Mysticality's Light Thread!!

[Transporter]

If you wouldn't mind sharing which LED license plate lights you get that don't throw a bulb out warning I'd appreciate it.
The 'CANbus error free' lights I got look the part but car detects bulb out. I don't want to add inline resistors so am happy to put up with the errors until I get a proper replacement. The ones I have now work fine in a MkV Golf, and in my previous A3 but newer cars seem to be more sensitive...

What about this one? Original license plate light 1K8943021C LED for VW, Skoda, Audi, Porsche | eBay it could be worth to ask this seller a question. I bought from him parking sensors.

[Mysticality]

What about this one? Original license plate light 1K8943021C LED for VW, Skoda, Audi, Porsche | eBay it could be worth to ask this seller a question. I bought from him parking sensors.

I think I'm gonna go with the ones listed in GTI Dave's build thread.
MTC, or something.
$70 but they have all the LED's and are VW originals, as I recall.

i might put the question in the VCDS forum, someone there may know from experience - about the fading.

Let us know how you get on!

AFAIK philips have a 'true' conversion kit for halogens that put the burner in the correct position. i dont know how true it is.

AFAIK, you can't alter the shape of the HID bulb much, if at all.
Would probably be best to phone up a Philips rep, or something.

As we have projectors, its not too big a problem, though.

Oh, and be wary of puddles. Like, huge ones. They'll fog up the inside of your lens.

[Cranks]

Hey Mysticality,

Nice thread!

Just want to confirm that you have a standard HID kit (not one with the CANBUS module built inline) and when installed there was no error codes??

Reason I ask is I too have an old 4300k kit from my Subaru that I could use.

Cheers....

[zei20t]

There is probably enough current draw to fool the system into thinking there is a halogen globe drawing power

if in doubt, get a 55w HID kit

[tooch]

Anybody running yellow (like proper yellow, euro style) fogs? Just had a thought today, always liked that Euro look so may look cool on the vRS

[Mysticality]

@Cranks-
Yeah. Bog standard eBay $60 HID kits. No error codes.
I'm not actually sure that the Octy even HAS front bulb error codes. I know it does for the indicators (detailed in a previous post), but not for the headlights.

@zei20t-
I'm actually running 35W low beam and 35W high beam bulbs with 55W ballasts.
I know, its not exactly the right thing to do, but its the only one I had on hand. Am currently a quarter of the ways through the ordering of some 35w ballasts. Damn this chinese shipping time... 6wks. Oh, well. Its free...

@tooch-
You mean yellow bulbs in the stock fog reflector?
Was considering this myself, but need to find a reseller first.
... Actually, should first work out what kinda whacky bulb goes in there. Probably HB3 or something ridiculous.

[tooch]

Yeah a yellow bulb, or go full Euro and make the lenses yellow

[Mysticality]

Thats an excellent idea.

I'll pop down to my local window tinting specialist and ask him if he can do a yellow tint on the fogs.
Will post approx. price.

[tooch]

Think I might give this stuff a go Small 4" x 8" Universal Fog Covers

Cheap enough, looks easy to install, and can be easily removed if I f*ck it up

[Cranks]

[QUOTE=Mysticality;783692]@Cranks-
Yeah. Bog standard eBay $60 HID kits. No error codes.
I'm not actually sure that the Octy even HAS front bulb error codes. I know it does for the indicators (detailed in a previous post), but not for the headlights.

Cool....I'll give this a crack next weekend and report back!!