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Offline valvedoctor

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Red lights on doors.
« on: February 01, 2012, 08:41:35 pm »
Hi peeps,does anyone know why the little red light at the bottom of my door interior isn't working when i open the door.
I checked the passenger side and that dosen't light up either when the door is opened.Wondered if there is a switch somewhere that powers them up?

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Re: Red lights on doors.
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2012, 08:42:39 pm »
Because they are only reflectors! :happy2:

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Re: Red lights on doors.
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2012, 09:08:52 pm »
As above.Down to VW cost cutting, my son's girlfriend has a fairley bog standard oil burner mk4 golf & that has them  :sad1:.
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Re: Red lights on doors.
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2012, 09:11:56 pm »
As above.Down to VW cost cutting, my son's girlfriend has a fairley bog standard oil burner mk4 golf & that has them  :sad1:.

Yes they took then off for the Mk v, but you can fit them yourself  :smiley:
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Re: Red lights on doors.
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2012, 09:19:25 pm »
You should have lights under your wing mirrors though

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Re: Red lights on doors.
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2012, 09:37:34 pm »
You should have lights under your wing mirrors though

Nope they are an option too as part of one of the Lux packs.

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Re: Red lights on doors.
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2012, 11:04:58 pm »
As above.Down to VW cost cutting, my son's girlfriend has a fairley bog standard oil burner mk4 golf & that has them  :sad1:.

Yes they took then off for the Mk v, but you can fit them yourself  :smiley:

Yes you can fit them. I did mine a few weeks ago.





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Re: Red lights on doors.
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2012, 11:06:43 pm »
Are they just plug & play or do you need miles of wires etc?.
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Re: Red lights on doors.
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2012, 11:08:30 pm »
They are plug and play in effect but you have to make the looms up which are only about 30cm long for each door plus abit of coding with vcds.

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Re: Red lights on doors.
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2012, 02:19:01 pm »
Thanks chaps ,I can't believe how on a model such as a gti that VW have binned the lights and fitted reflectors.Can only be a cost cutting excercise.Unbelievable,but there you go.Don't think I'll be bothering to retrofit any either.