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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Scrubadub on January 18, 2013, 10:10:37 am

Title: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: Scrubadub on January 18, 2013, 10:10:37 am

Im going to tint all of my rear lenses red. done this on my corrado, and to get the amber light to penetrate through the red tint i had to use the SMD led bulbs.
Now ive done a search on ebay and found these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281015994319?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

They say there canbus error free but there's a note at the bottom, that some models may still experience warning lights???

Any advice/recommendations?

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: Russ_leeds on January 18, 2013, 10:12:27 am

try them before tinting your lights??

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: Scrubadub on January 18, 2013, 10:33:31 am

im more worried about buying them and then they throw up a warning light and turning into a waste of money

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: SI-R32 on January 18, 2013, 11:33:23 am

Hi Mate

if the lights throw up a fault just add some of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PY21W-BAU15s-1156-LED-Car-Bulbs-Can-Bus-Error-RESISTORS-FIX-Plug-Play-/310351624570?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item484265f97a

if the connections are no good just solder them into the cct, all done

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: Scrubadub on January 18, 2013, 03:25:52 pm

Cool! I've ordered some 27 SMD led type bulbs, will see if they through up a warning light then go with this resistors

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: markevo6 on January 18, 2013, 07:16:09 pm

Let us know how you get on , interested in those bulbs also

 :happy2:

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: Scrubadub on January 19, 2013, 04:43:39 pm

Will do, should be being delivered Monday

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: Scrubadub on January 22, 2013, 09:58:48 am

GUTTED, bulbs turned up and are the wrong ones. Turns out the rear indicator bulb is a W6

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: trs888 on January 22, 2013, 09:26:05 pm

Quote from: Scrubadub on January 22, 2013, 09:58:48 am

GUTTED, bulbs turned up and are the wrong ones. Turns out the rear indicator bulb is a W6

are they about half the diameter of the ones you bought? 

if its like this one on this webiste   http://www.kleinspul.nl/index.php?productID=4063&cat=2361 (http://www.kleinspul.nl/index.php?productID=4063&cat=2361) i have some CANBUS ones that will fit and are 13 amber LEDS.  i will do the 2 for £12 paypal gift including shipping

i used bulbs like them in my r32 rears before i upgraded to LED ones like the Jetta.

Just let me know,

Thanks

Thom

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: Scrubadub on January 23, 2013, 10:07:55 am

Yes please perfect pm'd

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: Scrubadub on January 25, 2013, 03:53:18 pm

Led bulbs fitted and cutting through the red tint fine!! Thanks TRS888

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F01%2F25%2Fysuhehy7.jpg&hash=90578256526267d6f437e2b737806f201395825a)

Title: Re: Canbus free rear led indicator bulbs? for all red rear lenses
Post by: trs888 on January 25, 2013, 09:09:02 pm

Quote from: Scrubadub on January 25, 2013, 03:53:18 pm

Led bulbs fitted and cutting through the red tint fine!! Thanks TRS888

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F01%2F25%2Fysuhehy7.jpg&hash=90578256526267d6f437e2b737806f201395825a)

cool, glad to see its ok.

theyre the brightest and with the most SMDs on one bulb on that fitting currently available!

Cheers

Thom