LG's 11 Polo TDI
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NeilMcConville
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Depending on the price it would be a good idea yeah
Re: LG's 11 Polo TDI
Ok so I changed the rear inside lights on my car around 8 months ago, so far no problems....
Why did I do it?
Where I work the car park is really dark and the detail of all lights coming on at once when I unlock the car from a distance was very beneficial, plus I have a four door and occasionally have people in the back, so it is used sometimes...
To take it out you have to give it a good pull, if you look at the pick below it will show where the brackets are, mine had 4 brackets, 2 you can see now and the other 2 are opposite. For this I did not use any tools, just a set of hands....
Then unplug the whole thing, and this is what you are left with:
This is how the back of the unit looks:
Now the easiest way to get to the bulbs is to take out the plastic covers, again 4 brackets, 2 on each side. To get to the brackets I used my house key, just go carefully a little bit on each bracket and you should be ok. Here is a pick with the plastic half way out, note where the brackets are:
The this is the standard bulb:
I used Philips LEDs:
Not a great final pic, looks much better if they lights were off and I was using a proper camera, pics where taken with my phone.
Why did I do it?
Where I work the car park is really dark and the detail of all lights coming on at once when I unlock the car from a distance was very beneficial, plus I have a four door and occasionally have people in the back, so it is used sometimes...
To take it out you have to give it a good pull, if you look at the pick below it will show where the brackets are, mine had 4 brackets, 2 you can see now and the other 2 are opposite. For this I did not use any tools, just a set of hands....
Then unplug the whole thing, and this is what you are left with:
This is how the back of the unit looks:
Now the easiest way to get to the bulbs is to take out the plastic covers, again 4 brackets, 2 on each side. To get to the brackets I used my house key, just go carefully a little bit on each bracket and you should be ok. Here is a pick with the plastic half way out, note where the brackets are:
The this is the standard bulb:
I used Philips LEDs:
Not a great final pic, looks much better if they lights were off and I was using a proper camera, pics where taken with my phone.
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i'd have one but would want red stiching....The Sheriff wrote:how about we ask him for a group buy ?NeilMcConville wrote:If you dont mind me asking, how much was it...pm me if you wantJust want a rough idea yano?
i want one 100%
Re: LG's 11 Polo TDI
So could you have left the light in place and just removed the lens? I didn't realise that the rears were festoon bulbs, Are yours Canbus bulbs?
Many thanks for the how to
Many thanks for the how to
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The Sheriff
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The only ones i have seen with red stitching are the ones from a 6R GTI.x.laura.x wrote:i'd have one but would want red stiching....The Sheriff wrote:how about we ask him for a group buy ?NeilMcConville wrote:If you dont mind me asking, how much was it...pm me if you want
i want one 100%
Re: LG's 11 Polo TDI
I like the black GTI grille 
Re: LG's 11 Polo TDI
Just some updates, car now lowered on H&R Springs 25 @ front and 40 @ rear, plus a treatment of C.Quartz, just picked up today...
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The steering wheel is now in the for sale section...NeilMcConville wrote:Where did you get your steering wheel from? Exact one that I want!
