MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: GeeTeeI on November 05, 2010, 11:15:02 am

Title: rear plate bulbs
Post by: GeeTeeI on November 05, 2010, 11:15:02 am

One of my rear no. plate bulbs has failed and I was thinking of replacing it with LEDs as a subtle upgrade.

What is the thinking about this as a mod - is it total toilet - or does it look good?
I saw a new BMW with led plate lights (as standard now) and the white liught looked so much better than the off white normal bulb light.

On another note - what type of bulb are the plate lights?

Title: Re: rear plate bulbs
Post by: PND on November 05, 2010, 11:28:09 am

I got some of these (and so did a few others I think!)..

eBay rear numberplate LEDs (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GOLF-MK5-NUMBER-PLATE-LED-XENON-WHITE-NO-CANBUS-ERROR-/320509903502?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4a9fe1028e#ht_3869wt_1051)

Work a treat!  :happy2:  You can get cheaper ones, but whether they'll work as well, who knows?!

Takes 2 mins to swap them over.  See this thread..

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,20379.msg283252.html#msg283252

Title: Re: rear plate bulbs
Post by: gti265 on November 05, 2010, 11:31:51 am

iv got them as well, there so easy to change, and work realy well :)

just one thing make sure you put the bulbs in the correct way round, otherwise they dont work :)


tom

Title: Re: rear plate bulbs
Post by: markfive on November 05, 2010, 11:38:37 am

I got them from f1autoparts as well. Arrived the day after I ordered them.

They look good IMO. Car passed it's MOT with them fitted a few days later, so no worries there either  :happy2:

Title: Re: rear plate bulbs
Post by: GeeTeeI on November 05, 2010, 05:22:55 pm

Job done - ordered them right now.

Cheers folks

Title: Re: rear plate bulbs
Post by: Ross_46 on November 05, 2010, 05:48:44 pm

they look too good to pass up. ordered a set aswell  :drinking: