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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on July 27, 2010, 05:03:07 pm

Title: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on July 27, 2010, 05:03:07 pm

What sidelight bulbs have i got on my 05 GTI with Bi Xenons fitted?
And did any of you upgrade the bulbs and with what?

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: SteveP on July 27, 2010, 05:04:09 pm

W5W, and yes upgraded to LED's with built-in resistors.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on July 27, 2010, 05:09:54 pm

Cool, Now tell me who sell's the brightest whitest highest quality w5w's?  :laugh:

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on July 27, 2010, 10:37:20 pm

Found these on fleabay, BLOODY HELL look at the price. £80
 They must be brighter that the sun  :surprised:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-LED-Sidelight-501-T10-W5W-HID-no-warning-errors-/130367264398?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5a7e968e (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-LED-Sidelight-501-T10-W5W-HID-no-warning-errors-/130367264398?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5a7e968e)

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: Greeners on July 27, 2010, 10:47:49 pm

Shouldn't need to pay anymore that 10-15 per pair!  :wink:

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: vRS Carl on July 27, 2010, 10:49:21 pm

For £80 I'd want sucking off  :surprised:

As Greeners said £10-15 for a pair max.

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on July 27, 2010, 10:59:39 pm

The same seller is selling what looks to be an identical pair of w5w's for £10

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volkswagen-LED-White-Sidelight-501-T10-no-canbus-error-/130367263888?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5a7e9490 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volkswagen-LED-White-Sidelight-501-T10-no-canbus-error-/130367263888?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5a7e9490)

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: vRS Carl on July 27, 2010, 11:02:12 pm

Thats more like it.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: Rob GTI on July 28, 2010, 12:32:17 am

Which ones you got Greeners, the blue or the white match the Xenons best?

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: vRS Carl on July 28, 2010, 08:30:20 am

If you have blue you will get pulled by the fuhrer.

White are the best match :happy2:

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: Greeners on July 28, 2010, 11:34:05 pm

Quote from: Rob GTI on July 28, 2010, 12:32:17 am

Which ones you got Greeners, the blue or the white match the Xenons best?

White chap!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: no golf clubs at all on July 29, 2010, 05:56:09 am

Do they go in easily? I remember trying to swap out an indicator bulb, my right hand looked like I had a flight with a mad cat.

Or are the sidelights easier to get to?

Have to say the oem yellows don't look great next to the xenons.

Title: Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
Post by: Richn83 on July 29, 2010, 09:21:31 am

This thread might be of interest to you CB.
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12076.msg186078.html#msg186078 (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12076.msg186078.html#msg186078)

Right hand light is easy to do, if your hands are as big and un-flexible as mine you will want some needle nose pliers (but be very careful what you pull on) the left side is a bit more of a pain, your best bet is to take the black cuboid object witht he pipes on top off its mounting bracket (sorry I dont know the name think is the fuel return box for fuel vapour, and it just slots on and off) this will make the process a whole lot easier!