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keano
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August 09, 2010, 04:52:12 pm »
Hi guys
just wondering if anyone has changed their rear number plate lights for something like the new bright White BMW led/bulbs?
I've read that it could show fault codes or just plainly not work, but it'd improve the rear, no end.
Anyone managed it?
Cheers :)
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August 09, 2010, 05:48:25 pm »
Theres an expensive kit that costs around £35 it's got 18 led bulbs and ir very good by all accounts. But i ain't paying that kinda money.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Audi-Q5-A4-S5-A5-VW-Passat-18-LED-Number-Plate-Lights-/120605758485?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c14a9d415
I went for 8 led bulbs with resistors so no fault codes, £8
Haven't fitted them yet,
I bought replacements for all the interior bulbs also, gonna do them all at the same time soon.
I also got phillips silver vision's to replace the orange indicator bulbs.
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August 09, 2010, 06:10:03 pm »
Thanks for the reply :) do u have a link for what u bought in the end? Is there a lot of faffing with wiring them all up yourself or are they just like a normal led bulb?
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August 09, 2010, 06:21:25 pm »
These are the ones i bought, Not massively bright, Just a big improvement over the standard yellowy bulbs.
Just remove the old ones and pop the new ones in.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LED-NUMBER-LICENCE-PLATE-BULBS-VW-GOLF-MK5-PASSAT-06-/300408719591?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45f1c148e7
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August 09, 2010, 06:39:12 pm »
You absolute star!! :D would you reccommend them then? Are they easy to fit?
Thanks again
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August 09, 2010, 07:15:13 pm »
They are a doddle to fit,
But as i said in my first post i haven't got round to doing it yet,
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keano
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August 09, 2010, 07:41:36 pm »
haha woops
well i might beat you to it
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August 09, 2010, 07:45:39 pm »
I just put 6 SMD LED ones in my vRS and they work fine. No resistors or anything and no warning's on the dash
Got them from eBay for my interior lights and was sent an extra set so tried them out of curiosity and they worked
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August 09, 2010, 07:49:58 pm »
are they lovely and bright Carl? Do you have a link?
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August 09, 2010, 07:57:15 pm »
Someone bought a set of ebay a while back but there were issues with fitting them in a mk5 they worked for a while then gave up the ghost. I have been wanting a set but wnated to make sure they were reliable first.
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August 09, 2010, 08:17:28 pm »
These are the ones i have
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220600104123&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2251wt_1139
Not sure if the bulbs are the same in the MK5 but on the Octy they are just 272 Festoon Bulbs in a holder.
They are very bright and do a good job of lighting up the floor around the boot area at night
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August 11, 2010, 09:22:00 pm »
Just to let you know i swapped the bulbs with the ones Captain reccomended.
I have more light shining out my a**ehole and i snapped the clip off the bulb holder.
Ahh well. Guess you get what you pay for haha!
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August 11, 2010, 09:29:47 pm »
I might aswell chuck mine in the bin then, Won't bother fitting them,
Funny thing is someone else recommended them to me.
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August 11, 2010, 09:33:11 pm »
Just get the ones I linked as they are really bright
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August 11, 2010, 11:03:53 pm »
I'm glad I bought the ones captain Britain recommended today then , I'll just put the packet straight in the bin when it arrives then!
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