MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: edition_30 on February 21, 2011, 03:49:06 pm
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Would these be ok for the uk??
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Set-VW-Golf-V-LHD-european-XENON-headlamps-headlights-/400160074108?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d2b66297c
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Note they are not complete! No bulbs or transformers. They look expensive for an incomplete set.
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It says they're for left hand drive vehicles so simply put no, they won't be okay for use in the UK.
The more complicated answer is that the headlights units have a switch on them which allows them to be used in country's that drive on the other side of the road (UK, Australia, Japan, etc.) but this doesn't "convert" them, it merely "chops off" the part of the light that would otherwise blind oncoming traffic in much the same way that the little stickers you can buy to make your lights "safe" for use in foreign countries do.
All in all I'd say it's worth waiting for a proper set of RHD ones to come up...
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It says they're for left hand drive vehicles so simply put no, they won't be okay for use in the UK.
The more complicated answer is that the headlights units have a switch on them which allows them to be used in country's that drive on the other side of the road (UK, Australia, Japan, etc.) but this doesn't "convert" them, it merely "chops off" the part of the light that would otherwise blind oncoming traffic in much the same way that the little stickers you can buy to make your lights "safe" for use in foreign countries do.
All in all I'd say it's worth waiting for a proper set of RHD ones to come up...
What and where is this switch?
Is there one on UK Mk5's with Xenon for driving in Europe?
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Neimad is right.........but how much for incomplete lights :jumping:
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It says they're for left hand drive vehicles so simply put no, they won't be okay for use in the UK.
The more complicated answer is that the headlights units have a switch on them which allows them to be used in country's that drive on the other side of the road (UK, Australia, Japan, etc.) but this doesn't "convert" them, it merely "chops off" the part of the light that would otherwise blind oncoming traffic in much the same way that the little stickers you can buy to make your lights "safe" for use in foreign countries do.
All in all I'd say it's worth waiting for a proper set of RHD ones to come up...
What and where is this switch?
Is there one on UK Mk5's with Xenon for driving in Europe?
Yeah its inside the back of the lights, it adjusts the shutters for driving on the continent. quick google should find you the how too, but from memory you need to remove the back panel of the main projector and shove your hand inside (strongly suggest making sure the lights aren't on when you do that) Im not even sure the ones in the advert are actually genuine xenon lights as it says you have to bring your bulb holder and level adjuster from your own lights, there were some halogen xenon look lights that I saw knocking around on ebay and they were for specific L or RHD cars.
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How about the DS-2 ones on this site ?
http://www.allpartssouthwest.com/acatalog/Special_Offers__GOLF_Mk5_2003___1K1__548.html (http://www.allpartssouthwest.com/acatalog/Special_Offers__GOLF_Mk5_2003___1K1__548.html)
£209.17 each inc vat. No ballasts etc just the units.
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They look decent, but nearly £420 just for the units. Fit an aftermarket HID kit and it would bring them to just under £500, about what genuine ones sell for on eBay from what I have seen - but these will be brand new I guess :happy2:
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They look decent, but nearly £420 just for the units. Fit an aftermarket HID kit and it would bring them to just under £500, about what genuine ones sell for on eBay from what I have seen - but these will be brand new I guess :happy2:
HID 'kits' make the car look cheap and taccy
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not to mention blind everyone. :fighting:
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I picked up my set for £360 with ballasts and bulbs from eBay. They were from a MK5 R32 that had covered around 60k miles.
The set you linked to is definitely overpriced.
I've had no issues with them whatsoever to date. I'd keep browsing eBay.co.uk while checking the sellers section here and a set is likely to come up soon I'd say.