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Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« on: June 03, 2009, 08:15:07 pm »
I'd like to buy one with them already but if i cant find one, can they be easily fitted afterwards?

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2009, 08:23:40 pm »
Yes they can, ask JPC, he's did it on his GT  :happy2:

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2009, 08:26:04 pm »
ok, thanks. Didnt know if they where like AFL on the astras, big no no to retro fit and got to connect to steering wheel loom.

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2009, 08:29:02 pm »
Plug and Play adapters are available from www.kufatec.de so you can plug them straight in.

You won't have the auto leveling or headlight washers unless you want to send big bucks  :happy2:

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2009, 11:44:49 pm »
thats pretty much it, a few clicks with vag com, adaptor looms and xenons headlights. fit them and your done! ;)

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2009, 08:19:53 pm »
Are the self levelers and washers needed to pass an MOT?
Also I am looking to buy some from germany. Will I be able to change the beam pattern so it is exactly like UK versions of the xenons?
Thanks

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2009, 10:10:22 pm »
Yes, washers and autolevellers are needed to MOT.
Autolevelling from kufatec is 390 euros, wiring only is 90 euro.
I have just installed the autolevelling, not that hard to do.

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2009, 10:42:35 pm »
Have you Dan? ^ - Any pics at all fella?
Might pick your brains via PM if you don't mind please :)
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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2009, 07:37:17 am »
Just pick all you want  :happy2:

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2009, 07:58:44 am »
Hi guys, as you can see from some of the pics of my car i work beside VOSA and asked the questions about autoleveling and washers. As long as its set to the correct level job is done. Headlight washers are not part of the MOT even when you have xenons.
So no requirement to have either and thats from VOSA staff direct.

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2009, 08:40:44 am »
Hi guys, as you can see from some of the pics of my car i work beside VOSA and asked the questions about autoleveling and washers. As long as its set to the correct level job is done. Headlight washers are not part of the MOT even when you have xenons.
So no requirement to have either and thats from VOSA staff direct.

Hope this helps

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2009, 08:37:42 pm »
Hi guys, as you can see from some of the pics of my car i work beside VOSA and asked the questions about autoleveling and washers. As long as its set to the correct level job is done. Headlight washers are not part of the MOT even when you have xenons.
So no requirement to have either and thats from VOSA staff direct.

Hope this helps

Iain

I believed this was correct! thanks mate! Alot of people on alot of forums swear that they are needed!!!

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2009, 09:37:18 am »
Hi guys, as you can see from some of the pics of my car i work beside VOSA and asked the questions about autoleveling and washers. As long as its set to the correct level job is done. Headlight washers are not part of the MOT even when you have xenons.
So no requirement to have either and thats from VOSA staff direct.

Hope this helps

Iain

I believed this was correct! thanks mate! Alot of people on alot of forums swear that they are needed!!!


....They are probably confusing headlight auto-levelling with headlight alignment re MOT.


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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2009, 05:32:38 pm »
thats pretty much it, a few clicks with vag com, adaptor looms and xenons headlights. fit them and your done! ;)

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Re: Can xenons be retro fitted from another golf?
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2009, 05:34:09 pm »
Are the self levelers and washers needed to pass an MOT?
Also I am looking to buy some from germany. Will I be able to change the beam pattern so it is exactly like UK versions of the xenons?
Thanks

Won't have the correct beam pattern for the UK - at best, they will have just a flat beam on dip - which will defo fail an MoT
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