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by Davemac82
Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:11 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: VW Polo Poor lighting
Replies: 13
Views: 6115

Re: VW Polo Poor lighting

vc-10 wrote:My Fabia has similar lights, I upgraded the bulbs to Philips Xtreme 130s (IIRC) which were on offer on Amazon. Big improvement.

Thanks - just ordered should get them tomorrow. Hopefully it'll make a difference


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by Davemac82
Tue Mar 07, 2017 6:07 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: VW Polo Poor lighting
Replies: 13
Views: 6115

Re: VW Polo Poor lighting

Thanks - think I may just go that route for now.


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by Davemac82
Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:15 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: VW Polo Poor lighting
Replies: 13
Views: 6115

Re: VW Polo Poor lighting

Any suggestions on kits to upgrade? I've seen a few on eBay but not sure on quality & compatibility.


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by Davemac82
Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:20 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: VW Polo Poor lighting
Replies: 13
Views: 6115

Re: VW Polo Poor lighting

we're dealing here with the electrically superb Polo Bluemotion 7L6 with headlights controlled by bcm :-)

H4 -> H7 is more or less plug and play
adapt byte 18 from HEX 61 to 65 if necessary
adapt byte 22 from HEX 04 to 00 if necessary

;)


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by Davemac82
Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:17 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: VW Polo Poor lighting
Replies: 13
Views: 6115

Re: VW Polo Poor lighting

Hey, show us picture of your headlights.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170306/b6e3b79bfee432fd2702824c6f83fb99.jpg
Hope these help.. if you need anything else let me know

So you have H4 headlights

:arrow: http://www.uk-polos.net/viewtopic.php?p=488280#p488280
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by Davemac82
Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:02 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: VW Polo Poor lighting
Replies: 13
Views: 6115

Re: VW Polo Poor lighting

Hey, show us picture of your headlights.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170306/b6e3b79bfee432fd2702824c6f83fb99.jpg

pics https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170306/b79788e8d3b138b15e04842bb0d86a95.jpg

Hope these help.. if you need anything else let me know



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by Davemac82
Sun Mar 05, 2017 9:02 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: VW Polo Poor lighting
Replies: 13
Views: 6115

Re: VW Polo Poor lighting

CNK wrote:Hey, show us picture of your headlights.
I will take one in morning and add it to post - Thank you.
by Davemac82
Sun Mar 05, 2017 8:05 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: VW Polo Poor lighting
Replies: 13
Views: 6115

VW Polo Poor lighting

Hi Guys,

Looking for some help here. I have a POLO 1.2 TDI Bluemotion 6R 62 Plate - I have just bought the car and really like it. The only 'issue I have is that i feel the headlamps and DRL's are really poor and a bit of an issue when driving at night, Im looking to replace these with better ...