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I've PM'd all the relevant people who were looking at ways to improve headlights over the VWW, VWGolf and Mk7Golf forums, I don't think having a separate forum would be necessary. I'm still waiting on some more details regarding these headlights as there is some conflicting information (eg. Why there are the differences between the number of illuminated DRL U's in the two V2 videos). I still want to get more pictures or videos of the performance of these WP lamps from those who've installed these, it would be tragic if we organised a GB and ended up wasting a few hundred bucks.
I'll post up a separate GB thread when we have nailed down all the fine details and have close to adequate numbers. Any additional EOIs should go through that.
Current:
2017 Mk2 Tiguan 162TSI, R-line, White
2020 Mk7.5 Golf R Wagon, White
Cheers mate, I have been in close contact with 2 of the Brazilian guys who have been a wealth of information. I've joined the Brazilian forum and have collected more pictures and videos of their installation and results. I'm still nutting out the final fine details with WPlamps contact Mark. I will have a new thread about WPlamps that will lead onto the GB but in the meantime I will continue to update post 88 in this thread.
For those interested in going through the Brazilian forum Entrar - forum.VWGolfClub.com. Use Google Translate to translate their site, it works quite well. Go to Forums --> Aesthetic changes (under Mec a nica which should translate to mechanical) --> Lighthouse replica MK7 Golf (Group Buy). The pages worth looking at are 1, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Also for those who have already placed an EOI, just confirm which version and bulb temperature. For those with GTi's I assumed you would want the GTi version but I'd like you to confirm that is the case.
Have a MK7 Comfortline. When I turn right (90degree at T-Junction for example) at night there is almost no light coverage to the right of the vehicle and its really hard to see things like bollards and islands. First of all I thought it was just me but my wife says the same thing. I do not have this problem with my Magna or old Nissan GQ Patrol.
Anyone else have this problem and what is the solution. I dont think a brighter bulb will make much difference as its must be a reflector issue. I tried using the 'level adjuster' to the right of the steering when but it makes it worse...
Your cornering lights don't turn on? Or you're going faster than 50km/h?
Edit: I'm not sure of the exact speed...
EDIT: I was wrong! Sorry!
The non bi-xenon lights on the mk7 are horrid, I think mk6 owners have shared a similar sentiment on the mk6 halogens too. I have the same issue as you, when I turn right from my street, it barely lights up anything on that side. I think a brighter bulb could help, but I think the root cause of it is the design of the reflectors unfortunately.
Static cornering lights are featured on Mk7's with and without Xenons, if your car has fogs lights, the static cornering lights are in the fog light assembly.
The Xenon Mk7s also have dynamic cornering unless it is a lower specced Xenon (non-LED).
I suspect the comfortline may not have fog lights - so no static cornering lights.
Also, if your car has driver profile or DCC, setting it to Eco mode will disable both dynamic cornering lights (Bi-Xenon) and static cornering lights (Bi-Xenon & Halogen).
For Golfs with both static and dynamic cornering (Bi-Xenon) static functions below 50-60kmh and dynamic cornering above 50-60, can not remember the speed but somewhere around there.
Yours are probably different but Im pretty sure I have to have the indicators going to have the cornering lights on
My first Mk7 Golf was an Australian market Highline with Bi-Xenons fitted, the local dealership sourced three of them due to low stock in NZ at the time, this had Dynamic cornering above 50-60 from the Bi-Xenons and static cornering from the fog lights below 50-60.
My observations using an Australian market Highline for 2 months and then a NZ spec Highline for 6 months were the same.
The static cornering worked when turning below 50kmh and without indicators such as pulling out of my driveway. Provided of course that the lights were on.
I'm pretty sure I don't have fog or cornering lights..... Anyone else with a Comfortline out there that can confirm?
Wouldn't be doing 50km/h at a t-junction. Would be still
Flashman: You are entirely correct. According to my VW brochure, fog lights with static cornering lights was/is not available on the 90TSI Comfortline as standard equipment. I shudder to think what your friendly VW dealer would charge for fitting these on your car. Although I suspect that this is not an option on your car because the the VW Golf mk7 brochure has a "dash" next to fog lights and static cornering lights for the 90TSI Comfortline. For equipment that's an option, the brochure normally has an "O" as the entry.
Please don't PM to ask questions about coding, or vehicle repairs. The better place to deal with these matters is in the forum proper. That way you get the benefit of the wider expertise of other forum members! Thank you.
Have a MK7 Comfortline. When I turn right (90degree at T-Junction for example) at night there is almost no light coverage to the right of the vehicle and its really hard to see things like bollards and islands. First of all I thought it was just me but my wife says the same thing. I do not have this problem with my Magna or old Nissan GQ Patrol.
Anyone else have this problem and what is the solution. I dont think a brighter bulb will make much difference as its must be a reflector issue. I tried using the 'level adjuster' to the right of the steering when but it makes it worse...
Before you start thinking about cornering lights and configurations, let's cover the basics:
Are you referring to the standard headlight operation only? Or also foglights, high beam, etc?
Have you confirmed you don't have any bulb issues? Does the right bulb appear dimmer than the left?
Have you looked at the light dispersal pattern of the headlights? How does the right differ from the left? Have you driven the car up to a wall and taken a photograph of the light throw pattern so we can see what you're talking about? (If you do, measure the distance between the car and the wall accurately.)
Have you been in a position to compare the headlight performance to that of another Mk7 with halogens fitted? Any difference?
Once you have answers to the above questions, you'll be in a better position to identify the underlying issue, and then rectify it (new bulb, headlight unit repair or adjustment, etc). The Mk7 halogens are generally criticised for poor performance overall (I've used them; an unscientific comparison with my Mk6 based solely on my memory has suggested to me that they're inferior to the Mk6), but you shouldn't be seeing a reduction in light from just the right side of the car.
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