MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: K9 on March 30, 2014, 01:31:29 pm

Title: How can you tell...
Post by: K9 on March 30, 2014, 01:31:29 pm: How can you tell if a golf mk5 gti has aftermarket xenon look headlights ( depo ) or OEM xenon headlights? ( i mean the car came with standard halogen but switched over to OEM ) without the autolevel.
what to look for the see if they are oem and not depos?
Title: Re: How can you tell...
Post by: aarondsg on March 30, 2014, 01:37:54 pm: Bi xenons
Flash the headlights and it should brightness of the same cluster.
The depot flash a separate h7 bulb
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Post by: aarondsg on March 30, 2014, 01:39:28 pm: Brighten kind of looks like it's blinking lol
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Post by: K9 on March 30, 2014, 01:48:37 pm: is it easy to locate the VW stamp on them?
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Post by: aarondsg on March 30, 2014, 02:02:24 pm: Just do the test I wrote above mate they don't do a replica bi xenons kit.
Both main and dipped beam will be done of the projector lense on genuine oem xenons.
And on the depot they will be next to each other dipped in the projector lense and main in the open cluster next to it
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Post by: George10 on March 30, 2014, 02:08:19 pm: Depending if the xenon's have been retrofitted will depend on wether the bi xenon will be active. Some Cars don't have a highline cecm.

If they are on a factory fitted golf they should have auto leveling. The ballast's are attached underneath, You should be able to see them. Also, you'll be able to tell xenon's to hid's or normal halogen.
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Post by: K9 on March 30, 2014, 02:15:23 pm: Quote from: aarondsg on March 30, 2014, 02:02:24 pm
Just do the test I wrote above mate they don't do a replica bi xenons kit.
Both main and dipped beam will be done of the projector lense on genuine oem xenons.
And on the depot they will be next to each other dipped in the projector lense and main in the open cluster next to it
sorry but i dont really get the thing :ashamed:
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Post by: aarondsg on March 30, 2014, 02:20:18 pm: Lol ok.
Turn the the lights on normally so take it from auto and twist it twice clock wise.
Then get someone to flash the high beam.
If when they flash the same projector which is illuminated will brighten. Or if it's not coded in will probably flicker or do nothing there genuine.
Depot will have a separate bulb come on in a different location on the light
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Post by: jonnym on March 30, 2014, 03:21:06 pm: Or pop the bonnet and check the multiple wires coming out the rear screw case. Xenons won't have this!
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Post by: Viking on March 30, 2014, 03:42:06 pm: Look at the dashboard. If there's no manual leveling scroll wheel then the car came from the factory with xenons (or someone went to a lot of trouble retrofitting the whole system).