take some more arty pics :wink:
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Re: LED DRL's on the Mk5 GTI....
« Reply #75 on: 11 March 2008, 18:03 »
....Thanks for all the info, Hurdy.

I'd like to see a front of whole car pic of the LED DRL's on only, or as "only" as you can get, in daylight.....As they are DAYLIGHT Running Lights :smiley:

No problems RR. I'll do some tomorrow as it is my day off. You never know...I may take some more arty pics :wink:

....Oh No!!!! Not more Arty-Farty photographs! :grin: :laugh:

I think that some of us would like to get a good impression of how these DRL's you've got would look to another road user when switched on in daylight.

Goodee! Thanks a lot :smiley:
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Re: LED DRL's on the Mk5 GTI....
« Reply #76 on: 11 March 2008, 18:06 »
Thanks for all the info Hurdy - Once you get the silver indicator light it will really look Awesome!
All you need next is the rear LED outers...
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Re: LED DRL's on the Mk5 GTI....
« Reply #77 on: 11 March 2008, 18:42 »
Thanks for all the info Hurdy - Once you get the silver indicator light it will really look Awesome!
All you need next is the rear LED outers...
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I've already seen some I like :wink: :cool:

Very hush hush....so we'll kepp it between the two of us eh :wink: :grin:
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Re: LED DRL's on the Mk5 GTI....
« Reply #78 on: 11 March 2008, 18:44 »
lol - I won't tell anyone...Shhhh!
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Re: LED DRL's on the Mk5 GTI....
« Reply #79 on: 11 March 2008, 18:48 »
Here's a pic from a little further back. Not quite in the dark.



Sorry it's a wee bit out of focus, but I was stood in the middle of the road. :grin:
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