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Just a side note, the dark LED tails are actually for the R. It's the cherry ones you should get for the GTI as they are the ones you can option on the GTI OS.
Just a side note, the dark LED tails are actually for the R. It's the cherry ones you should get for the GTI as they are the ones you can option on the GTI OS.
otherwise it looks wierd That's just me though.
Well they won't make it an R... but i don't mind them. I like how the OEM GTI lights fade in etc but don't really like the half circle shape etc.
There are many sets of LED lights made by Volkswagen themselves. It's not just a case of LHD/RHD.
There is also with fog light/without foglight.
Lastly, there is "Dark" and "Cherry".
As REXman stated. The "Cherry" (tinted cover) LED lights is the one offered as a dealer accessory to overseas GTI/GTD owners. The "Dark" (tinted cover) LED lights are the ones used on the Golf R. The LED configuration is the same between them, just the cover colour is different. In the same way as there was a difference between the rear light clusters on the MKV GTI vs R32.
Well they won't make it an R... but i don't mind them. I like how the OEM GTI lights fade in etc but don't really like the half circle shape etc.
My R LEDs fade out, as my stock GTI tails did. The fade-out isn't quite as smooth as it is with incandescent bulbs, but it still fades out progressively.
As Coreying has said, the LED tails from VW all look identical bar the colour of the covers themselves.
However, I've been told by several sources that the R version is the Cherry Red version; the standard red tint is the same colour as the regular GTI tails (and is the colour available when fitted as a factory option in Europe).
I just spoke to my dealer, and he told me to order them in (as per Ozram's contact) as VWA charge them an arm and a leg for the lights.... He then told me to drop them off to him and he will get the service guys to fit them while they are preparing my car for pick up...
End result, I will be picking my car up in November with the LEDs already fitted with no code issues.... That it fantastic!! BTW, they wont charge me for the installation either.
Finally got mine delivered today. And of course, me being me, I had to fit them tonight (in the dark).
Just a query please Ozram,
its regarding the colour of the LED covers.....dark red v cherry red?
Sounds like I am in the minority on this one, but I like the ones on the new "R", so are they the "dark red"
Thought this was the same colour as you guys had got, but now wondering if yours are the lighter "cherry red" instead.
Can we order either colour from your contact?
Guess what I am trying to say....are yours & Adams LED's the same colour as the new Golf "R" already at dealerships?
OR are they a lighter colour (being the cherry red).
Feel free to respond also Adam
Current ride..MY10 Golf MkVI GTI | 5 dr | CW | < DSG >| Leather| Dynaudio | Sensors | Tint | R tails Current ride...MY12.5 Polo 6R GTI | 5 dr | CW | Xenons | Alcantara Leatherette /4
Just a query please Ozram,
its regarding the colour of the LED covers.....dark red v cherry red?
Sounds like I am in the minority on this one, but I like the ones on the new "R", so are they the "dark red"
Thought this was the same colour as you guys had got, but now wondering if yours are the lighter "cherry red" instead.
Can we order either colour from your contact?
Guess what I am trying to say....are yours & Adams LED's the same colour as the new Golf "R" already at dealerships?
OR are they a lighter colour (being the cherry red).
Feel free to respond also Adam
Okay, I'll jump in (sorry to steal your thunder Ozram!).
Ozram's and mine are the Cherry Red. This is the darker, R-line red, as fitted to the Golf R. See this post for photos on my car.
The lighter red (standard GTI red) tails, that are available in Europe as a factory option, have different part codes (IIRC, a different letter at the end of the part code for each tail) to those quoted in this thread (see Ozram's DIY post for the part numbers). I've only seen the lighter red LEDs on a single car, in this post and this post on VWVortex. A guy in the states fitted the lighter red LEDs to his white TDI as he preferred the lighter colour.
Last edited by AdamD; 10-08-2010, 01:59 PM.
Reason: Added link to photo of lighter LEDs
AdamD, wouldn't the lighter ones that you have linked to from VWVortex be the "cherry red" ones, and the ones installed on your and Ozram's car be the "dark tint" ones?
AdamD, wouldn't the lighter ones that you have linked to from VWVortex be the "cherry red" ones, and the ones installed on your and Ozram's car be the "dark tint" ones?
I've never heard/read the term "dark tint" used in any official marketing/promotional context, only as a descriptor. The terms I have heard used are Cherry Red, and normal/standard red. (The TMTuning page lists the variants as Rline cherry red LED and Normal red color with LED.)
And I agree, Cherry Red sounds like the standard GTI tint. (The same discussion has been had over at VWVortex.) But it is my understanding that Cherry Red is the R-line colour.
At any rate, I recommend that anyone who wants the darker R-line LEDs first quotes the part numbers provided here, as supplied to Ozram and myself, to ensure they're getting the right parts (in the right colour, and for the Australian market).
My feeling is that the "Optional LED tailights" available to Europe probably are from the R Line catalogue. Meaning that "Cherry Red" (the lighter LED tail lights) are the "R Line" tail lights.
But the standard Golf R tail lights are definitely the (Dark) Tinted lights - which is what you and Ozram have got anyway
The lighter ones are the option you can get for the GTI. I dont think you have the ability to option a GTI tails with anything in AUS from factory.
But you can overseas. You have a choice of the lighter red (meant for the GTI's) or the darker red exclusively for the R. I guess you can fit whatever you want to the car. I reckon it would be cool to get a STG 1 GTI, get the dark tails and grab an "R" badge off ebay. Then you are set!
My feeling is that the "Optional LED tailights" available to Europe probably are from the R Line catalogue. Meaning that "Cherry Red" (the lighter LED tail lights) are the "R Line" tail lights.
But the standard Golf R tail lights are definitely the (Dark) Tinted lights - which is what you and Ozram have got anyway
Thanks Coreying, thats where I was coming from too. I liked the darker tint too and thought this "was" what the guys had up until
someone started talking "cherry red" which I am sure I had seen on another website & they were definitely lighter in colour (almost
had an orange tinge to them)
Current ride..MY10 Golf MkVI GTI | 5 dr | CW | < DSG >| Leather| Dynaudio | Sensors | Tint | R tails Current ride...MY12.5 Polo 6R GTI | 5 dr | CW | Xenons | Alcantara Leatherette /4
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