MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Tomi9870 on July 11, 2020, 09:38:55 pm

Title: Mk5 gti does it have a rear fog light?
Post by: Tomi9870 on July 11, 2020, 09:38:55 pm

Can anyone confirm if the mk5 gti has a rear fog light within the cluster?

If so so could anyone upload a pic showing the rear fog light?

Someone is selling a jap import 60k gti dsg but doesn't have the rear fog light, is it easy to retro fit the rear fog?

Is it a mot legal requirement?

Title: Re: Mk5 gti does it have a rear fog light?
Post by: probedb on July 11, 2020, 10:49:27 pm

Jap imports don't have them, my RX7 was a Jap import and didn't have one and they are required for the MOT. I believe the switch needs to indicate when it's on as well via light.

Title: Re: Mk5 gti does it have a rear fog light?
Post by: Tomi9870 on July 11, 2020, 11:37:02 pm

Can anyone advise whats involved to get the fog on the rear tail light?

Title: Re: Mk5 gti does it have a rear fog light?
Post by: titchy on July 12, 2020, 09:32:32 am

Remove sound deadening or just peel it back 4 nuts hold the complete cluster on the bulb holder unclips 21watt single filament bulb

Title: Re: Mk5 gti does it have a rear fog light?
Post by: Tomi9870 on July 12, 2020, 12:16:47 pm

Quote from: titchy on July 12, 2020, 09:32:32 am

Remove sound deadening or just peel it back 4 nuts hold the complete cluster on the bulb holder unclips 21watt single filament bulb

Great, i was thinking a new switch, wiring and coding would be involved!?
Is it just as simple as putting in a bulb in the rear cluster?

Thanks

Title: Re: Mk5 gti does it have a rear fog light?
Post by: titchy on July 12, 2020, 12:24:25 pm

yes

Title: Re: Mk5 gti does it have a rear fog light?
Post by: Tomi9870 on July 12, 2020, 12:48:51 pm

Quote from: titchy on July 12, 2020, 12:24:25 pm

yes

Perfect, thank you

Title: Re: Mk5 gti does it have a rear fog light?
Post by: ROH ECHT on July 12, 2020, 03:10:17 pm

There are no rear fogs on any cars here in the US. When I installed it, the rear fog came with the new switch, one added wire, and needed to be re-coded with vcds. The icon in the cluster was already there and illuminated once the install was complete and the rear fog was enabled within the coding. So, even though the US version doesn't have it, the light is standard within the cluster.