Volkswagen Xenon LED Headlights & LED Taillight OEM Retrofitted Quality check

[Euro Car Upgrades]

Euro Car Upgrades used to offer plug & play modules for Golf 7 Xenon Headlights retrofit. Now that we bought the G7 for RnD we have decided to fit it with the U-LED Xenon Headlights OEM plus Golf R LED Taillights also OEM. The job requires plugs replacement from 10 pin to 14 pin, some wiring for both Front & Back and coding of the CECM. As our G7 is just a basic model we had to replace the CECM to make them work properly as ours did not have Xenon coding.

You can see straight away that the quality of German made product is superior and that the lights will last you the lifetime of the car. The attention to detail Germans put on the headlights is quite amazing.

Check our photos which also include Full LED Passat B8 Headlight which are the only ones available in Australia as Volkswagen does not offer them.

[Kiaorana]

How much for the OEM tail lights in cherry red?

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[Euro Car Upgrades]

How much for the OEM tail lights in cherry red?

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Try this LINK as there are some options there for the taillights

[daniel123]

Any LED tail light option for the Golf R Wagon?

[Euro Car Upgrades]

Any LED tail light option for the Golf R Wagon?

Same Deal, or GTE Full LED at $2999 or Golf R Xenons with LED indicators at $2750
GTE RHD are on its way to us, brand spanking new, this will be a Gem and FULL LED Operation

[daniel123]

Same Deal, or GTE Full LED at $2999 or Golf R Xenons with LED indicators at $2750
GTE RHD are on its way to us, brand spanking new, this will be a Gem and FULL LED Operation

Thanks, so just confirming $3k for full LED tail light option for the Wagon?

The link you provided earlier shows those parts as being genuine VW parts.

Does the same apply to the wagon? I didn't think there was any original LED tail lights for the wagon

[Euro Car Upgrades]

Sorry tail lights are $999 same as on a hatch and full led

[DV52]

hmm....... I'm aware that Euro Car Upgrades is a sponsor, but I still believe that there is an important question to be asked here. I investigated retrofitting genuine VW HID assemblies but was told in no-uncertain-terms by the parts manager at my local VW dealership that the exercise was illegal in Australia without also fitting a levelling mechanism and a washer system. Ultimately the ccosting for the all-up exercise became so expensive that I just walk-away from the project. I started to look at the ADR, but the section on what's necessary for HID fittings (not retrofitted Xenon lamps) is so arcane that I didn't bother reading all the material. Aussie web-sites talk about lost insurance coverage and personal liability for transgression of the lighting part of the ADR, so this was a serious consideration -for me

So here's the question: What is Euro Car Upgrade's view about the legality in Australia of retro-fitting HID assemblies without installing levelling devices and/or without headlight fitting washers - and the clincher-question is who bears the liability?

Don

[Euro Car Upgrades]

We have fitted them numerous times with washers and levelling system too. Yet, where clients chose to do it without accessories, there is never been any problem.
Roadside law enforcement do not have diagnostics Tools available to activate levelling or washers. Levelling does not come on every time you switch on the car and its mostly used when you tow a trailer or off road. Washers do not activate every time too and can be disabled completely. I got them disabled on my personal car as i hate them spraying on my clean bonnet and we don't get snow on the Sunshine Coast to be using them regularly.
Moreover there are plug & play Modules available for the Golf 7 headlights which allow for manual levelling and are perfectly legal.
HID are designed for off road use but genuine xenon headlights only use levelling and washers in extreme Situations. Without advanced diagnostics like ODIS its impossible to test it on the road. We just had a bump with our g7 and one retrofitted headlight got replaced under insurance no dramas. You can add xenon headlights to your insurance as well. A client with Audi A6 with Retrofitted Full LED Headlights had just had them replaced by Insurance after a bump too, $7000 a light, this is as he added them to the policy.
If someone wants to scare you they will, but reality is that people around the world have done it for many years without major hiccups.
As much risk as crossing the street. It will be more risky to use the China Mars lights as they look aftermarket and dont work correctly so a smart cop can actually smell a rat there. It would have to be a VW Fanatic. Laws in Europe are tougher and this does not stop people from adding these on. This is simply backed up by 300% improvement in the light output - width, length and brightness. You can't beat this major safety improvement with the lack of levelling or washers in a country where snow almost does not exist to be using washers. I would advise when towing heavy loads, to have the lights adjusted or invest in a manual levelling module which operates your xenon lights from the scroll like it would with halogen.

