MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: GTI-Ross on November 21, 2012, 09:57:49 am
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Hey guys,
Got a Red GTI, standard lights on the back look pretty dog and looking to switch them out. But before i purchase a set, what do you guys recommend. The standard OEM R32 /Ed30 or the Hella ones which i can pick up on eBay for around£160?
Any input welcome....Thaks :pomppomp:
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I've just got some Hella ones from ebay. Haven't put them on the car yet. It rains in Manchester all the time :sad1:
I was looking at the LED one. They do look really nice. Take a look, there on a red golf.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221063355492?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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like them led ones i must say but i went for oem r32 lamps instead...
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Where did you buy them from? my hella cherry red one's don't look that dark.
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bought them secondhand from a mate who may have bought them in germany as the reversre light was on the opposite side
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OEM ED30 ones fitted on mine too.
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My Ed30 rear (old pic but you get the idea)....
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1049.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs399%2Fmcaborn%2Fwatch006-1-1.jpg&hash=d6fb9b83c2604c9579c78b9faedd2555e25d2177)
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What do OEM ED30's look like?
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Look the same don't they :happy2:
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OOP's As the r32
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The pic I posted is of my OEM rear cluster in my Edition30.
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Will my Hella - UK spec look as good as yours MC ?
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^^^^ Are the ones you've bought the ones you linked to in Post 2? If so, completely different. Hella do make some ED30 rear light clusters.....
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1049.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs399%2Fmcaborn%2F35725b42b3f38768f724b6851b80d63c.jpg&hash=224f03dcf5ae173dd039e0741298e9e6eb64f363)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-MK5-5-V-Hella-Edition-30-Black-Red-Smoke-Tail-Lights-Rear-Lamp-GTI-R32-/320902831919
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I think i prefer the R32 rather than the LED, the LED do look nice but the indicator looks very small and hard to see, dont fancy someone running into the back of me. :surprised:
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Have a read through here, if anything the LED's are safer from that point. http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4469.0.html
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^^^^ Are the ones you've bought the ones you linked to in Post 2? If so, completely different. Hella do make some ED30 rear light clusters.....
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1049.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs399%2Fmcaborn%2F35725b42b3f38768f724b6851b80d63c.jpg&hash=224f03dcf5ae173dd039e0741298e9e6eb64f363)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-MK5-5-V-Hella-Edition-30-Black-Red-Smoke-Tail-Lights-Rear-Lamp-GTI-R32-/320902831919
These are the rear lights I bought and I am delighted with them.
The mechanic who installed them also said they were of really good quality.
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Have a read through here, if anything the LED's are safer from that point. http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4469.0.html
Safer in the eyes of people on here who've installed them. Been behind loads of golfs with the stock lights and never had any issues seeing their indicator if they are breaking. The LED lights are fine, but just not to my taste.
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The LED lights in post #2 are the mk6 R style, which I really don't like.
I have the LED lights in the below post which IMO look brilliant. Not sure about being more safe than standard but are fine.
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4469.0.html
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No, the one's I got is this link...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260880027907?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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Have a read through here, if anything the LED's are safer from that point. http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4469.0.html
Yeah the round LED one look pretty good, just the small LED strip one at the top of this post look a bit dodgy..... :scared:
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No, the one's I got is this link...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260880027907?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Yes, very similar, if not a little darker in tint than the clusters in my ED30.
The LED lights in post #2 are the mk6 R style, which I really don't like.
I have the LED lights in the below post which IMO look brilliant. Not sure about being more safe than standard but are fine.
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4469.0.html
There the ones I'm ordering, personally prefer them to mine. Look good on RR's Tornado coloured car!
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Got them on this link...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260880027907?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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the led lights on post no 2 do NOT fit a gti unfortunately, look at the small print on the listing and I already asked them a week ago and they confirmed this, don't know why they don't fit.
out of interest you said you got a mechanic to fit yours ? isn't it just a few screws and plug and play, saw a vid on u tube, took no time ?