MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Cosmetic/Interior Modifications => Topic started by: DanBoy on March 14, 2013, 11:22:57 am

Title: Enabling door lights....
Post by: DanBoy on March 14, 2013, 11:22:57 am

Whats needed to be done to enable the door lights so they work?? the garage I spoke to said they could do it but it will take at least a couple of hours coding work, just seeing if this is right??

Unless there is a kind member not too far from Northants who can do it for me.....  :happy2:

Title: Re: Enabling door lights....
Post by: skard on March 14, 2013, 11:33:10 am

It takes a minute to do each door, you just add a number to the existing coding!

Takes a few hours to do the install plus coding if that's what they meant?

Door cards off and repair wires need fed into the door controller for power, then the light units need installed and wires routed to it.

Title: Re: Enabling door lights....
Post by: DanBoy on March 14, 2013, 11:36:01 am

I've already installed and fitted the wirings just want them switching on.

Title: Re: Enabling door lights....
Post by: skard on March 14, 2013, 11:41:01 am

Five minutes then

Title: Re: Enabling door lights....
Post by: RetroRaz on March 14, 2013, 11:46:37 am

Quote from: skard on March 14, 2013, 11:41:01 am

Five minutes then

Less then that lol.

Title: Re: Enabling door lights....
Post by: JoeDarKa on March 14, 2013, 05:12:31 pm

Find someone local who is on the vcds register

Title: Re: Enabling door lights....
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on March 22, 2013, 10:10:32 am

Quote from: DanBoy on March 14, 2013, 11:36:01 am

I've already installed and fitted the wirings just want them switching on.

2 hours for coding! Either they thought you also wanted them fitting or they are behaving like the stealers :fighting:

Title: Re: Enabling door lights....
Post by: Simon_2.0t on April 03, 2013, 11:08:43 pm

Silly questions but why do they not work from standard?

Title: Re: Enabling door lights....
Post by: skard on April 03, 2013, 11:10:37 pm

They are just reflectors as standard on most mk5's - they need swapped out for bulb units, wired in, then activated by software.

Title: Re: Enabling door lights....
Post by: Eddie-NL on April 03, 2013, 11:10:50 pm

Quote from: Simon_2.0t on April 03, 2013, 11:08:43 pm

Silly questions but why do they not work from standard?

because they were not fitted

If they were coded and not fitted it would throw up a fault

Title: Re: Enabling door lights....
Post by: Simon_2.0t on April 03, 2013, 11:17:10 pm

Ahh cool, cheers for clearing up guys.