R32 rear lights

[patrickcullen87]

They are usually around the 150 - 200 range! I just used some tint spray on mine, the finish isnt perfect but they are a lot of money!

agree just use some tinting spray and lacquer and do your own, i done mines and you cant tell the difference, plus it only costs 14quid instead of 150+  

14quids worth :)

[Jungle_Faced_Jake]

They look pretty good and from there look like the real thing. Was it difficult masking out the centre of the lights? Not too sure what to do with mine at the moment? Whether to send the R32 ones I got from Eurowagens back, try to file down the retaining lug a bit so the connector fits and stick with them or spray the original ones? I'm really not a fan of the standard pinkies. It's a GTI FFS. Why did VW ever put standard rear lights on in the first place

[patrickcullen87]

They look pretty good and from there look like the real thing. Was it difficult masking out the centre of the lights? Not too sure what to do with mine at the moment? Whether to send the R32 ones I got from Eurowagens back, try to file down the retaining lug a bit so the connector fits and stick with them or spray the original ones? I'm really not a fan of the standard pinkies. It's a GTI FFS. Why did VW ever put standard rear lights on in the first place

not at all, i just used electrical tape and it worked a treat no problems. you should have a go, if you mess it up then you either buy the R32 lights or buy a standard set for 30quid on ebay, worth a try if  you ask me

[vRS_Pagey]

14quids worth :)

They do look good in this picture, but do you have any close ups?  What product did you use and how many coats did it take, also where you masked out the reverse/indicators, is there a notciable ridge between the painted and unpainted surface?  Finally, did you leave the lights in situe or remove them?  Sorry for all the questions buddy......

They look pretty good and from there look like the real thing. Was it difficult masking out the centre of the lights? Not too sure what to do with mine at the moment? Whether to send the R32 ones I got from Eurowagens back, try to file down the retaining lug a bit so the connector fits and stick with them or spray the original ones? I'm really not a fan of the standard pinkies. It's a GTI FFS. Why did VW ever put standard rear lights on in the first place

I have to agree with you regarding the lights, I feel the same about certain things on the vRS, like it leaving the factory with a colour coded grille amongst them. 

[mano]

im trying to get a set myself at the min but there seeming to go for good money as not many people selling them

[Jungle_Faced_Jake]

im trying to get a set myself at the min but there seeming to go for good money as not many people selling them

You can still order them from a main dealer but they are £250 for a full set. In fact the Hella ones I got from Eurowagens are the same as they make the VW branded ones. One thing to bear in mind is that not all Mk5's are the same. There are slight variances depending on the chassis number. There is a few mm difference between earlier GTI's and later ones which explains why the lights I got from Eurowagens aren't quite a flush fit, though they have a little bit of give so if they are tightened up quite a bit mold better to the body.

[vRS_Pagey]

14quids worth :)

They do look good in this picture, but do you have any close ups?  What product did you use and how many coats did it take, also where you masked out the reverse/indicators, is there a notciable ridge between the painted and unpainted surface?  Finally, did you leave the lights in situe or remove them?  Sorry for all the questions buddy......

They look pretty good and from there look like the real thing. Was it difficult masking out the centre of the lights? Not too sure what to do with mine at the moment? Whether to send the R32 ones I got from Eurowagens back, try to file down the retaining lug a bit so the connector fits and stick with them or spray the original ones? I'm really not a fan of the standard pinkies. It's a GTI FFS. Why did VW ever put standard rear lights on in the first place

I have to agree with you regarding the lights, I feel the same about certain things on the vRS, like it leaving the factory with a colour coded grille amongst them.  

Just bumping the question to Patrick......

[patrickcullen87]

sorry about the latre reply! i am trying to upload some pictures but a cant get it to upload to my photobucket account through my phone, i will give it a try later when i get back from football. i used E-tech ETECH Light Tinting Spray Lens Tint Black SMOKE (290475498106) to do the tinting and HYCOTE CLEAR LACQUER SPRAY PAINT - 400ml (140523707808)
. the tinting spray was 4.95 and the lacquer was 2.45, so pretty cheap 

[vRS_Pagey]

sorry about the latre reply! i am trying to upload some pictures but a cant get it to upload to my photobucket account through my phone, i will give it a try later when i get back from football. i used E-tech ETECH Light Tinting Spray Lens Tint Black SMOKE (290475498106) to do the tinting and HYCOTE CLEAR LACQUER SPRAY PAINT - 400ml (140523707808)
. the tinting spray was 4.95 and the lacquer was 2.45, so pretty cheap  

Thats ok mate, no pressure.  
Did you remove the light units to spary them and am I right in thinking you masked around the indicator and reverse lens?

Edit:  I just put the number in ebay and found the tint spray, but I think its a bit expensive - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290475498106?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp5197.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D290475498106%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1  

[JoeDarKa]

Just mask up the "circle" within the lights and spray away!

[patrickcullen87]

sorry about the latre reply! i am trying to upload some pictures but a cant get it to upload to my photobucket account through my phone, i will give it a try later when i get back from football. i used E-tech ETECH Light Tinting Spray Lens Tint Black SMOKE (290475498106) to do the tinting and HYCOTE CLEAR LACQUER SPRAY PAINT - 400ml (140523707808)
. the tinting spray was 4.95 and the lacquer was 2.45, so pretty cheap  

Thats ok mate, no pressure.  
Did you remove the light units to spary them and am I right in thinking you masked around the indicator and reverse lens?

Edit:  I just put the number in ebay and found the tint spray, but I think its a bit expensive - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290475498106?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp5197.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D290475498106%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1  

ach its not that expensive, pretty much the same as the one i got...give or take a pound 

yeah mate i just took the lights off the car, makes it easier to spray and makes sure u dont get any on the car!

just taped up the circle areas on all the four lights.
easy peasy 

[golf nutter]

i am thinking i also want to go down the tinting spray route...really dont think that for some smoked genuine r32's are worth near 200 notes.  i have tinted some before, on a different car many years ago, and it looked fine.  is there any tips to this or is it straight forward with these lights? anyone else got theirs tinted?  pics?

[vRS_Pagey]

sorry about the latre reply! i am trying to upload some pictures but a cant get it to upload to my photobucket account through my phone, i will give it a try later when i get back from football. i used E-tech ETECH Light Tinting Spray Lens Tint Black SMOKE (290475498106) to do the tinting and HYCOTE CLEAR LACQUER SPRAY PAINT - 400ml (140523707808)
. the tinting spray was 4.95 and the lacquer was 2.45, so pretty cheap  

Thats ok mate, no pressure.  
Did you remove the light units to spary them and am I right in thinking you masked around the indicator and reverse lens?

Edit:  I just put the number in ebay and found the tint spray, but I think its a bit expensive - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290475498106?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp5197.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D290475498106%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1  

ach its not that expensive, pretty much the same as the one i got...give or take a pound 

yeah mate i just took the lights off the car, makes it easier to spray and makes sure u dont get any on the car!

just taped up the circle areas on all the four lights.
easy peasy 

Is the a noticeable ridge between the painted/non painted area?

[patrickcullen87]

nope theres no noticeble ridges bud, well not on mines anyways, just depends how thick u put the lacquer on. i just put 2 coats of lacquer so its pretty thin. I still need to wet sand mines to get the shine on them because i made a mess of the lacquer and its turned out a little dull.

sorry about the quality of the pictures they're from my blackberry n it was raining




close up of the cirlce

[vRS_Pagey]

Thanks for that mate, how many coats of tint did you apply?

Apologies for modifying your picture, but am I right in thinking the area I have marked is the area you masked out??