MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Llew on May 21, 2012, 10:17:21 am

Title: Fog lights
Post by: Llew on May 21, 2012, 10:17:21 am

Can anyone advise me--- I am changing my mark 5 tdi front bumper to a gti will my tdi fog lights fit into the gti grille ?--- all response are most appreciated cheers

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: Superted74 on May 21, 2012, 03:45:20 pm

What bumper is it, oem or copy???

I did the vagen bumper converse nd they fit no problems

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: Llew on May 21, 2012, 04:56:36 pm

It's oem

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: apples12 on May 21, 2012, 08:16:22 pm

are your current tdi fog lights projectors or reflectors?

theres a seller on ebay doing a set of GTI ones for about 25quid...

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: Llew on May 21, 2012, 10:13:38 pm

I don't know wether they r reflectors or projectors I,ll have to look at that I have the ones on eBay on my watch list now cheers

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: Superted74 on May 22, 2012, 11:34:39 pm

I'm sure they're just reflectors. Aren't the projectors gti only??

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: Llew on May 25, 2012, 05:10:33 am

Hmmm vaguen bumper I,ll have to look at that

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on May 25, 2012, 09:39:31 am

Just contact vagen and buy the fog light grills, That way you will be able to fit a genuine gti bumper with TDI fogs.

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: apples12 on May 25, 2012, 10:10:28 am

the vagen bumper doesnt fit quite as well as the genuine one does... for the sake of changing the fog lights for the proper ones, you'd be better off fitting a genuine bumper skin which fits your car much better...

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: GTi E30 on May 25, 2012, 11:57:19 am

Whilst on topic would the GTI mk5 front bumper grills fit a mk5 TDI bumper ???

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: vRS_Pagey on May 25, 2012, 01:33:37 pm

If the TDi has a GT front bumper! :happy2:

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: Llew on May 25, 2012, 05:46:22 pm

No they won't you have to Change to a gti bumper

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: Llew on May 25, 2012, 05:53:55 pm

I really would have liked to buy this


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280886979718?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648#ht_500wt_922

but the lack of foglights is an issue for me so it's gti I,am afraid ---Japan sell foglight grilles for r32 at a ludicrous 800 odd quid but i found a place in USA at 92quid not including postage

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: skard on May 25, 2012, 06:36:38 pm

Having had an Xparts bumper and now OEM - please just buy a genuine one and spend 10 minutes cutting away some (hidden) plastic.
Fitment is so much better.

In regard to fogs, I got some Hong Kong specials for about £18 delivered. I have split the glass away from the rear of the lights (just unclips) and done the same with my standard fogs. I have then used the GT glass with non-GT rears - fits fine and been like this for over a year.

This way you don't have to mess about with plug connectors and all three screws bolt in to the bumper holes.

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: Llew on May 25, 2012, 06:58:19 pm

The one in the link is genuine I will only buy genuine parts unless it's small things like the grilles

Title: Re: Fog lights
Post by: apples12 on May 25, 2012, 10:06:57 pm

Quote from: skard on May 25, 2012, 06:36:38 pm

Having had an Xparts bumper and now OEM - please just buy a genuine one and spend 10 minutes cutting away some (hidden) plastic.
Fitment is so much better.

In regard to fogs, I got some Hong Kong specials for about £18 delivered. I have split the glass away from the rear of the lights (just unclips) and done the same with my standard fogs. I have then used the GT glass with non-GT rears - fits fine and been like this for over a year.

This way you don't have to mess about with plug connectors and all three screws bolt in to the bumper holes.

i did the exact same...

now i'm working on modding in some genuine skoda 4 led DRL's into the GT glass...