MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Beattie on March 22, 2012, 10:26:43 pm

Title: How do you know if you need an HB4 or H11 fog light wiring?
Post by: Beattie on March 22, 2012, 10:26:43 pm

As title states I'm not sure.. I have an 07 plate mk5 but the fogs aren't originally from my car and I don't know what year they came off of but have an idea it's an earlier model to mines. Does anyone know how I can tell the difference? I think I read somewhere 06 or 07 onwards was one of either HB4 or H11? The wiring sets are from KUFATEC.

http://www.kufatec.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p214_c26_Fog-Light-Wiring---Harness---VW-Golf-5.html

Craig

Title: Re: How do you know if you need an HB4 or H11 fog light wiring?
Post by: ROH ECHT on March 23, 2012, 06:34:22 am

They should be HB4's but do you have a pic of the fogs?

Title: Re: How do you know if you need an HB4 or H11 fog light wiring?
Post by: Beattie on March 23, 2012, 08:46:32 am

Okay, I don't have one at the moment but I'll add one ASAP.

Title: Re: How do you know if you need an HB4 or H11 fog light wiring?
Post by: Thor on March 23, 2012, 11:38:42 am

My factory fit fogs are the HB4 bulb also listed as 9006.

Title: Re: How do you know if you need an HB4 or H11 fog light wiring?
Post by: Timvgti on March 24, 2012, 11:32:16 am

Projector style fogs are H11, reflector style fogs are HB4.
My 2005 GTI has o.e.m. projector style fogs, they look better, but I guess they are more expensive, so VW replaced them for reflector style fogs on >2006 mk5's.
(Thought axx came with projectors, bwa came with reflectors)

Projector style:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fblackforestindustries.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F12%2Fmk5projectorfoglights.jpg&hash=daa98e46e69474138b17d2c7e38eabc036e6c29e)

Reflector style:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fblackforestindustries.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F12%2Fmk5jetta-gtinonprojectorfoglights.jpg&hash=d293efaf088872a1dba6726e3256aaed4330911f)

Title: Re: How do you know if you need an HB4 or H11 fog light wiring?
Post by: PND on March 24, 2012, 03:01:43 pm

I originally had 'standard' reflector fogs in my 2006 GTI but changed to 'projectors'. 

To do this I had to buy some bits and made two convertor cables which went from HB4 socket (to connect to car's existing HB4 plug) to HB11 plug (to connect to HB11 socket on rear of new projector fogs).  With the bits I had left over, I made the 'reverse' cable, so I've got a couple of these spare..

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fa117%2FPND8162%2FDSCN3641.jpg&hash=fd458f00c6faea95353a387477c048be170e8ce1)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fa117%2FPND8162%2FDSCN3642.jpg&hash=283316d607cae65c9e83194c1c97d66c01c779dd)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fa117%2FPND8162%2FDSCN3645.jpg&hash=7a981824a7c687b6a13c00dacd1e2282b226a1f2)

These would be suitable for any one originally with projectors who wants to replace them with reflectors.  Saves hacking off connectors!

Title: Re: How do you know if you need an HB4 or H11 fog light wiring?
Post by: ROH ECHT on March 26, 2012, 12:22:00 am

Post above edited to read "HB4's" . Went out into the garage to check the fog bulb package that I still have and yes, they are HB4/9006 stage 1 hyper yellow. Apologize for the mistake.. :[