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Offline Kalpesh

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Rear Lights
« on: October 16, 2013, 08:12:27 pm »
evening all, have just noticed that on both rear lights when on, only the inner half of the ring is lit, when braking the outer half comes on, have checked the outer bulbs and everything looks fine, fuses all look ok too.

how can i go about getting the outer ring to light up?

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2013, 10:36:55 pm »
Do you have access to VCDS? If so send me the long coding for 09 central electrics and I will take a look.

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2013, 12:43:07 am »
I too wanted to try this although I haven't looked into it in too much depth before.
Might have a play on Sat.

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2013, 01:21:29 am »
Matto the rear light guru.... TO THE RESCUE!!!!!!  :signLOL:

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2013, 06:17:21 am »
I'll message you the details, only noticed it yesterday, on my mrs Gti when the lights are on the whole ring is lit up and when you press the brake both outer lights act as the brake lights.


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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2013, 06:34:34 am »
Matto the rear light guru.... TO THE RESCUE!!!!!!  :signLOL:

Haha. How's your ring been since I gave it a seeing to?

I'll message you the details, only noticed it yesterday, on my mrs Gti when the lights are on the whole ring is lit up and when you press the brake both outer lights act as the brake lights.



Yeah that's how it should be. Full ring lights on, then outer part gets brighter when brakes on.

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2013, 08:17:13 am »

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2013, 08:38:00 am »
Sorry to jump on your thread Kalpesh, but Matto do you know how to do the full ring brake without getting the "bulb out" error on dash?

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2013, 09:46:28 am »
Kalpesh - You have PM.

Raz - I don't mate sorry. As far as I'm aware it can't just be done with coding changes.

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2013, 09:49:22 am »
Thanks for the PM mate, just managed to sort it, brake light as parking light was set to 0%

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2013, 09:55:52 am »
Cool...glad its sorted. One of the 00 bytes you had needed to be 14 just wasn't sure which one without looking.

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2013, 10:36:01 am »
My coding is

E78F0F0600041800001400001400000000087F075C


(however that was the backup I took before I added the US DRLs at 30%).

Can I get the taillight mod on mine too?

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2013, 12:25:36 pm »
What mod are you looking to do Jay?

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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2013, 12:29:13 pm »
How can some get the full circle braking as others cant?


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Re: Rear Lights
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2013, 12:30:39 pm »
What mod are you looking to do Jay?

The full rear light as Kalpesh.
I'm pretty sure I tried on my old car, with the brake light as parking light to be a % but nothing changed?  :ashamed: