plz help hella rear lights not fitting......................

s22_clh · Post by **s22_clh** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:08 pm

hey i just got these and tried to fit them but it just aint happening has anyone else had a problem with them?? it def said to fit a 6n but their a problem with the indicator its in the wrong place or somthin can anyone help

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hella-Rear-Light- ... dZViewItem

afcjay · Post by **afcjay** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:15 pm

i enquired about these and he said you need mk5 bulb holders.what exactly is the problem your having.he said the fog and reverse lights are on the right side for the uk.think its just the lamp holders you need to be honest,from what he told me.do the actuall lenses bolt on ok without any mods?buy the way how long did it take to get em?if you dont like em or dont want them,please pm me as ill take em off you.im sure your sort em and they will look good though,good luck

s22_clh · Post by **s22_clh** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:21 pm

yeah they bolt on ok without any problems and they came in about a week and thats with the christmas rush, il get a mk 5 bulb holder and see if they fit then hopefully they shoud do thanks for the help

vw55raz · Post by **vw55raz** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:47 pm

ive put them on my 95 polo . same ones. heres a link to the guide

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... php?t=9117

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:53 am

1) those are NOT 6N type rear lights as described on ebay. They are 6N2 lights - it even says 10/99 onwards on the picture - that's not 6N! The 6N version of the hella lights DO NOT REQUIRE mk5 bulb holders as Hella have put a convertor in with the lights. I have bought both versions in the past and they are different.

2) I would demand the guy pays for the 6N2 holders after reading the ebay description which is wrong.

3) THEY ARE NOT LEGAL FOR THE UK unless you move the fog to the RHS - a simple job (use a red bulb) but again he has lied in his description that they are ok for LHS traffic. Not true - they are LHD lights.

hope this helps

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:09 am

i agree with david burton. i have the 6n2 polo and i got them and they fitted on fine just had to do a bit of wiring so the lights were on the correct sides but my friend now has them and he has a 6n model and he had to buy the 6n2 bulb holders for the lights as the 6n ones dont work.

as said befor u will need the 6n2 bulb holders.

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:29 pm

f**k the hassle! Send them back and get the proper ones! Its his fault! He has stated the wrong car!

@s22 clh

If your needing rear lights, you can have the ones on my car at the moment.....i have tinted my standard lights and putting them back on.

let me know

Least you wont have to deal with postage!

vw55raz · Post by **vw55raz** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:03 pm

no guys , trust me. i fitted them exact ones on mine, all you have to do is cut the 2 last wires at the end and switch them around. its a case of gettin 6n2 lights on a 6n. and the link i sent earlier is what u need in order to fit them on. if anyone needs help they can PM me

mbh69 · Post by **mbh69** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:07 pm

i got a set of these in my garage waiting to be fit i hadn't noticed they where 6n2 ones

where and how much are the bulb holders ?

afcjay · Post by **afcjay** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:25 pm

thinking of getting a set myself but are they e marked and will they pass a mot as it doesnt look like they have a reflector on them?

vw55raz · Post by **vw55raz** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:26 pm

mbh69 wrote:i got a set of these in my garage waiting to be fit i hadn't noticed they where 6n2 ones
where and how much are the bulb holders ?

the bulb holders i got from volkspares for 18 pounds each, but i know you can get them much cheaper

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:20 pm

vw55raz wrote:no guys , trust me. i fitted them exact ones on mine, all you have to do is cut the 2 last wires at the end and switch them around. its a case of gettin 6n2 lights on a 6n. and the link i sent earlier is what u need in order to fit them on. if anyone needs help they can PM me

but the point is that Hella 6N's version of these lights comes with the bulb holders already provided to get the lights working and the wiring sorted.

You can't wire up these 6N2 lights onto a 6N without the 6N2 bulb holders purchased.

The light unit is identical in the 6N2 and 6N hella model, it's just that the 6N model hella have kindly provided EVERYTHING needed. so in reality this is costing the purchaser another 25 quid to get the bulb holders (mine were 12 quid each from VW).

which is crap - and not as the ebay item was described.