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R headlights
« on: February 20, 2016, 04:12:17 pm »
Why do some golf mk6 r's come with sliver bits in the headlight and others are all black? Years ago I read because it depends if they came with 18 or 19" alloys, 18" wheels came with the sliver headlights and all black lights were fitted to the cars with 19" wheel. This true?
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Re: R headlights
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2016, 04:30:03 pm »
AFAIK all R have black headlights from factory. Maybe the other cars had them retrofitted? :confused:
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Re: R headlights
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2016, 04:34:58 pm »
Quote from: Shoduchi on February 20, 2016, 04:30:03 pm
AFAIK all R have black headlights from factory. Maybe the other cars had them retrofitted? :confused:

They definitely ain't, some have all black and the others are black but with sliver inside. When searching they seem pretty much 50/50 on which ones they have fitted.
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Re: R headlights
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2016, 05:34:41 pm »
I don't believe it was anything to do with wheel size/colour.

The early models of the generation came with chrome housings. From around 11 onwards they all came with black as standard I'm pretty sure.
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Re: R headlights
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2016, 05:44:15 pm »
Quote from: afctom on February 20, 2016, 05:34:41 pm
I don't believe it was anything to do with wheel size/colour.

The early models of the generation came with chrome housings. From around 11 onwards they all came with black as standard I'm pretty sure.

I've seen 12plates with the sliver bits in lights. So don't think it's to do with age.
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Re: R headlights
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2016, 05:49:17 pm »
I only know R's with these xenon headlights:


What chrome headlights are you talking about?

Like these?
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Re: R headlights
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2016, 05:56:48 pm »
I thought it was an option pack, which is why it also came with the 19s
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Re: R headlights
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2016, 06:40:46 pm »
Quote from: Shoduchi on February 20, 2016, 05:49:17 pm
I only know R's with these xenon headlights:


What chrome headlights are you talking about?

Like these?


Yes like them headlights on the white golf, them two sliver bits inside.

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Re: R headlights
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2016, 06:42:59 pm »
Quote from: gttdigoof on February 20, 2016, 05:56:48 pm
I thought it was an option pack, which is why it also came with the 19s

That what I said in the first post but it just seems odd altering the headlights for a bigger set of wheels. I personally don't like the sliver one  :rolleye: yes I know it's only a minor thing but all black look better
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Re: R headlights
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2016, 08:35:51 pm »
It was part of a package came with the black 19" tallies
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Re: R headlights
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2016, 09:23:25 pm »
Ok, here (Portugal) they're standard. I guess VW sold the R different in the UK. The same happened with the GTIs, so no big surprise.
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Re: R headlights
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2016, 01:02:33 am »
Quote from: Gti_Mad on February 20, 2016, 08:35:51 pm
It was part of a package came with the black 19" tallies

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