LED Number Plate Lights

[ryno_07]

We have two types in stock:
JOM - license-plate-leds-2pcs
led-numberplate-lights-volkswagen-vw-golf-v-vi

why are the JOM ones more expensive than the latter ones?

Thanks.

[tonymy01]

The other has some seriously large butt ugly resistor banks (but I suspect with coding, you could avoid needing to fit them).

[Lucas_R]

The other has some seriously large butt ugly resistor banks (but I suspect with coding, you could avoid needing to fit them).

^ as mentioned by tonymy01 - the cheaper (Racing Dash) LED's have a little resistor/heat sink box (about the size of a match box) that is needed in order for the LED's to work properly. They fit up inside the bumper cavity and use double sided tape to secure on a ledge. Mind you, there are stacks of Mk6 users with these Racing Dash lights (including myself) and they work perfectly. No errors, no issues and super bright.

These JOM units are new to the market, and i have not seen any photos of the light output that these give. Until these JOM units became available, the only option was the Racing Dash brand and another brand which i cant recall the name of right now. But Racing Dash were the more popular ones.

I like the fact that the JOM units don't need the resistor box, but they only have 3 LED's so the light output will be less than the Racing Dash units which have about 18 LED's or so.

[AdamD]

I used to use the Racing Dash lights, with custom adapters I soldered up (the RDash heatsinks were rubbish quality and occasionally caused a fault code for me). That solution worked well - as mentioned, they are bright and throw a fairly uniform light - until the wiring into one of the LED housings started to fray at a point that was difficult to access or repair, causing the light to cut out intermittently.

So I bought OEM LEDs and adapters from carsystems.pl; cost about $100 all up. The light is far dimmer than the RDash LEDs overall (they utilise two large LEDs rather than 10+ smaller LEDs), but also draw a lot less attention to the numberplate area. Overall the look is much more OEM. The only downside of this for me is that it's now harder to see the ground via the reversing camera when backing up at night. The build quality of the LEDs and adapters is vastly better than the RDash units - as you'd expect given the higher cost.

[vw_alex]

Ended up getting these from auto slick and can also recommend them. Good product.

[vw_alex]

LED Numberplate Lights - Volkswagen (VW) Golf V/VI | SlickOnline - AutoSlick & HomeSlick

[AdamD]

Ended up getting these from auto slick and can also recommend them. Good product.

They're the RDash ones.

[Lucas_R]

Im very tempted to buy the more expensive JOM ones that Slickonline have - hoping to get more light than the OEM led's (which ive had previously - not enough light for me) and my Racing Dash ones (which work well but too bright).

The 3x larger LED's on the JOM ones will hopefully be a good compromise between OEM and Racing Dash. Just trying to justify the $109 cost. VW (Volkswagen) LED License Plate Upgrade | SlickOnline - AutoSlick & HomeSlick

Is anyone on here running the more expensive JOM ones? Feedback?

[Reedy]

Hi, could start a new thread but thought I'd post here because it's active.
I have the Racing dash led number plate lights and love them. Had them from day one 3 years ago with no problems until now. One of them has come unplugged and fallen down somewhere behind the bumper. The weight of the resister must be holding down out of the way as I can't see it through the hole where the light fits. Any ideas of a quick and easy way of getting to this wire harness without too much fuss as I am useless?
Cheers


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[Lucas_R]

Use a bit of wire (old coathanger will do) to make a hook and pull the wire back through. Did you have the resistor boxes stuck inside the bumper with double sided tape?

If you cant get to it with a metal hook, try taking off your diffuser (4x screws, takes all of 5 mins to get off) and accessing from underneath.