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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: alexmccabe on May 22, 2015, 09:08:08 am

Title: LED Bulbs All Round
Post by: alexmccabe on May 22, 2015, 09:08:08 am

Hey guys, I am looking at getting LED bulbs for my front/rear indicators (and brake lights too, if possible...) and I am wondering if anyone has done this and knows what type of bulb I am looking for? All searches turn back the Valeo lights, or front side-lights.

Title: Re: LED Bulbs All Round
Post by: Jesta on May 23, 2015, 10:59:26 am

There is a couple of realy good LED car bulb sites that should be pretty good for this sort of thing.

I think I used to used the halfords website to find what the correct bulb was then go to the LED bulb site.

hope this helps

Title: Re: LED Bulbs All Round
Post by: ed30Lewis on May 23, 2015, 12:20:33 pm

Try http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/

Type in your reg for your car and off you go  :happy2:

Title: Re: LED Bulbs All Round
Post by: MateyGuv on May 24, 2015, 10:21:15 am

If you find a decent rear indicator bulb please share cause I'm struggling to find a decent set.
As for the brake lights iv done a fair bit of messing around with the rear lights and have found bold sport LED bulbs to be a really solid bit of kit. They are a bit pricey but actually do what they say they do  :happy2:

Title: Re: LED Bulbs All Round
Post by: george_seamons on May 24, 2015, 06:08:00 pm

Just make sure you get error free ones, or you'll end up with bulb warnings

Title: Re: LED Bulbs All Round
Post by: Shoduchi on May 24, 2015, 07:32:28 pm

I fitted LEDs from Bold Sport on my rear GTI lights, except indicators and fog lamp. Bold Sport doesn't sell them and I don't mind too much just leaving those bulbs OEM (yellow light works better on fog and I rarely have to use it anyway). Check my project if you want to see one picture of the red LEDs at night.

Title: Re: LED Bulbs All Round
Post by: Stanipkiss on May 24, 2015, 08:10:30 pm

Search for these on eBay, they worked in my GTi headlights.

BAU15S 1156, 581, PY21W CANBUS ERROR FREE 18 / 21 LED SMD Indicator Bulb Yellow

picture shows filament bulb on NS and LED on OS.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fag38%2Fstanipkiss%2FIMG_0302_zps55365034.jpg&hash=b4cd2cc052c0eeb1135f079c7ffb0be02cb1d146)

Hope this helps

Title: Re: LED Bulbs All Round
Post by: Shoduchi on May 24, 2015, 08:22:10 pm

I've added those LEDs to my ebay watching list. Thanks for the info. :drinking:

Title: Re: LED Bulbs All Round
Post by: alexmccabe on June 17, 2015, 09:22:00 am

Awesome! Thanks for the advice guys :D

Title: Re: LED Bulbs All Round
Post by: Jesta on July 27, 2015, 10:26:15 pm

+1 for Auto bulbs direct, have used them for a few bits and they are a decent company.