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Title: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: gjseb16 on May 31, 2013, 10:17:28 pm
as above guys been searching seen a few cars that have had this done where they using the front indcators as like side lights unless i am wrong how is this done is it easy enough to do


Title: Re: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: SI-R32 on May 31, 2013, 10:20:34 pm
You just need vcds, go into central electrics and its in there, you can have any brightness you wish on then,  you just put in a value, I have mine on 75 percent
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: Steviedubs on May 31, 2013, 10:26:00 pm
VAGCOM address 09 central electrics , long coding, long coding helper, turn signal as running light and type in a value between 0-100 this is for the brightness. I have mine at 20% and is a good brightness
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: gjseb16 on May 31, 2013, 10:27:42 pm
bloody hell i need to get my self a vagcom lead or something i want this doing but no one local to me to sort also whats this corning lights all about can these be turned on via vagcom lead of like ebay and how easily is to be done
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: Steviedubs on May 31, 2013, 10:29:52 pm
Cornering lights I assume you mean the fog lights as cornering lights? Iirc you will need a new 30 byte highline CECM.
Where are you? Near Bradford?
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: gjseb16 on May 31, 2013, 10:32:16 pm
which i have got highline display, no i am not i am in skegness but got family in wakefield and go up there quite alot i so want this doing despratley sound like a little kid a christmas but looks so good
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: Steviedubs on May 31, 2013, 10:35:11 pm
Your confusing the highline display in your instrument cluster with the 30 byte highline central electrics module which you'll need. I doubt you'll have the the 30 byte CECM.
If your ever in the area give me a shout on here and I'll happily do the lights for you.
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: rf860 on May 31, 2013, 10:51:46 pm
My ed30 has cornering fogs?
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: Jonny on May 31, 2013, 11:15:50 pm
My ed30 has cornering fogs?

It all depends on what cecm you've got. If you have a 30 byte one then yes, you just need to activate it via vcds  :happy2:
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: rf860 on May 31, 2013, 11:17:30 pm
My ed30 has cornering fogs?

It all depends on what cecm you've got. If you have a 30 byte one then yes, you just need to activate it via vcds  :happy2:

So does this mean my car has features that could be turned on?
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: xjay1337 on June 01, 2013, 12:46:06 am
Like this?  :grin:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8250%2F8612315779_d65a0569d9_b.jpg&hash=15313a1a54db8bfb791ae8bcb8c2d777b9848e67)

As said you use VCDS in 09-> coding -> long coding helper -> turn signal as running light

You don't need a fancy CECM for that but you do for the cornering fogs (Just clarifying).
ps on a personal note I think cornering fogs look daft  :scared: :P
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: rf860 on June 01, 2013, 09:55:36 am
Like this?  :grin:

As said you use VCDS in 09-> coding -> long coding helper -> turn signal as running light

You don't need a fancy CECM for that but you do for the cornering fogs (Just clarifying).
ps on a personal note I think cornering fogs look daft  :scared: :P

Do you know what else i could do? Just cooool features and that?

NO! Cornering fogs are a great idea lol....
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: dmac1969 on June 01, 2013, 08:33:55 pm
I had no idea you could do that with the indicators! Looks great IMHO , I wouldnt mind that done on mine....
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: gjseb16 on June 01, 2013, 08:37:00 pm
I want mine doing to but no one local to me I wish I was not living in sticks does my head in
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: monte on June 01, 2013, 09:53:40 pm
I want mine doing to but no one local to me I wish I was not living in sticks does my head in


Tom in Lincoln could do it  :happy2:
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: gjseb16 on June 01, 2013, 10:09:41 pm
a up monte

who is tom is he on forum mate cheers gordon
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: xjay1337 on June 02, 2013, 05:12:02 pm


Do you know what else i could do? Just cooool features and that?

NO! Cornering fogs are a great idea lol....