Not being ignorant of law, just realistic and keeping it real
Everything in life carries some risks, if you die, die trying.

[AdamD]

Not being ignorant of law, just realistic and keeping it real
Everything in life carries some risks, if you die, die trying.

Of course, there are risks to be weighed up.

Yes, retrofitting HIDs without the full ballast/auto-levelling and washer system will technically render the car illegal. Although such an omission is unlikely to result in a defect (unless you're actually blinding oncoming traffic when the car is loaded up - which is actually the point of the ballasts/levellers in the first place), there's always the possibility of your insurance company finding out should you have an accident. Any modifications that render the car non-compliant can give an insurance company an opportunity to refuse a claim.

How much to supply and fit all additional parts (levellers, washers etc) to make the car 100% road legal in Australia?

[Guest001]

The ADR rules state that if your HID lights are under a certain light level like 2000 lumens they dont need the full enchilada.

However at that level they are scarcely better than the Phillips high intensity bulbs and therefore probably not worth the extra money

From the RACQ site
Queensland legislation

HID headlight conversions are not permitted under Queensland legislation. If you’re in another state or territory, you should check local requirements.


From Australian Standards

All vehicles fitted with headlamps (including HID) producing over 2,000 lumens (a measure of light output) must have a self-levelling system and headlight washers

[Euro Car Upgrades]

Of course, there are risks to be weighed up.

Yes, retrofitting HIDs without the full ballast/auto-levelling and washer system will technically render the car illegal. Although such an omission is unlikely to result in a defect (unless you're actually blinding oncoming traffic when the car is loaded up - which is actually the point of the ballasts/levellers in the first place), there's always the possibility of your insurance company finding out should you have an accident. Any modifications that render the car non-compliant can give an insurance company an opportunity to refuse a claim.

How much to supply and fit all additional parts (levellers, washers etc) to make the car 100% road legal in Australia?

The #1 Thing to remember is that Washers & Levelling can be installed no problem at all at Euro Car Upgrades and we have done this before as per 2 of our videos.

Can also be after the installation in the unlikely event you get a defect:

[DV52]

Hm......... thanks hillbilly and Adam for explaining the legality so succinctly and emphatically!

The advantage of forum communities like this is the facility to separate the hype from reality.

From a buyer's perspective, the #1 thing isn't so much that the supplier of enticing, super-bright headlamp fittings can also up-sell the purchase by also providing levelling and washer infrastructure. No, the #1 thing (even before a dollar is exchanged), is that the buyer makes an informed and well-considered decision.

Of course there can be no argument that caveat emptor applies to these purchases - If the buyer has HIDs installed which subsequently causes a serious accident because of a blinded driver in the other direction, there will be only one person accountable for potentially very significant consequences. In an extreme scenario, an argument by the buyer in a coroner's court that the "reality is that people around the world have done it for many years without major hiccups. As much risk as crossing the street." will be facile in the extreme as both a defence before a Judge and as an excuse to the family of the injured party!

Buying and having these fittings installed is a risk management exercise with the odds stack against the buyer from the get-go (because of the legal situation). True, there may be no consequences, but the down-side consequences appear to be far greater than the up-side advantages (IMO)!

Don

[sillygogo]

Same Deal, or GTE Full LED at $2999 or Golf R Xenons with LED indicators at $2750
GTE RHD are on its way to us, brand spanking new, this will be a Gem and FULL LED Operation

are the prices supply only or fitted? if not what would be the fully fitted prices? are the Full LED street legal?

[Euro Car Upgrades]

Prices are for lights only, fitting is extra.
Email us with your details and which option for the light you like.
At the moment, we have a cheaper option without DRL LED so just Xenon at $1599 and Full LED at $2999