MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Ant b on December 18, 2017, 08:14:26 pm

Title: Nighteye leds
Post by: Ant b on December 18, 2017, 08:14:26 pm
Hello just got some night eye leds for my fogs,they work fine but through a bulb out light on the dash,
Shame as they look smart and I’ve herd a fair few people use the bulbs in their main\dip with no problems,and if they looked and worked well I was gonna use them in the main but don’t want another bulb out.
Any cures and why is no one els getting this
Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: willni on December 18, 2017, 09:00:35 pm
Think some sets gave a couple of people the bulb out warning (Mk5 facebook group) they sent them back for a new set and it worked alright so i think it's a bit hit and miss
Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: Ant b on December 20, 2017, 10:47:26 am
Oh really I just bought these as I herd a lot about them,gutted they don’t work
Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: Dannyboi#722 on December 20, 2017, 06:30:26 pm
Quote from: Ant b on December 20, 2017, 10:47:26 am
Oh really I just bought these as I herd a lot about them,gutted they don’t work


Hi buddy, had a similar problem with mine when I fitted them I didn’t push the bulb in far enough, gave me a bulb warning had them both out refitted job done no more warnings. Hope this helps


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Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: Ant b on December 21, 2017, 11:00:58 am
Might give it another go then,if not just leave them in and get some resistors
Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: r5gtt on December 21, 2017, 11:56:02 pm
I fitted these ages ago and they're fine  :happy2:
Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: GTi-Tecnix on December 22, 2017, 10:31:24 pm
Yeah it’s common with the canbus reader in the MK5. They are very stubborn indeed! I changed my fogs to bi-xenon that came with the fault ballast but still it will pick up change bulb on dash. I had the ballast changed twice but still is flagging on my car. I will have to try these Nighteye ones and see if they’re any better!

But yes very common for the bulb fault to come up on your dash  :confused:
Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: Raj2212 on December 26, 2017, 02:44:57 pm
These resistors should stop the dash bulb out error.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F351884450830
Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: willni on September 21, 2018, 09:00:50 pm
Has anyone put the nighteye's in as full beams in Xenons if that makes a difference?
Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: RetroRaz on September 22, 2018, 11:36:09 am
Quote from: willni on September 21, 2018, 09:00:50 pm
Has anyone put the nighteye's in as full beams in Xenons if that makes a difference?

I did. They were pretty bright.
Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: willni on September 22, 2018, 12:10:25 pm
Quote from: RetroRaz on September 22, 2018, 11:36:09 am
Quote from: willni on September 21, 2018, 09:00:50 pm
Has anyone put the nighteye's in as full beams in Xenons if that makes a difference?

I did. They were pretty bright.

Are they straight forward to fit into full beams?
Title: Re: Nighteye leds
Post by: RetroRaz on September 23, 2018, 09:40:18 pm
Quote from: willni on September 22, 2018, 12:10:25 pm
Quote from: RetroRaz on September 22, 2018, 11:36:09 am
Quote from: willni on September 21, 2018, 09:00:50 pm
Has anyone put the nighteye's in as full beams in Xenons if that makes a difference?

I did. They were pretty bright.

Are they straight forward to fit into full beams?


Yeah same way as fitting into dipped.

My headlights were off the car at the time of fitting them so not sure about hand clearance when the headlights are on the car.