Headlights - Discussion and Questions

[singlespeed]

Does anyone know if the OEM bi-xenon headlights are plug and play physically into a standard HL Golf? I know the computer will require programming. I'm not sure VW will touch it though because don't the HIDs need a headlight washer to be ADR compliant? I know the enter HID headlight can be purchased but I'm not sure if any modification is required to fit them.

[Dutch77]

Does anyone know if the OEM bi-xenon headlights are plug and play physically into a standard HL Golf? I know the computer will require programming. I'm not sure VW will touch it though because don't the HIDs need a headlight washer to be ADR compliant? I know the enter HID headlight can be purchased but I'm not sure if any modification is required to fit them.

Yes you are correct - will require the washer to be compliant.

I don't know how easy it is to get your hands on OEM bi-xenon units; there are aftermarket shops selling them but I believe they're all for LHD vehicles.

I know there was a thread on a Mk6 retrofit a while back on here, to do it properly it was very time consuming and quiet expensive (ie. more than the option cost).

I'd be looking at a bulb upgrade to improve the light output.

[singlespeed]

Yes you are correct - will require the washer to be compliant.

I don't know how easy it is to get your hands on OEM bi-xenon units; there are aftermarket shops selling them but I believe they're all for LHD vehicles.

I know there was a thread on a Mk6 retrofit a while back on here, to do it properly it was very time consuming and quiet expensive (ie. more than the option cost).

I'd be looking at a bulb upgrade to improve the light output.

carsystems.eu sells the mk7 OEM RHD bi-xenon, would be about $2700 shipped! I don't care about the headlight washers, but I would want then to be 100% plug and play. It's obvious how modular VW has made their platforms now, even the ballast is mounted in the headlight housing, physically everything is a direct swap, I'm just not sure about the H4 connection to the light cluster.


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[pologti18t]

This is interesting

Xenon for everyone | carlightblog

[Dutch77]

^ will be interesting to see if these can make it into a retrofit headlight unit down the track that wouldn't require the wash kit and therefore make it a cost effective option, dependent on actual lighting performance. Particularly if they can do a version without a red line.

[spikeyboy22]

Here we go again - Xenons with second U

Hey guys,

I have watched with a lot of interest the talk on if the second Inner U on Xenons can be turned on like a golf R, I had given up then on car sales I find a dealer car that has Xenons with a second U, it is a dealer car so I don't think a dealer has swapped Golf R headlights ..

Or was it a factory mistake ..



Or do we not give up hope...

[kennyc]

When I found out the second U is "fake" it did kind of anger me because we paid a lot of money for what is now half a set of Xenon lights.
Having said that I still prefer them over the halogen lights.

[Jimi]

I'm not sure the inner U in that picture is on. It could just be the ambient light

[spikeyboy22]

I'm not sure the inner U in that picture is on. It could just be the ambient light

It is on check the other pics

2013 Volkswagen Golf 7 110TDI Highline MY14 Direct-Shift Gearbox

[wasabiz]

I think that's just the reflections off the sun. It is pretty much the same hardware except the R has the LED lights on the back while the rest don't

[n0d3]

I posted this before somwhere, Golf7forums states that it's just an empty tube with no hardware inside. Only the R has additional lights.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f197/mk7-golf-gti-discussion-thread-85524-187.html?highlight=#post1050685

GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum - View Single Post - Golf R DRL's - is it possible

Most likely just the light reflection in the pics.

[singlespeed]

I'm still tempted to order the OEM bi-xenon headlights from Europe (RHD specific), but I can't determine the amount of work it'll take to fit them. I know physically they're plug and play. What I don't know is if VCDS can sort them out. I don't want dashboard errors.


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[han7682]

I gave a big present for my friend's GTI

Hi

One of my friend just bought GTI.
I gave him a Huge prensent.
It was UU lights like R light.
It took an hour to install.
It is not R light but R style UU light
Here we go

[n0d3]

What's that "mk7 performance' thingy? Watermark?

[han7682]

I think so...It was hard to take a picture with mobile.