Headlights - Discussion and Questions

[flashman1207]

Have a MK7 Comfortline. When I turn right (90degree at T-Junction for example) at night there is almost no light coverage to the right of the vehicle and its really hard to see things like bollards and islands. First of all I thought it was just me but my wife says the same thing. I do not have this problem with my Magna or old Nissan GQ Patrol.

Anyone else have this problem and what is the solution. I dont think a brighter bulb will make much difference as its must be a reflector issue. I tried using the 'level adjuster' to the right of the steering when but it makes it worse...

[Eaglehawk]

Your cornering lights don't turn on? Or you're going faster than 50km/h?

Edit: I'm not sure of the exact speed...

[Kesh]

Your cornering lights don't turn on? Or you're going faster than 50km/h?

Edit: I'm not sure of the exact speed...

EDIT: I was wrong! Sorry!



The non bi-xenon lights on the mk7 are horrid, I think mk6 owners have shared a similar sentiment on the mk6 halogens too. I have the same issue as you, when I turn right from my street, it barely lights up anything on that side. I think a brighter bulb could help, but I think the root cause of it is the design of the reflectors unfortunately.

[BFPO40]

Static cornering lights are featured on Mk7's with and without Xenons, if your car has fogs lights, the static cornering lights are in the fog light assembly.

The Xenon Mk7s also have dynamic cornering unless it is a lower specced Xenon (non-LED).

I suspect the comfortline may not have fog lights - so no static cornering lights.

Also, if your car has driver profile or DCC, setting it to Eco mode will disable both dynamic cornering lights (Bi-Xenon) and static cornering lights (Bi-Xenon & Halogen).

For Golfs with both static and dynamic cornering (Bi-Xenon) static functions below 50-60kmh and dynamic cornering above 50-60, can not remember the speed but somewhere around there.

[Hillbilly]

Yours are probably different but Im pretty sure I have to have the indicators going to have the cornering lights on

[BFPO40]

Yours are probably different but Im pretty sure I have to have the indicators going to have the cornering lights on

My first Mk7 Golf was an Australian market Highline with Bi-Xenons fitted, the local dealership sourced three of them due to low stock in NZ at the time, this had Dynamic cornering above 50-60 from the Bi-Xenons and static cornering from the fog lights below 50-60.

My observations using an Australian market Highline for 2 months and then a NZ spec Highline for 6 months were the same.

The static cornering worked when turning below 50kmh and without indicators such as pulling out of my driveway. Provided of course that the lights were on.

[flashman1207]

I'm pretty sure I don't have fog or cornering lights..... Anyone else with a Comfortline out there that can confirm?

Wouldn't be doing 50km/h at a t-junction. Would be still

[DV52]

I'm pretty sure I don't have fog or cornering lights..... Anyone else with a Comfortline out there that can confirm?

Wouldn't be doing 50km/h at a t-junction. Would be still

Flashman: You are entirely correct. According to my VW brochure, fog lights with static cornering lights was/is not available on the 90TSI Comfortline as standard equipment. I shudder to think what your friendly VW dealer would charge for fitting these on your car. Although I suspect that this is not an option on your car because the the VW Golf mk7 brochure has a "dash" next to fog lights and static cornering lights for the 90TSI Comfortline. For equipment that's an option, the brochure normally has an "O" as the entry.

[AdamD]

Have a MK7 Comfortline. When I turn right (90degree at T-Junction for example) at night there is almost no light coverage to the right of the vehicle and its really hard to see things like bollards and islands. First of all I thought it was just me but my wife says the same thing. I do not have this problem with my Magna or old Nissan GQ Patrol.

Anyone else have this problem and what is the solution. I dont think a brighter bulb will make much difference as its must be a reflector issue. I tried using the 'level adjuster' to the right of the steering when but it makes it worse...

Before you start thinking about cornering lights and configurations, let's cover the basics:

Are you referring to the standard headlight operation only? Or also foglights, high beam, etc?

Have you confirmed you don't have any bulb issues? Does the right bulb appear dimmer than the left?

Have you looked at the light dispersal pattern of the headlights? How does the right differ from the left? Have you driven the car up to a wall and taken a photograph of the light throw pattern so we can see what you're talking about? (If you do, measure the distance between the car and the wall accurately.)

Have you been in a position to compare the headlight performance to that of another Mk7 with halogens fitted? Any difference?

Once you have answers to the above questions, you'll be in a better position to identify the underlying issue, and then rectify it (new bulb, headlight unit repair or adjustment, etc). The Mk7 halogens are generally criticised for poor performance overall (I've used them; an unscientific comparison with my Mk6 based solely on my memory has suggested to me that they're inferior to the Mk6), but you shouldn't be seeing a reduction in light from just the right side of the car.

[Dux]

Ever think plug-and-play adapters will come out for the LED tai lights? Seems like a huge amount of work to just swap them over.

Anyone know of a shop in Sydney that would be willing to undertake the modification and additional wiring?


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