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All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Cosmetic/Interior Modifications => Topic started by: MC71 on November 13, 2012, 06:19:27 pm

Title: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: MC71 on November 13, 2012, 06:19:27 pm: Going to order some Rear Valeo LED light clusters and looking for a guide on how to swap over the reverse and fog reflectors. I know there's a thread or post as I've seen it but I can't find it for looking! :fighting: :fighting:

And are these the best peeps to get the lights from.....

http://www.kunzmann.de/shop/en/tuning-styling-vw-golf-5-v-led-rear-lights-set-candy-red-for-vw-golf-5-v.htm

Cheers peeps! :notworthy:
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: Nodz on November 13, 2012, 06:55:57 pm: I got my votex splitter from them with no problems and the group buy for the Valeo rear lights was with them.

Not sure if it's any cheaper on their eBay auction
http://bit.ly/ZDrBpG
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: MC71 on November 13, 2012, 08:04:01 pm: ^^^^ handy seen them on eBay, thank you. They take Paypal on both sites so no worry there. Is it easy to swap the 2 reflectors over? (Bearing in mind I am an idiot when it comes to DIY bits) :ashamed:

:happy2:
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: bacillus on November 13, 2012, 10:41:43 pm: Quote from: MC71 on November 13, 2012, 08:04:01 pm
^^^^ handy seen them on eBay, thank you. They take Paypal on both sites so no worry there. Is it easy to swap the 2 reflectors over? (Bearing in mind I am an idiot when it comes to DIY bits) :ashamed:

:happy2:

http://www.golfmk5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49059&highlight=dremel
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: MC71 on November 13, 2012, 10:42:59 pm: ^^^^ thank you kind sir! :notworthy:
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: Nodz on November 14, 2012, 07:33:15 am: Looks like they are 30euro cheaper from their eBay site.

I never done the swap on mine as I bought them 2nd hand. I'm sure I've read somewhere that you can just take the red reflector out the reverse lens and use a re coloured bulb for the fog side meaning you only have to take one apart
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: MC71 on November 14, 2012, 08:25:54 am: ^^^^ I noticed one was cheaper than the other, 29€, all helps! :notworthy:

Good point about only doing one, will see how easy it is to take one apart and if not to hard ill do both. Keep seeing them in yours and others sig's and they look really good IMO.

:happy2:
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: fab5freddy on November 14, 2012, 06:37:25 pm: Another guide here mate :happy2:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2823.345.html (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2823.345.html)
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: MC71 on November 14, 2012, 08:05:21 pm: Thank you very much! :notworthy:

I think i saw this posted earlier by you on another thread. Seems much more straight forward and explained better than the other guide. Doesn't seem to bad or difficult a DIY.

Cheers, Martin

:drinking:
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: Eddie-NL on November 17, 2012, 05:30:03 pm: buy the lights they are nice :happy2:
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: MC71 on November 17, 2012, 05:36:58 pm: If I do, you'll be fitting them Ed! I'm hopeless :sad1:
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: Nodz on November 17, 2012, 05:41:20 pm: MC, if I can fit the lights without breaking anything then I'm sure you can and whenever I fit things I normally break something lol
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: matsu on April 08, 2013, 09:46:17 am: just out of interest. a few areas have seem to have "blown" can they be replaced or does the whole unit need to be??
thanks
matsu
Title: Re: Rear Valeo LED's - centres swap??
Post by: Nodz on April 08, 2013, 09:51:41 am: I've not known anyone to replace them and generally new units are needed. As with everything it can probably be done