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Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« on: November 21, 2012, 09:57:49 am »
Hey guys,

Got a Red GTI, standard lights on the back look pretty dog and looking to switch them out. But before i purchase a set, what do you guys recommend. The standard OEM R32 /Ed30 or the Hella ones which i can pick up on eBay for around£160?

Any input welcome....Thaks :pomppomp:
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2012, 11:55:16 am »
I've just got some Hella ones from ebay. Haven't put them on the car yet. It rains in Manchester all the time  :sad1:
I was looking at the LED one. They do look really nice. Take a look, there on a red golf.
   http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221063355492?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2012, 11:57:50 am »
like them led ones i must say but i went for oem r32 lamps instead...
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2012, 12:05:16 pm »
Where did you buy them from? my hella cherry red one's don't look that dark.
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2012, 12:13:04 pm »
bought them secondhand from a mate who may have bought them in germany as the reversre light was on the opposite side
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2012, 12:15:53 pm »
OEM ED30 ones fitted on mine too.
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2012, 12:34:52 pm »
My Ed30 rear (old pic but you get the idea)....


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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2012, 12:36:57 pm »
What do OEM ED30's look like?
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2012, 12:39:07 pm »
Look the same don't they  :happy2:
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2012, 12:41:18 pm »
OOP's As the r32
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2012, 12:58:27 pm »
The pic I posted is of my OEM rear cluster in my Edition30.
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2012, 01:33:02 pm »
Will my Hella - UK spec look as good as yours MC ?
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2012, 02:15:04 pm »
^^^^ Are the ones you've bought the ones you linked to in Post 2? If so, completely different. Hella do make some ED30 rear light clusters.....



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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2012, 02:23:17 pm »
I think i prefer the R32 rather than the LED, the LED do look nice but the indicator looks very small and hard to see, dont fancy someone running into the back of me.  :surprised:
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Re: Which is best for rear lights - OEM R32 or Tinted Hella?
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2012, 02:25:03 pm »
Have a read through here, if anything the LED's are safer from that point. http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4469.0.html
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