Valeo LED Mk5 Tail Lights Modification....

[cmdrfire]

Is the plan just to get the pcb's and send them out or you guys do the mod, as i just want the pcb and will do the work myself, if thats ok with you guys

What stage of doing the work yourself? Do you mean the soldering/testing/conformal/coat or just the final assembly into the lamp? Doing the final assembly into the lamp won't be an issue, but for quality purposes the PCB assembly and finishing will probably be need to be controlled (my thinking, anyway - I've got no issue in principle with sending out kits with PCBs and surface-mount parts, but then there will be no way to apply the conformal coat).

[Gtiain]

I'm definatly interested but as big al says its dependent on price. Also what kind of time scale are we looking at?

As long as it takes me and Chris to do 'em right  as I say, no half-assed solutions here that will break down over a short period of time. Automotive or as close to automotive-spec as I can manage is the end goal. I'm gonna be putting these on my car as well and I don't want no rubbish on there.

Thats good  I wasn't being funny, it's just I havnt actually bought a set yet. Will be in the next few weeks though.

[RedRobin]

@ Gtiian:

I notice that your sig states: "To come:  r32 rear lights" - You do realise that these Valeo LED rear lights are quite different don't you? Sorry if that's a stupid question.

[Gtiain]

@ Gtiian:

I notice that your sig states: "To come:  r32 rear lights" - You do realise that these Valeo LED rear lights are quite different don't you? Sorry if that's a stupid question.

Yes thanks, I havnt updated my sig for a while and was going to get the r32 ones until I realised I could get these. 

[JJ]

Apologies for going a smidge off track and please forgive my ignorance, are these Valeo units a darker shade of red a la OEM R32 units as opposed to the brighter red of a standard set of GTi rear lamps?  I was thinking of going for R32 units but I might go for Valeo ones instead if they are a darker hue.  They're described as Candy Red on the Kunzmann website and they look darker in the photo but I don't want to find out the hard way! Thanks.

[markymark]

Yes they are exactly the same red as the R32 rears!

[JJ]

Yes they are exactly the same red as the R32 rears!

Cool.  Thanks Mark!

[JamboV6]

Is the plan just to get the pcb's and send them out or you guys do the mod, as i just want the pcb and will do the work myself, if thats ok with you guys

What stage of doing the work yourself? Do you mean the soldering/testing/conformal/coat or just the final assembly into the lamp? Doing the final assembly into the lamp won't be an issue, but for quality purposes the PCB assembly and finishing will probably be need to be controlled (my thinking, anyway - I've got no issue in principle with sending out kits with PCBs and surface-mount parts, but then there will be no way to apply the conformal coat).

I did just mean the final fitting into the lamps but if it does make it any easier my mates brother does pcb stuff for a sideline job so i could probably get mine assembled by him, but im guessing that would just start making things more complicated.
Dont want to rock any boats, it was more to do with not knowing when ill be getting the lights and wanted the pcbs regardless so i could do mine when i finally get the lights

[heavyd]

1 - RedRobin
2 - cmdrfire
3 - Weston
4 - DanishmkVgti
5 - GTsport
6 - richardgti
7 - Bodger
8 - PND
9 - markymark
10 - apollo13
11- JamboV6
12 - heavyd

[RedRobin]

1 - RedRobin
2 - cmdrfire
3 - Weston
4 - DanishmkVgti
5 - GTsport
6 - richardgti
7 - Bodger
8 - PND
9 - markymark
10 - apollo13
11- JamboV6
12 - heavyd

....I think you meant:

1 - RedRobin
2 - cmdrfire
3 - Weston
4 - DanishmkVgti
5 - GTsport
6 - richardgti
7 - Bodger
8 - PND
9 - markymark
10 - apollo13
11- JamboV6
12- Big Al
13- GTIain
14- Edd666999
15- heavyd

Welcome aboard! 

[heavyd]

 
sorry red robin, my bad

[edd666999]

sorry red robin, my bad

im not that forgettable am i! 

[Gti_Mad]

1 - RedRobin
2 - cmdrfire
3 - Weston
4 - DanishmkVgti
5 - GTsport
6 - richardgti
7 - Bodger
8 - PND
9 - markymark
10 - apollo13
11- JamboV6
12- Big Al
13- GTIain
14- Edd666999
15- heavyd
16- Gti Mad

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Welcome aboard, Dwaine!

We are sloooowly making some progress and either cmdrfire or myself will report when something more tangible is done.

[cmdrfire]

I will just add this.
The other day I had to replace my third brake light, and used the golfgti.co.uk destructive removal method rather than replacing my spoiler. I had a chance to inspect the PCB used for the third brake light and was not impressed!
No conformal coat, crudely soldered in pins, and the PCB itself was cardboard-based, not fibre-based! 
The PCB's I'm planning on producing will be significantly higher quality than that found in the third brake light. As I say (keep repeating myself, you guys must be getting sick of me) I intend on doing this properly and professionally. It's gonna be in my car as well and I want the highest quality for it.