Replacing front park lights on MK4 R32

[Dave R32]

You can replace the R32 park bulbs with LEDS without removing the bumper or lights......I have done it a couple of times.

On the drivers side you need to unclip the rear of the headlight which holds the ballast.........with the help of a mirror find the brown coloured bulb holder for the park bulbs and then reach in and pull it out.......be careful not to pull the wires out of the bulb holder. Swap the bulbs, test and then put it all back together.

On the passenger side, loosen the battery and push it back as far as you can, then remove the piece of the intake which runs along the radiator support panel. Then repeat the procedure listed for the drivers side.

Small hands are a bonus when doing it.

Also be sure all the wires are tucked back inside the headlight when you re-clip the ballast on the rear of the lights, if you catch them you can cut them.

If you get really stuck call me on 07 3325 1793 and I will talk you through it.

Cheers
Dave.

PS: if you follow this and break something........it aint my fault !!!

[balkanac]

Thanks mate, i'll try it over the weekend, i'll take some photos as well so we can have it the DIY section.

I have photos of when i was installing the CAI, maybe i could put that in there as well

[Treza360]

Get yourself some Philips bluevision bulbs for it as well instead of the yellow ish stock replacement ones.

Hi Everyone,
I've also had one of my parking lights go in my R32. Just wondering Al/Dave/balkanac, do you have any photos of the Bluevision bulbs installed? As these are the parkers I guess that these aren't going to be blinding people as you drive along like all the fullsik boys in their Civics?
Also do these bulbs have to be a specific type/wattage?
Cheers for your help.
Trent

[Treza360]

Just like to say at this point in time that this is an absolute **** of a job. Yes it is possible to change them without pulling off the bumper. However at the moment I have no battery so i can get to the passenger side lights and the coolant bottle is half pulled out and the windscreen washer bottle is also unscrewed and pushed back so i can pull the ballast out.
Now to top it all off I have the wrong f***'n bulbs and have to wait for the girlfriend to come home for lunch from work so I can swap them over.
I will post pics here and in my thread later on.

[ope126]

Just like to say at this point in time that this is an absolute **** of a job. Yes it is possible to change them without pulling off the bumper. However at the moment I have no battery so i can get to the passenger side lights and the coolant bottle is half pulled out and the windscreen washer bottle is also unscrewed and pushed back so i can pull the ballast out.
Now to top it all off I have the wrong f***'n bulbs and have to wait for the girlfriend to come home for lunch from work so I can swap them over.
I will post pics here and in my thread later on.

PM Sent...

[Treza360]

Well what a fun day. Turns out that the parking bulbs are different for the R32 then for the other MkIV Golfs. H6W bayonet types. These are also considerably more expensive than the normal wedge type or the normal bayonet type. The bayonet H6W have the pins at an angle. Lots of fun.
The BlueVisions are a little brighter but nothing significant. They look nice sitting in the headlights though.
Anyway sorry to hijack your thread balkanac. I'll post up some pictures of the stupidly tight spaces later as well as before and after over in my thread later.
Cheers
Trent