Mk6 LED Taillights

[vainbt]

why is there LHD and RHD.... will tail lights make any difference?

If you order it from that website it will be nearly 1k shipped with the adapter?

Just wondering what people are willing to pay for a set with the adapter including shipping?

1k is a bit too much for a set of headlights to be honest..

[Nath]

why is there LHD and RHD.... will tail lights make any difference?

If you order it from that website it will be nearly 1k shipped with the adapter?

Just wondering what people are willing to pay for a set with the adapter including shipping?

1k is a bit too much for a set of headlights to be honest..

Yeah it is steep for the taillights, but they look sweet!

As for RHD and LHD I'd say its got to do with the fog and reverse light being on opposite sides perhaps?

[irossiter]

Have just been told that my Mk 6 GTI should be delivered by early July!!!!! Drool drool! I love my Mk 5 but it is time to move on. My dealer can't shed much light on the LED tail lights and I have read that they MAY become standard for GTI this year in Europe. They really do look amazing. Maybe I'll get a pleasant suprise and the car will land in Oz with them anyway. Unlikely. I would most definitely be up for a group buy, plan on asking my service dept about what they would charge (if they do it) and would likely be under warranty then. I am more than happy playing around with the electrics on my '63 Morris 850 with Cooper S goodies but maybe not a modern Vee Dub. Actually I did have a near fire in the Mini after I fitted a new tacho!
My old man is waiting for an R so maybe I might just swap the tail lights over one night, he'd never notice! Bingo!

[AdamD]

...I have read that they MAY become standard for GTI this year in Europe. They really do look amazing. Maybe I'll get a pleasant suprise and the car will land in Oz with them anyway. Unlikely.

The 2011 model year will only begin with vehicles manufactured after July anyway, so even if VWA were to include them as standard for MY11 (and my personal opinion is that's unlikely), chances are you won't get them on a car delivered in July. So yeah, don't count on it.

My old man is waiting for an R so maybe I might just swap the tail lights over one night, he'd never notice! Bingo!

Now there's a plan!

[Lima]

As for RHD and LHD I'd say its got to do with the fog and reverse light being on opposite sides perhaps?

Yep, that's right. Rear fog should be on driver's side for RHD cars.

If only the tight buggers would make twin fogs/reverse lights it wouldn't be a problem and we might actually have a chance of seeing something when reversing at night time. The best car we have for reversing at night is the Mk1, by far, haha.

[Maverick]

Yep, that's right. Rear fog should be on driver's side for RHD cars.

If only the tight buggers would make twin fogs/reverse lights it wouldn't be a problem and we might actually have a chance of seeing something when reversing at night time. The best car we have for reversing at night is the Mk1, by far, haha.

Mark V/VI with factory RVC beats the Mark I for reversing at night by a mile! It can by pitch black and you can see well with the oem RVC.

Volkswagen Golf Mark VI Rear View Camera (RVC) In Operation

[MurphyTheElf]

Mark V/VI with factory RVC beats the Mark I for reversing at night by a mile! It can by pitch black and you can see well with the oem RVC.

I agree - it's like wearing night vision goggles.

[G-rig]

Re: LED taillights for the GTI?

Yep camera is awesome.

[cameronp]

Mark V/VI with factory RVC beats the Mark I for reversing at night by a mile! It can by pitch black and you can see well with the oem RVC.

Volkswagen Golf Mark VI Rear View Camera (RVC) In Operation

That's actually about the most compelling argument I've heard so far in favour of rear view cameras.

[hannson]

We took a stab at retrofitting the Golf R Rear Tail Lights on a Golf Mark VI

click on picture below for a video clip after we've fitted it

[Corey_R]

Well, we know what the lights look like
More importantly, what was required to perform the retrofit (any additional parts etc, VAG-COM programming?). Also, is Singapore LHD or RHD? And if it is RHD, are there any issues with lights being on the wrong side (fog light/reverse light etc).

[AdamD]

Also, is Singapore LHD or RHD?

Singapore is RHD.

[G-rig]

We took a stab at retrofitting the Golf R Rear Tail Lights on a Golf Mark VI

click on picture below for a video clip after we've fitted it

Nice work, I need those lights one day.

I assume you were pressing the brake but it doesn't look very obvious. Also looks like your rear window brake light isn't working.

[hannson]

Well, we know what the lights look like
More importantly, what was required to perform the retrofit (any additional parts etc, VAG-COM programming?). Also, is Singapore LHD or RHD? And if it is RHD, are there any issues with lights being on the wrong side (fog light/reverse light etc).

hi
lol.. i did the pics posted earlier.. just couldn't help sharing our joy with you

We are RHD in Singapore, but we got the LHD from Europe with a coding interface from Kufatec, whch means no VAGCOM programming

Everything works well, but the fog lights and reverse lights are on opposite sites now. No issues in terms of operations though as we'd wired the harness to the appropriate fog/reverse lights.

[hannson]

Nice work, I need those lights one day.

I assume you were pressing the brake but it doesn't look very obvious. Also looks like your rear window brake light isn't working.

oh.. actually, i've got another video with the brakes held.
in the video I posted, the brakes were not "depressed". we just turned on the lights, which lit the rear lights as well.

the rear window brake light will light up (very brightly) when we depress the "brakes"

Cheers!