Can do a lot... look on Ross-Tech for Mk5 tweaks, too much to list really but, anti hijack, alarm bleeps, windows on key, auto-windows up with rain sensor.. etc etc.
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: detailer on June 02, 2013, 05:45:55 pm
Auto windows with rain sensor sounds good  :happy2:
Title: Re: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: RetroRaz on June 02, 2013, 05:48:11 pm
Does anyone know in which byte it says to use signals as running lights?  I cant seem to find it in controller 9 long coding helper. 

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Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: Shorty on June 02, 2013, 10:41:43 pm
If anyone in the North West needs this doing then I can do it. :)
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: SI-R32 on June 02, 2013, 11:29:08 pm
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz45%2FSI-R32%2Fparking_zps013beafd.jpg&hash=fa4c066d65656e9c01377848ec7c906278ef5b7d)
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: RetroRaz on June 03, 2013, 09:02:28 am
Thanks SI  :happy2:
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: detailer on June 03, 2013, 09:06:44 am
If anyone in the North West needs this doing then I can do it. :)
I can vouch for this, shorty is a top genuine guy who did mine  :happy2:
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: Polo6n1600i on June 03, 2013, 07:15:01 pm
At 50%

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb58%2Fmrdubstyle%2Faa9f37a3f404bafac1e3fe63bab3eb06_zps3c556271.jpg&hash=677cdfd8bb50330232b10e67b4b5cad317c3855a)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb58%2Fmrdubstyle%2Fcd893fecca3be6477bac6a9b0e76a77d_zpsfc693331.jpg&hash=a1b4aaec4bfec58b76934d827d2623d443740405)
(Sidelight bulbs are orange 501's - makes the whole strip look orange!)
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: xjay1337 on June 04, 2013, 12:23:07 am
50% is far too bright for night time driving IMO. :surprised:
Title: Re: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: RetroRaz on June 15, 2013, 06:03:36 pm
A bit late but done mine today. Looks pretty awesome!

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Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: G40will on June 15, 2013, 09:28:45 pm
Not a great pic but here's mine at 30% done by xjay1337

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ff213%2Fwillg40%2FIMAG0117.jpg&hash=5a0abc9c1e66a59120f798722fb29b435c5aa0ed)

Probably my most favourite mod so far.
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: G40will on June 15, 2013, 09:32:29 pm
^^^^ looks a lot brighter in that pic than it actually is in the flesh, must have been the angle and my crappy phone camera.
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: xjay1337 on June 16, 2013, 01:48:46 am
Glad you still like them!
A mate of mine has had me turn them on and off about 5 times before he decided he wanted to keep them lol  :grin:
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: oo1005 on July 03, 2013, 09:17:36 am
Is there anyway to make them come on without main or sidelights?
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: xjay1337 on July 03, 2013, 11:53:53 am
No, not without running relays and other things.

You'd have to wire things up so with the lights off but the ignition on, the lights were actually on, however you had a switched relay (done by the headlights being on(or on auto) or off).

You can check US Daytime Running Lights which with the handbrake down would illuminate the front headlights only with the handbrake down.
You can then dim the daytime running lights (being the dipped beam bulb) and theoretically you could dim this by 100% but I've not tried this and I don't think it would go down well with Xenons..
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: trs888 on July 03, 2013, 09:57:19 pm
I think I tried that on the caddy and the lights had a fit! They just flashed on and off randomly!

I'm in the north east by the way and have vcds. Sunderland, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Gateshead etc.
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: Welshman Adam on July 04, 2013, 12:08:14 pm
So what happens when you use the indicators?  Do they flash on off at 100% brightness?
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: RetroRaz on July 04, 2013, 12:17:59 pm
So what happens when you use the indicators?  Do they flash on off at 100% brightness?

Yes they do
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: Gene Hunt on July 04, 2013, 03:36:04 pm
That legal?. Thought you should only show a ''white light'' to the front?.
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: xjay1337 on July 04, 2013, 03:51:16 pm
Yes it is legal. I never got pulled with them and they passed 2 MOTs.
BMWs have them as factory..
Title: Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
Post by: Polo6n1600i on July 06, 2013, 09:52:22 am
I've recently changed my indicators to led bulbs along with orange led side lights. Looks crisper and matches sidelight brightness, but flashes much brighter now (had to modify headlight internal slightly)