Led number plate lights

[Berry]

Ok cheers for that. So are the resistors easy to get hold of?

[GTIEagles]

I ordered a set of these for mine and they work perfectly, no bulb out errors or anything, I'm on an 05 plate though

[NikerGTI]

what are the best for a mk6 gti?

[mk5Eire]

I used buy the whole LED units off eBay, as opposed to just the bulbs . Excellent white light and lasted over a year.

http://www.ebay.ie/ulk/itm/310350020787


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[RetroRaz]

I used buy the whole LED units off eBay, as opposed to just the bulbs . Excellent white light and lasted over a year.

http://www.ebay.ie/ulk/itm/310350020787


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X2.  Don't understand the point of the bulbs as they end up flickering, putting light out errors on dash and not even that bright.

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[Berry]

Right guys, for those having trouble with comparability on those genuine VW LED units, I'd recommend these resistors;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/281527246014


They seem to have used genuine Vag plugs too.
Worked a treat for mine. Now giving off a much better light, but crucially, they actually stay on.

[Shoduchi]

Only mk6s with older BCM (that can't be coded to LED) will need resistors with OEM LED license lamps. The mk5s are fine with the OEM LEDs.

[Berry]

Only mk6s with older BCM (that can't be coded to LED) will need resistors with OEM LED license lamps. The mk5s are fine with the OEM LEDs.

Hmmm that's interesting as they definitely didn't work on mine without the resistors...Unless you mean they can be fitted without resistors but have to be coded instead?
All witchcraft and wizardry to me!

[Shoduchi]

Only mk6s with older BCM (that can't be coded to LED) will need resistors with OEM LED license lamps. The mk5s are fine with the OEM LEDs.

Hmmm that's interesting as they definitely didn't work on mine without the resistors...Unless you mean they can be fitted without resistors but have to be coded instead?
All witchcraft and wizardry to me!

Just to make sure, did you get genuine mk6 license plate LEDs?

[Berry]

Yeah they were the genuine ones in the link at the start of this thread. Had all the VW stamps etc on them too.

[Shoduchi]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/252273557984

These shouldn't need any resistors in mk5. Weird if you had problems with them.

I didn't need resistors in both my Golfs and I know a lot guys who have them with no issues. You'd the first...

[bluebert92]

I have installed a few of the CANBUS Leds into my unit untill summer when I can be bothered to change the units over for full LEDs, however whenever I go to turn them on I get a strange like buzzing sound and I get the error on the dash?

[Berry]

Yep they're the ones Shoduchi.
In that case, thinking about it, perhaps it's due to the fact I'm only able to put one in, as the other side has a led numberplate light integrated with a reversing camera.. Which has always worked regardless.
Im wondering if, as it was only 1 LED light before, and the other side was a normal 'Festoon' bulb in the standard unit, there wasn't enough of a resistance discrepancy to throw a warning..? As I'm assuming the wiring for both lights are both on the same loom, does that make sense?

[Berry]

Probably total bull, sorry I know nothing about electronics!

[Shoduchi]

Yep they're the ones Shoduchi.
In that case, thinking about it, perhaps it's due to the fact I'm only able to put one in, as the other side has a led numberplate light integrated with a reversing camera.. Which has always worked regardless.
Im wondering if, as it was only 1 LED light before, and the other side was a normal 'Festoon' bulb in the standard unit, there wasn't enough of a resistance discrepancy to throw a warning..? As I'm assuming the wiring for both lights are both on the same loom, does that make sense?

Probably, it's a basic system. The resistors only provide the needed resistance to the circuit to not activate the bulb out error.