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MK4 side light replacement / Xenon upgrade [easy]

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:39 pm
by JoeG07
This can be either a great new mod or simply to replace your blown sidelight bulbs. My Xenon replacement bulbs cost me a fiver, this took about 5 minuits with no tools at all, and is dead easy.

Firstly you need to remove the black plastic panel from the back of your lights. To do this simply push down on the release catch at the top, and it will lever off.
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This is what the inside of your lights look like from behind. The side light is the one circled. You need to grip it hard and tug it, it simply pulls out! Just DO NOT PULL THE WIRES. It may resist and feel like its stuck in, but trust me a good strong tug will remove this.
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You now need to grip the plastic bulb hulder, and tug the bulb. it will simply pull out.

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Now just push in your new bulb, not too hard or you'll break it.
Ensure that you're not touching anything live, and give your new bulbs a test.
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If all is good, push the bulb and holder back into the socket it came from and clip the plastic backing back into place.

Enjoy you're new lights!

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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 5:50 pm
by R1CH
What xenon kits did you fit????

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:13 pm
by stuart_hatch
No xenon kit, thats just fitting blue LED sidelights

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:20 am
by Hardcore
thats awesome! is it possible and legal to replace it with red lights? would i get pulled by the filth or owt:S:S:S

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:08 pm
by stuart_hatch
ilegal to have any led bulb tecnically, as even a white one is too bright seemly

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:32 pm
by R1CH
ahh i thought it was a guide for actual fitting of a HID kit.

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:34 pm
by JoeG07
lolol im full on shunning myself 4 making this post, cnt beleive i did a guide on swapping side lights! :lol: my God i was such a noob! shows how much my modding skills have progressed since then lol.

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:22 am
by Hardcore
hm. is i t possible to connect some kind of LED coming off the side light, on a seperate swithc, so when your car is stationary, you can swith them on?? this would nt be illegal will it either, as they arent your lights...

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:29 am
by JoeG07
umm you could do, but if you have it powered off the side lights you can only have it on when the sidelights are on, its dead simple to do if you just want the led to come on and off with the sidelights, its not too hard to add a swtich just bit more of an effort

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:48 am
by mbenz1
ive got similar sidelights to these. and they passed mot so should be fine....

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:44 pm
by Hardcore
hmm. i was just thinking, because im going to set up some lights, around my car NOT NEONS! lmao, think there s**t. but something thats different. so thought if i could take a lead off them then just somewhere else to place a light lol.