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Title: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 05, 2013, 09:47:31 pm
Any one used these ? Any good ?
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Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: N8KOW on December 05, 2013, 09:58:49 pm
Mine came with ones off a MK6 & they're great  :innocent:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 05, 2013, 10:05:13 pm
So mine might already have them ??????? Lol
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: N8KOW on December 05, 2013, 10:13:37 pm
Mine was bought from a lad from a lad off here who put Mk6 ones in  :party:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: Dave J on December 05, 2013, 10:19:12 pm
Mk6 ones are very good indeed - added a set to mine, but the price is eye-watering for LED lights!
Still, I wanted fit and forget!
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: GTiBlues on December 05, 2013, 10:39:44 pm
new to this, the MK6 ones your on about, Genuines or aftermarket?
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: stealthwolf on December 05, 2013, 10:40:03 pm
I bought a similar one off egay for £30 or so and they failed after 8months so went back to festoon type. Also found a few leds had stopped working.
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: Andy on December 05, 2013, 10:45:18 pm
have we got any links to led ones
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: Joeystoney on December 07, 2013, 12:26:48 am
I had similar ones, were very very bright but never failed like the festoon ones I used to buy
These ones come as a while unit which were more reliable for me
Thanks
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: N8KOW on December 07, 2013, 05:53:30 pm
Mk6 ones are very good indeed - added a set to mine, but the price is eye-watering for LED lights!
Still, I wanted fit and forget!

That's vag for you  :laugh:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: Spadds on December 07, 2013, 07:10:52 pm
Any part numbers or links for the mk6 items guys?  I've just had to buy some more festoon LEDS as they don't seem to last long before they stop working (<12 months). :confused:

Also are the mk6 items plug and play?

Cheers

Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: N8KOW on December 07, 2013, 07:48:27 pm
1K8 943 021 C - LED License Plate Lights - £27.07 each from the stealers - plug n play  :grin:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 07, 2013, 08:13:01 pm
When you ve fitted these do you need to enable them via the ecu ?
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: N8KOW on December 07, 2013, 10:30:36 pm
They were already fitted to the eddy when I bought it  :happy2:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: martziniuk on December 07, 2013, 11:46:14 pm
Search Ebay worldwide, £25 for a set of 2 genuine ones inc del.
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: dandav1985 on December 08, 2013, 12:03:09 am
When you ve fitted these do you need to enable them via the ecu ?

When you mean enable them, do you mean code them via Vag com........ :confused:

So these will not be just plug and play.

Cheers Dan
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: xjay1337 on December 08, 2013, 01:45:15 am
I have the ones from MyLitCo.

Had a set on my old car for 18 months, no problems at all.
Had some on my current car, after 6 months on one side 2 of the 8 LED's had stopped working and the unit would intermittently flicker. I emailed MyLitCo and they sent me out a replacement unit within  24 hours of my original e-mail.

I had the festoon type bulbs before in my old car.. they were for for about 3 months until weird things started happening... randomly when I started the car the light out bulb would be on. If I turned the headlights on and off again, it would go out, most of the time - Sometimes it took multiple attempts... then occasionally my LED strip in my Hella Celis lights would stop working... again, really weird. I eventually found out the bulb warning was that NEITHER of my number plate bulbs would work unless you started the car and performed a rain dance (with the lights off, turned them on, then off, then on again) after which everything would be OK

Traced EVERYTHING down the cheap crappy festoon bulbs (which had the built in resistors..) - Replaced with the units and all is OK.

The Mk6 units are more expensive (you can buy these whole replacement aftermarket units for around £20-£25), they come with a year warranty from MyLitCo (who are very big not going to disappear overnight) and the Mk6 units are NOWHERE NEAR as bright - They look about the same as festoon LED bulbs - Pretty pointless!!

Here are mine - Mate took the photo.

