MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: u01atc8 on May 27, 2009, 03:17:39 pm

Title: Why oh why!
Post by: u01atc8 on May 27, 2009, 03:17:39 pm
So i just got of the phone with VW, and they say that its not possible to wire up a set of foglights to my golf! They say that retro fitting them used to be done but its just not poossible anymore!!

Im so pissed at that! :mad: Its not fair! I want fogs!!!   :fighting:

They say you could maybe splice into wires etc but then it messy!, So how have everyone else managed to do it? Its anoying me!

Please help.. as i think im going to need the fogs to create my gti look!
Title: Re: Why oh why!
Post by: Rich on May 27, 2009, 03:19:32 pm
Make an R32 look ^^;

They dont have fogs :jumpmove:



I dont know anything of the wiring setup here - I'm sure someone here knows how :smiley:
Title: Re: Why oh why!
Post by: Gene Hunt on May 27, 2009, 03:19:40 pm
Strange one that mate ?.I would have thought the wireing was in the loom ??>
Title: Re: Why oh why!
Post by: joesgti on May 27, 2009, 03:26:27 pm
why not just do it but not have them wired up? how often does everybody really use them?  :smiley:
Title: Re: Why oh why!
Post by: icenutter on May 27, 2009, 03:37:24 pm
I'd interpret that as 'we can't be arsed to do it, so we'll just tell the customer that we can't.'

Take your business elsewhere.
Title: Re: Why oh why!
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on May 27, 2009, 03:43:09 pm
A good auto electrician should be able to do this for you.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi32.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd38%2FJaywoo85%2FGeneral%2F2e14_1.jpg&hash=2479eea503d8f3553bebca8adec81d669837e781)
Personally i want some of these ^  ^ tog get rid of my fogs.
Title: Re: Why oh why!
Post by: TomB on May 27, 2009, 04:21:24 pm
Never seen those fogless grilles before, they're excellent!  You're getting a thanks for that!

In times of economic hardship, why would a dealer not bother trying?  Electrics are a ballache, yes, but there might not be an OE style solution they can offer.

If you're really desperate for your fogs to work, buy a small switch (if it was me I'd buy an ESP one and fit it in one of the blanks by the ashtray) and go to an auto electrician.  They'll be They'll wire them to the switch and from the battery and you just press the switch when you want them on. They'll also be loads cheaper than the dealer!
Title: Re: Why oh why!
Post by: Alexander on May 27, 2009, 06:22:03 pm
why not just do it but not have them wired up? how often does everybody really use them?  :smiley:
IIRC for the MOT if fogs are present they have to work!!!
Title: Re: Why oh why!
Post by: 182_blue on May 27, 2009, 07:09:11 pm
why not just do it but not have them wired up? how often does everybody really use them?  :smiley:
IIRC for the MOT if fogs are present they have to work!!!

if a light is present it should work, but just take them out for the MOT