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Sidelight Bulb Question
« on: July 27, 2010, 05:03:07 pm »
What sidelight bulbs have i got on my 05 GTI with Bi Xenons fitted?
And did any of you upgrade the bulbs and with what?

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2010, 05:04:09 pm »
W5W, and yes upgraded to LED's with built-in resistors.  :happy2:

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2010, 05:09:54 pm »
Cool, Now tell me who sell's the brightest whitest highest quality w5w's?  :laugh:

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2010, 10:37:20 pm »
« Last Edit: July 27, 2010, 10:43:26 pm by CAPTAIN BRITAIN »

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2010, 10:47:49 pm »
Shouldn't need to pay anymore that 10-15 per pair!  :wink:

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2010, 10:49:21 pm »
For £80 I'd want sucking off  :surprised:

As Greeners said £10-15 for a pair max.

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2010, 10:59:39 pm »

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2010, 11:02:12 pm »
Thats more like it.  :happy2:

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2010, 12:32:17 am »
Which ones you got Greeners, the blue or the white match the Xenons best?
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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2010, 08:30:20 am »
If you have blue you will get pulled by the fuhrer.

White are the best match :happy2:

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2010, 11:34:05 pm »
Which ones you got Greeners, the blue or the white match the Xenons best?

White chap!  :happy2:

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2010, 05:56:09 am »
Do they go in easily? I remember trying to swap out an indicator bulb, my right hand looked like I had a flight with a mad cat.

Or are the sidelights easier to get to?

Have to say the oem yellows don't look great next to the xenons.

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Re: Sidelight Bulb Question
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2010, 09:21:31 am »
This thread might be of interest to you CB.
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12076.msg186078.html#msg186078

Right hand light is easy to do, if your hands are as big and un-flexible as mine you will want some needle nose pliers (but be very careful what you pull on) the left side is a bit more of a pain, your best bet is to take the black cuboid object witht he pipes on top off its mounting bracket (sorry I dont know the name think is the fuel return box for fuel vapour, and it just slots on and off) this will make the process a whole lot easier!

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