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Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: biglad65 on December 08, 2013, 10:12:37 am
N8KOW are these 1k8943021c for the mk5 or 6 cheers
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: N8KOW on December 08, 2013, 12:55:11 pm
Far too bright them Jay, look like UFO's beaming down from outer space  :surprised:

Big lad - MK6 but fit the MK5
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: biglad65 on December 08, 2013, 01:00:17 pm
thanks mate are they not too bright as dont want them lighting the street up cheers
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: N8KOW on December 08, 2013, 01:41:48 pm
Nah the VW's aren't but Jay's above, I can see the whole of London from Manchester  :laugh: :P
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: biglad65 on December 08, 2013, 01:50:40 pm
 :signLOL:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: itismebigd on December 08, 2013, 02:50:10 pm
So on this subject has anyone managed to find out yet if we need to code the mk6 led units to the mk5 thanks
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: xjay1337 on December 08, 2013, 03:17:35 pm
Far too bright them Jay, look like UFO's beaming down from outer space  :surprised:

Big lad - MK6 but fit the MK5

Very handy when parking ;)

To be fair they're not THAT bright. Phone Cameras are rubbish. I'll take a pic later with my DSLR. My view is either do it properly (and by properly I mean bright) or keep the standard ones in.
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: prp74 on December 08, 2013, 04:17:07 pm
Seen some 1K8943021C on eBay from German suppliers for about £28 the pair inc delivery, worth buying?
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: biglad65 on December 08, 2013, 04:18:57 pm
hi N8KOW you put £27.07 each is that a set or each one cheers
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: biglad65 on December 08, 2013, 04:21:16 pm
prp74 have you a link mate
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 08, 2013, 04:24:30 pm
I was about to order the mylit ones till i seen that pic , do look too bright !!!
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: prp74 on December 08, 2013, 04:34:17 pm
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-VW-2-X-LED-1K8943021C-GOLF-SCIROCCO-AMAROK-PASSAT-EOS-/121230107080?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item1c39e0a1c8
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: N8KOW on December 08, 2013, 06:01:47 pm
Very handy when parking ;)

Was only pulling your leg fella!  :innocent:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 08, 2013, 06:19:17 pm
Far too bright them Jay, look like UFO's beaming down from outer space  :surprised:

Big lad - MK6 but fit the MK5

Very handy when parking ;)

To be fair they're not THAT bright. Phone Cameras are rubbish. I'll take a pic later with my DSLR. My view is either do it properly (and by properly I mean bright) or keep the standard ones in.
Any better pics pal im quite keen to order these
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: xjay1337 on December 08, 2013, 06:21:01 pm
I'm not.

I could probably light up most of my house with those bulbs if I wanted.

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Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 08, 2013, 06:39:01 pm
I'm not.

I could probably light up most of my house with those bulbs if I wanted.

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Cheers mate , are they the mylit ones ? They look pretty good to me , if they are too bright can always tint them down a  bit
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: N8KOW on December 08, 2013, 06:40:35 pm
I could probably light up most of my house with those bulbs if I wanted

Jesus Christ look at em  :laugh:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: Scottymon on December 08, 2013, 06:43:01 pm
Why is it we want to make our numberplates bright again?
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: xjay1337 on December 08, 2013, 07:08:57 pm

Cheers mate , are they the mylit ones ? They look pretty good to me , if they are too bright can always tint them down a  bit

Yes
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: Wooosh on December 08, 2013, 08:01:27 pm
I also have the ones from MyLitCo no flickering or error codes.
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Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: martziniuk on December 08, 2013, 09:35:20 pm
Hope the link works but here are the genuine Golf lights for £25 inc del.


http://bit.ly/1f09UYE
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 10, 2013, 06:43:57 pm
Ordered genuine vw ones today ! If they need coding so be it
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: itismebigd on December 10, 2013, 06:48:54 pm
Here Here Candy,grab the bull by the horns,iv also orderd a set but from Ed on here very much cheaper than the stealers,so can you be so good as  to let us all know the outcome of them needing coded or not cheers buddy


Dougie :happy2:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 10, 2013, 07:20:21 pm
Ok mate , will do
How much did you pay ?
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: itismebigd on December 10, 2013, 08:53:41 pm
Hi contact Ed on here and he will sort you out with a price bud thanks


Dougie :happy2:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 10, 2013, 08:57:41 pm
Mine are on the way to me , just hoped i had nt paid over the odds lol
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 14, 2013, 09:44:49 am
Fitted these today and they look really good , ill get some pics later when its dark , BUT they have brought up a fault SO i need some one to change the settings via vag com any one in east midlands can do it in exchange for a few beer tokens???  :drinking:
Title: Re: Led no plate lights
Post by: candy turbo on December 14, 2013, 04:57:48 pm
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