MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Gasman on September 11, 2013, 12:01:24 pm

Title: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: Gasman on September 11, 2013, 12:01:24 pm: My car has been fitted with HID's by the previous owner and as far as I know they are the standard headlights I.e not projector. The nearside light has stopped working so its either the bulb or ballast. I'm thinking of putting them back to standard. Is this a straightforward swap?

Cheers
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: JoeDarKa on September 11, 2013, 12:41:24 pm: Yes
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Post by: Andy on September 11, 2013, 12:43:26 pm: as long as you still have the orig buldb holders as they are not needed when fitting hids
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: Gasman on September 11, 2013, 03:18:18 pm: Quote from: maxitrol on September 11, 2013, 12:43:26 pm
as long as you still have the orig buldb holders as they are not needed when fitting hids

Yeah still got the original bulb holders mate. I assume I just remove the ballasts put the old holders and bulbs in and connect the original wires?
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: Andy on September 11, 2013, 07:07:21 pm: yeah as you mention just remove the ballast etc and put the old bulbs back in
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: Gasman on September 11, 2013, 08:19:00 pm: Quote from: maxitrol on September 11, 2013, 07:07:21 pm
yeah as you mention just remove the ballast etc and put the old bulbs back in

:happy2:
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: Gasman on September 12, 2013, 03:29:28 pm: All done took all of five minutes :happy2:
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Post by: formulaclean on September 12, 2013, 04:34:56 pm: fancy selling the hid kit?
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: Gasman on September 12, 2013, 09:28:52 pm: Quote from: formulaclean on September 12, 2013, 04:34:56 pm
fancy selling the hid kit?

They're cut up in the bottom of my bin! One of the lights didn't work anyway mate
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: Andy on September 13, 2013, 12:30:46 am: best place for them :signLOL:
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: fingerling on September 13, 2013, 01:14:22 pm: i have the same issue, but i dont have the original parts.

can some tell me what im missing and part numbers?

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: MALOM on September 13, 2013, 03:38:23 pm: This is the standard halogen bulb holder

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321204739036?redirect=mobile
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: Andy on September 13, 2013, 05:58:39 pm: that looks like the ones
Title: Re: Putting HID's back to standard
Post by: Gasman on September 13, 2013, 10:18:44 pm: Quote from: MALOM on September 13, 2013, 03:38:23 pm
This is the standard halogen bulb holder

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321204739036?redirect=mobile

Yep that's the one.