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Offline DubwayDan

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inner tail light mod
« on: June 18, 2009, 12:36:15 pm »
just thought id stick some more pics up of the lights as some of you were asking for more.

i have just used standard wedge bulbs connected to the 12v socket in the boot  :smiley:






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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2009, 12:37:51 pm »
that looks sick, i need to do this but dont dare,

so what exactly is needed?

did you solder?


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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2009, 12:38:07 pm »
that looks brilliant :) something i wouldnt mind doing.

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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2009, 12:44:11 pm »
that looks sick, i need to do this but dont dare,

so what exactly is needed?

did you solder?

list of things you need:

4 wedgebulbs (2 each side)
about 3 metres of suitable 12v wire
soldering iron
heatshrink
drill
12v socket adaptor thingy

yeah soldered all the connections then heatshrink over the top ill explain how to do it if ur at kk on friday  :happy2:

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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2009, 12:45:04 pm »
When you say they are connected to the 12v socket , is it connected to the wires for the socket or connected to a plug for the socket  :scared:

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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2009, 12:46:45 pm »
When you say they are connected to the 12v socket , is it connected to the wires for the socket or connected to a plug for the socket  :scared:

its not hard wired into the socket, i got a plug for the socket e.g phone charger end and chopped it off. then simply connected + and - together.

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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2009, 01:04:53 pm »
Nice work, I've had the bits to do this for months but have been really slow about doing it!

I've got some old MK3 Golf side repeaters and bulb holders, I'll smash the repeaters and salvage the bulb locater bit, then drill a big hole in the cluster and glue the locater over the top.  Thats the clusters completed, then I'll get my best mate to wire the bulb holders to the outer tail lamps, so he'll make a loom and run it all the way round the tailgate, through the grommets and back down to the outer clusters.  This will make it all OEM and they'll work with the headlamp switch.
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2009, 01:08:30 pm »
sound like a good plan tom,

you just need to watch how big the bulbs are on one side of each inner light as there is very little room for the bulb to stick out (connector end) as the first type of bulb i used would let the housing sit flush fit the boot.

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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2009, 01:19:21 pm »
What type of bulbs did you use, and how did you hold them in?

These ones I have take standard capless bulbs, the guide I have here also used them, but his method was a bit strange!
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2009, 01:23:34 pm »
i used these type of bulbs: http://www.asihome.com/images/int-ml18w4c.jpg

to secure them i drilled a hole so they were a tight fit and then sealed with silicone  :wink:

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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2009, 01:54:24 pm »
ooo very gotta say its the biggest thing that stood out when you passed me on the M62  :happy2:
not sure Ive got the balls to do it though  :signLOL:
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2009, 09:59:19 am »
That looks really good!  :happy2:

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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2009, 12:52:08 pm »
This looks the dogs!! Sooo cool! Wish i had this! Just not brave enough to try that mod!

But honestly! How daft is it that VW dont actually utalise those lights!? What a waste of equipment.

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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2011, 09:00:50 pm »
Old thread revival...

Nice info, thanks. I was driving behind my Golf the other day as my wife was driving it, and thought that better use could be made of the tailgate cluster.

Has anyone done this by tapping into the rear light looms, so it works with the light switch?

Any CANBUS faults, or a reduction in brightness due to power drain of the additional bulbs?
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2011, 09:26:19 pm »
I have done this mod so that they come on with lights.

It will bring the bulb warning on dash as you will be tapping into can bus system.

I got round it though