LED Number Plate Lights

[Corey_R]

I'm not exactly sure what the cause of the AM problem was. When I (and a few others) emailed them to say we had issues, they asked what our AM range in Australia was. I don't know if they identified a faulty component causing EM interference etc, or whether it's just that the product wasn't tailored to the Australian AM frequency range.

Either way, after several weeks they shipped me a new set of LEDS (and their housings). It was just a case of unplugging the existing LED housings and plugging in hthe new ones. The original resistors and cables were retained.

[Rob_R]

G'Day guys, has the ebay seller automotor168 that you've bought your led plate lights from changed name to sdmotor_168 now?

[Corey_R]

I'm not sure how to search for users etc on ebay.
But automotor168 still has a store etc, so I'm not sure sdmotor_168 is the same person...

[Rob_R]

I'm not sure how to search for users etc on ebay.
But automotor168 still has a store etc, so I'm not sure sdmotor_168 is the same person...

Cheers Corey, yeh I was a little confused whether they were the same person. Played it safe and finally got off my backside and ordered the led plate lights through automotor168 today.

[gjws]

Just thought I'd add that the MY12's appear to ship with LED Number Plate Lights as default. I picked my GTI up on Friday and have been busily reading through the forums looking for things to do when I stumbled on this tread. I was excited that I'd found something cheap and easy to do, and as a sparky I thought this mod would be right up my alley. Then when I looked I found I already had them!

[Corey_R]

Yep! The MY12's do have them by default - although only with the Xenon headlights (you have them right?).

[gjws]

Yep! The MY12's do have them by default - although only with the Xenon headlights (you have them right?).

Yep, I've got Xenon's.

[DreamensioN]

Lol.... I'm completely happy with the Racing Dash ones that we all got from eBay for ~$45 including shipping. They are quality, look OEM, aren't too bright and have a good spread of light so they look like the OEM LED pictures. The service from the guys is absolutely excellent - resolving that AM issue they went beyond what any other seller of a product of $45 has ever gone.

Wow - what can I say...I'll back Corey up on this 100%. It's been like 3 months since I bought my LED lights, and I thought I would contact the seller just to mention the problem. Without hesitation he's sending me out a new set to replace the ones I currently have. I really wish I could leave this guy feedback again. Totally awesome service. For $45, and the customer support he has given...you couldn't ask for more.

[Rob_R]

Received my rdash number plate lights today. Fitted them and they look fantastic. Made special mention that I wanted units that did not interfere with AM signal. Tested them out with AM on the radio and..... bugger no AM. Bit dissapointed since it is a known problem and I made special mention of it. Shouldn't be an issue sorting out from what the rest of you guys have recently mentioned.

Small issue to sort out but damn they are good !!

[Sharka_GTI]

Hey guys,

I went and got the OEM LED Lights and the Adaptor Cables to stop the error codes.

I got the actual lights from here: ~$60 shipped

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I got the adaptor cables from here: ~$50 shipped

OEM Euro VW Golf MK6 LED number plate illumination adapter - BKS-Tuning

So it is more expensive the the RDash ones mentioned here alot. But the setup is not $300 like people were saying earlier on in the thread.

So if you want the OEM look for $40 more then you pay for the RDASH lights, its not bad.

Enjoy.

[Lucas_R]

^^ awesome find. Thanks for sharing. I was going to get the Racing Dash ones but i think id prefer the OEM ones instead.

[AdamD]

So those adapter cables appear to just be standard cable with a simple 10w 68ohm resistor in place. The kind you can find at Jaycar for ~$2 each.

You could wire those into the cable in the car, and connect it directly to the LED (either OEM or Rdash).

I have the RDash LEDs myself but haven't fitted them because I'm not 100% happy with the size of and heat from the metal heatsink. This might be a better option for me, or someone who doesn't want to shell out $50 for adapters.

[Sharka_GTI]

Well my adaptor cables arrived today. Checking the cable ends they are genuine VW/Audi parts.

So clearly VW has made some adaptor cables all along?

The part number on the cables is: 1J0973702

Ill post up some pics of the end product tonight.

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So ive fittem the OEM LED Lights with the adaptor cables listed above and it really couldnt have been easier.

Simply clip off the old halogen lights. Fit the adaptor cables to the ends of the power cable and the new LED lights and clip them back in.

Tested it and they have a nice white light. Nothing over powering. And no errors on the MFD.

Perfect.

It was abit more expensive at around $100 for the whole setup. but the RDash ones I found were about $60-$70.

So for the extra $30 - $40 you get the OEM look and no issues with heat.

[brh1978]

A big thank you to Aventador87 for posting the seller info for the number plate LED and adapter cable, I ordered my set tonight!

[brh1978]

I received the genuine number plate LEDs and the adapter cables this week.

Strangely the adaptor cables VW Golf MK6 LED number plate illumination adapter - BKS-Tuning are labelled with a KUFATEC part #.

So it looks like BKS are buying the KUFATEC cables adding a small margin and shipping them a lot cheaper!

My car arrived at port this week and my dealer is fitting and coding the LED R tail lights and the number plate LEDs for me during delivery. Might need to get them to check if the number plate LED adapter cable is actually required with the MY12 GTD as it might not show an error?