Fog Lights
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Fog Lights
Was wondering how do you go about changing the fog lights on a polo gti+
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Re: Fog Lights
I'd assume they're the same as the standard polo.Dionbutton1892 wrote:Was wondering how do you go about changing the fog lights on a polo gti+
Look inside your wheel arch and you'll see a circular cutout which can be removed by rotating it. That will reveal the front fog lamp unit.
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Re: Fog Lights
Put wheel on full lock, inside wheel arch is small panel which you rotate and remove. Then first disconnect the wiring connector (this must be done first) then rotate the bulb, can’t remember which direction but it’s in the manual and pull bulb out.
I’ve tried two different makes of canbus friendly LED bulbs but both gave error message on dashboard. In the end I fitted Osram Night Breaker which give a good match to the LED headlight units.
I’ve tried two different makes of canbus friendly LED bulbs but both gave error message on dashboard. In the end I fitted Osram Night Breaker which give a good match to the LED headlight units.
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Re: Fog Lights
Edit: I misunderstod what Adam wrote.
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Re: Fog Lights
My bad, was actually referring to Adam's post, but I've misread what he wrote.
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Re: Fog Lights
Is it the foglights that come on when you corner?
I've noticed those lights are considerably yellower than my headlights now.
What size bulb are they?
I've noticed those lights are considerably yellower than my headlights now.
What size bulb are they?
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Re: Fog Lights
They are "N 10529501" google shows them as H8 35W bulbs and if you have led headlight then fog lights look terribly yellow
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So is it the foglights that come on when you corner?
I don't want to change the foglight bulbs and then find out the cornering lights are different!
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Re: Fog Lights
Yep they are the same.
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This sounds very easy so something I will be changing on mine when I get it, the ones on my current Leon annoy me no end but are just too much of a pain to change. Why VAG think yellow fog lights are acceptable on a 21K + plus car which has LED headlights I don't know, at least the facelift Leon (which mine isn't by about 3 months!) got LED front fog lights on the FR.
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So....any recommendations for the whitest H8 bulbs possible?
I'm not interested in no-name LED off ebay, looking for whitest halogen H8 possible.
I'm not interested in no-name LED off ebay, looking for whitest halogen H8 possible.
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Re: Fog Lights
I used the Osram Night Breaker H8 on mine and they give a good match. I’ve tried two different types of canbus friendly LED bulbs and got errors both times so don’t bother with the LED ones.Andy Beats wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:10 am So....any recommendations for the whitest H8 bulbs possible?
I'm not interested in no-name LED off ebay, looking for whitest halogen H8 possible.
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Re: Fog Lights
It took me about two minutes per side, I also found that cleaning the plastic acess hatch helped it go back on afterwards.Griff74 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:06 am This sounds very easy so something I will be changing on mine when I get it, the ones on my current Leon annoy me no end but are just too much of a pain to change. Why VAG think yellow fog lights are acceptable on a 21K + plus car which has LED headlights I don't know, at least the facelift Leon (which mine isn't by about 3 months!) got LED front fog lights on the FR.