MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: oisinc on October 14, 2011, 05:56:50 pm

Title: Xenon upgrade..
Post by: oisinc on October 14, 2011, 05:56:50 pm

So think if found my gti..

It doesnt have Xenons though and would like to change at some point..
Hoow much is it approx to change incl all labour.

Also I want to change the rear lights to the darker ones.. how much to expect to pay for these?


Thanks all

Oisin

Title: Re: Xenon upgrade..
Post by: Weston on October 14, 2011, 06:00:48 pm

Probably around £1000 for the headlights but some cheap ones do go on eBay so maybe a little less. This is assuming you do it properly with washers & auto levelling. You can tint your rear lights if you know what you're doing for £10ish

Title: Re: Xenon upgrade..
Post by: big al on October 14, 2011, 06:01:18 pm

Xenons,around £450 with adaptors.
Anyone with Vagcom can code them for you
Rear lights for an R32 tend to go for around £130-£160 on here.

Title: Re: Xenon upgrade..
Post by: Phil1980 on October 14, 2011, 06:07:01 pm

Wouldn't you also need the washers if you have xenons fitted?  I would either leave it as it is or wait until one comes up with everything you want on it.

Title: Re: Xenon upgrade..
Post by: oisinc on October 14, 2011, 06:28:50 pm

Im based in Ireland and our MOT system hasnt as of yet picked up on the headlight washer requirments for xenons.

£1000 seems a lot considering you can buy the complete kit for about 400. would it be that much in labour charges??

I'll keep an eye out for a set of rear lights.

thanks for your replies

Title: Re: Xenon upgrade..
Post by: Weston on October 14, 2011, 06:33:22 pm

1000 would be the upper end of the range but would include everything to have the lights on the car as if fitted from new. Often the £400 sets on eBay are just the units so you then need to buy the lamps, looms, washers, levellers etc, plus labour.

Title: Re: Xenon upgrade..
Post by: Phil1980 on October 14, 2011, 06:40:17 pm

I'm sure there is a set in the for sale section at the moment which comes with all the wiring, I think they were listed for £450.00.

Title: Re: Xenon upgrade..
Post by: G-Lader on October 14, 2011, 07:51:40 pm

Quote from: big al on October 14, 2011, 06:01:18 pm

Anyone with Vagcom can code them for you

Big Al,

Can you tell me why the lights need coded?
I have recently purchased a set of xenon's and bought some looms from Kufatec, I thought this was plug and play???
I'm hoping to get them fitted this week.....

Cheers!

Title: Re: Xenon upgrade..
Post by: mortygttdi on October 14, 2011, 09:24:40 pm

Des basically for the fault system to work the central electric module sends a pulse to all parts of the car when it gets a reply it says the system is fine, Xenons cannot work on a pulsed system which is why you see the xenons flicker if not coded in...once coded the central electrics will send a constant power supply to the xenon ballast(power pack) and that fires the ignitors.

Hope that throws some light on it   :grin: pardon the pun

Darren

Title: Re: Xenon upgrade..
Post by: G-Lader on October 14, 2011, 09:45:47 pm

Quote from: mortygttdi on October 14, 2011, 09:24:40 pm

Des basically for the fault system to work the central electric module sends a pulse to all parts of the car when it gets a reply it says the system is fine, Xenons cannot work on a pulsed system which is why you see the xenons flicker if not coded in...once coded the central electrics will send a constant power supply to the xenon ballast(power pack) and that fires the ignitors.

Hope that throws some light on it   :grin: pardon the pun

Darren

Hi Darren,

Thanks for the explaination, that makes perfect sense.
One of my friends has VAG-Com so I'll ask him if he would mind.

Thanks again,
Des.