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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: vaheedakhtar on February 07, 2014, 09:54:48 pm

Title: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: vaheedakhtar on February 07, 2014, 09:54:48 pm

Now can someone clarify what, exactly, I will need for these to work properly?

Will I need any canbus stuff?

What about the shutters, can someone post a link of how these will be operated?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: xjay1337 on February 07, 2014, 10:24:36 pm
There are guides of how to wire up the Bi-xenon shutter. You need to wire it to a pin in the CECM.

http://www.myturbodiesel.com/wiki/jetta-golf-headlight-removal-and-oem-gti-hid-xenon-housing-retrofit/


Plenty of info on this site as well.
You need VCDS to enable the xenons too.
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: vaheedakhtar on February 07, 2014, 11:52:19 pm
Cheers mate.

It looks quite complicated. I was hoping they'd be a bit more 'plunge and play' !
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: xjay1337 on February 07, 2014, 11:56:44 pm
It's not really hard at all  :scared:

Use plug adaptors and VCDS and they work fine..
Bi-xenons is run one wire, not hard :)
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: Degudodger on February 08, 2014, 12:33:47 am
I'll be fitting mine Sunday (if the damn weather improves) the hardest part is removing the under tray!
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: George10 on February 08, 2014, 10:14:45 am
Yeah I'll second that. The lights are easy to fit/ wire up, but if you don't have a highline cecm unit you won't your bi xenon won't work. 
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: mortygttdi on February 08, 2014, 08:26:29 pm
You can use any of the cecm's you just need to know which byte and bit to tick? The tick box is there it's just there's no description at the side so your shooting blind! But if you know which it is it will work.
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: George10 on February 08, 2014, 11:02:45 pm
I stand corrected
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: Gman30 on February 08, 2014, 11:28:40 pm
whats involved with wiring these up oem? I.E Using original looms and installing the load sensors and gubbins?


 :scared:
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: Degudodger on February 08, 2014, 11:43:56 pm
I stand corrected

Said the boy with an orthopaedic shoe

Don't worry i know my way out..............................
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: Degudodger on February 08, 2014, 11:47:17 pm
whats involved with wiring these up oem? I.E Using original looms and installing the load sensors and gubbins?


 :scared:

Not sure what you mean by load sensors. If you want to just install the headlights you'll need an adapter lead or you can go for a full installation including washer jets and levelling sensors. The latter will not be cheap!!

Just for clarity. You DO NOT need to install washer jets and levelling sensors for the car to pas an MOT
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: Gman30 on February 09, 2014, 01:22:57 pm


Not sure what you mean by load sensors. If you want to just install the headlights you'll need an adapter lead or you can go for a full installation including washer jets and levelling sensors. The latter will not be cheap!!

Just for clarity. You DO NOT need to install washer jets and levelling sensors for the car to pas an MOT


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I meant levelling/load sensors mate... Do you know whats involved with this? Anyone on here done it?




Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: Degudodger on February 09, 2014, 01:28:27 pm
Installing leveling sensors is on my list of mods, I just need one more sensor which is proving to be a PITA to find.

Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: vaheedakhtar on February 09, 2014, 02:34:41 pm
It's not really hard at all  :scared:

Use plug adaptors and VCDS and they work fine..
Bi-xenons is run one wire, not hard :)

Hi mate, do you have a link to the plug adapters that you're talking about? I received a message from a forum member, just to let me know that they're selling some kufatec xenon conversion things. Is this what you're talking about?
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: vaheedakhtar on February 09, 2014, 02:37:32 pm
Yeah I'll second that. The lights are easy to fit/ wire up, but if you don't have a highline cecm unit you won't your bi xenon won't work. 

My car has the full  highline cecm. So I should be ok to go? I'll have to borrow a VCDS from somewhere though.

What parameters need changing on it?
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: xjay1337 on February 09, 2014, 06:21:15 pm
It's not really hard at all  :scared:

Use plug adaptors and VCDS and they work fine..
Bi-xenons is run one wire, not hard :)

Hi mate, do you have a link to the plug adapters that you're talking about? I received a message from a forum member, just to let me know that they're selling some kufatec xenon conversion things. Is this what you're talking about?

Yes, they are the ones.. it's a 10 to 12 pin wiring adaptor.
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: vaheedakhtar on February 16, 2014, 01:45:39 pm

Right chaps. One last question.

For those of you who have fitted these aftermarket, what bulbs did you purchase?

A standard HID kit or a set of DS2's with the igniters (ignitors) ? If the latter, could anyone recommend a place I could purchase these from?
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: Degudodger on February 16, 2014, 05:13:22 pm
For aftermarket you'll need HID.

Fitted my Xenon headlights this afternoon, just need to adjust them  :smiley:
Title: Re: Just bought some OEM xenons..
Post by: vaheedakhtar on February 18, 2014, 02:36:30 pm

Mine are OEM. Does this mean the whole shebang?