MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Cosmetic/Interior Modifications => Topic started by: daedos on April 22, 2014, 07:49:20 pm

Title: LHD Rear Lights on a RHD car
Post by: daedos on April 22, 2014, 07:49:20 pm

It seems the R32/Ed30 dark rear lights are a fair bit cheaper on eBay.de. Given they'll be LHD, can they be used on a RHD car. Googling says you just need to switch the rear fog reflector inside. Can anyone confirm this?  Thanks

Title: Re: LHD Rear Lights on a RHD car
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on April 22, 2014, 08:04:14 pm

Its true.  Also swapping the wires over?  I put LHD inner lights on my Leon when I lived in Germany.  Fog and Reverse on opposite sides, was just a case of snipping the fog & reverse wire and crossing them over

Title: Re: LHD Rear Lights on a RHD car
Post by: Carpy25 on April 22, 2014, 08:10:44 pm

Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on April 22, 2014, 08:04:14 pm

Its true.  Also swapping the wires over?  I put LHD inner lights on my Leon when I lived in Germany.  Fog and Reverse on opposite sides, was just a case of snipping the fog & reverse wire and crossing them over

swapping wires is a quick fix but I don't think having a fog light on the left N/S of the car will pass an MOT you could as I've done fit a red bulb in the fog so it shines red through the clear lens red , that will mean you will have a red rev light not legal but I believe that rev lights are not tested on the MOT so you could remove the bulb for the MOT , but someone who's up to date with current MOT regs will need to confirm the rev light thing

Rob