Inner tail light mod units

[biglad65]

tryed everything all look ok close up until you stand right back and all you see is 2 dots nothing like the outers

[JoeDarKa]

I painted the tips on mine to diffuse the light, still not as bright. I considered using 4 bulbs for a while but now im going to have a go at splitting them

[biglad65]

hi did the tips black but crap from a distance what are you going to do when split

[JoeDarKa]

Angel eyes in there i thought

[biglad65]

that could be the solution to it just could be expensive to find the right one with trial and error

[JoeDarKa]

Just need to find the correct diametre one

[biglad65]

there is loads that fit i think the problem will be getting the right light % to match the outer ones

[JoeDarKa]

True.

[Timvgti]

True.

I'm back again
My last post was in summer 2012 in this topic where I placed my (Dutch) how-to.
I did it with t10 incandescent bulbs. The only way to match with o.e.m. outers. I used w5w t10 bulb holders from a pinball machine.
How to:
http://translate.google.nl/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A//www.golfgtiforum.nl/forum/viewtopic.php%3Ff%3D36%26t%3D1994

The match is 100%, compared to the outer rings.
But: last month I bought r32 tails and I want to make them the same as my gti one's.
I found out that clearance is less with the r32 tails, compared to the gti tails. This is because with my gti tails I could push the internal reflectors about 5mm further inside. This is not possible with the r32 tails (vw used several brands like valeo, hella, automotive lightning etc. they all look the same on the outside but small internal differences)

How far will the w5w bulb go in if you drill a 12mm hole JOEDARKA?
And why is it that you say your incndescent bulbs aren't as bright/matching your outer lights? Mine are t10 5 Watt bulbs. I know they also exist in 3 Watt. We both painted the tops of the bulbs black, so that is also the same. Mine are really good looking, you can't really see where the light is coming from, same as outers and the brightness matches. Also good looking from a distance.
Maybe because r32 tails are tinted/darker? But then again, also the outers are darker.

[JoeDarKa]

I found that using bulb holders and r32 lights, fouled onto the metal of the boot so wouldnt fit. Its really obvious where the bulbs are, looks good close up but not bright enough from distance!

[Timvgti]

I found that using bulb holders and r32 lights, fouled onto the metal of the boot so wouldnt fit. Its really obvious where the bulbs are, looks good close up but not bright enough from distance!

Maybe u used the 3Watt w5w bulbs instead of the 5 Watts?
Hmmzz now I don't know if I should keep my gti tails with good looking/matching inner rings (which I love) and sell my new r32 tail lights again, or place them without the inner ring mod (because I don't want to cut some steel from the boot to make clearance).

[biglad65]

used 5w bulbs there is less reflection from the inners than the outers so from a distance not as bright also can not use holders with bulbs not enough room on inside the bulb its the lens you have to silicone the bulb in the hole   

[JoeDarKa]

used 5w bulbs there is less reflection from the inners than the outers so from a distance not as bright also can not use holders with bulbs not enough room on inside the bulb its the lens you have to silicone the bulb in the hole   

Exactly what i did

[biglad65]

hi joe tried angel eyes not bright enough but the smd rings are better but its the same problem close up look great but from a distance not as bright but i would say better than t10 bulbs down to the reflection not as good as outers with been deeper and more reflection i put the ring facing inwards so they reflect off the silver inner other wise all you see is a ring of dots from leds

[Timvgti]

Made a movie today so you can see how they match the outer lights:

http://youtu.be/ez6oTp8DXmk