CASPER - My 2011 Polo's journey

IZVVC · Post by **IZVVC** » Sun May 18, 2014 11:58 pm

Hi guys I got my lovely 2011 Polo 6R 1.2 Petrol last Tuesday. I am so chuffed with how it runs, such a nice drive even with a small 1.2 petrol engine it's got a little bit of bite about it!

I am basically making this topic to keep track of all the changes I make to my car, and give you guys the opportunity to see if you want and give me any suggestions of what I should do!

Here's a picture of Casper , day 1!

IZVVC · Post by **IZVVC** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:01 am

First thing I did was change the number plate lights from the standard yellowy bulbs to a nice bright white glow. The picture really doesn't do it enough justice but the new LED's are superb! Grabbed them for £2.45!

IZVVC · Post by **IZVVC** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:03 am

Next up I installed some Osram Night Breakers H7 dipped bean lights, and my they are wonderful, this took me about 10 minutes to install per light as you have to remove the whole headlight, but it's worth it, give such a brighter white, and a cheaper option to installing Xenon's, they cost me 18 quid for the pair of bulbs

IZVVC · Post by **IZVVC** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:07 am

Finally for today, some small little neat additions. First I got a little ticket for £2 holder just so I don't leave sticky marks from tickets. I also bought a nice little VW tax holder from eBay for £4. Also got a white key case to match Casper for £3!

CrypticG · Post by **CrypticG** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:52 am

IZVVC wrote:Next up I installed some Osram Night Breakers H7 dipped bean lights, and my they are wonderful, this took me about 10 minutes to install per light as you have to remove the whole headlight, but it's worth it, give such a brighter white, and a cheaper option to installing Xenon's, they cost me 17 quid for the pair of bulbs

Looks good! Do they still light up the road in the same way as the standard bulbs? I had some Phillips ones a while back and thought they were dangerous at times! What's your opinion on these?

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IZVVC · Post by **IZVVC** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:36 pm

Yes they light up the road better than the standard, with a purer white tone! But no they are far from dangerous, as they are not extreme and blinding, they just give a crisper bright glow!

CrypticG · Post by **CrypticG** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:50 pm

Sounds good to me. Thank you for that

. Have you got the sidelights/DRLs in the same colour or are they still the same yellowish glow?

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IZVVC · Post by **IZVVC** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:52 pm

Yes sadly I still have the yellowish sidelights in

however I have ordered some led white ones, and they should be with me this week, Ill post the new lights as soon as I fit them

CrypticG · Post by **CrypticG** » Mon May 19, 2014 2:02 pm

Nice. Yeah it would be good to see them in

. How easy is it to take out the headlight unit?

I did it on my 62 reg Fiesta and it was a right pain - there was a small white clip that pretty much snapped every time I took the unit out.

I hoping to do this to my polo come July.

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IZVVC · Post by **IZVVC** » Mon May 19, 2014 9:05 pm

CrypticG wrote:Nice. Yeah it would be good to see them in . How easy is it to take out the headlight unit?

I did it on my 62 reg Fiesta and it was a right pain - there was a small white clip that pretty much snapped every time I took the unit out.

I hoping to do this to my polo come July.

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Its not to bad I was bait scarred at first as I have never done something like this before, but its just two torx screws, and the torn screwdriver is just in your safety kit in your boot, once you unscrew those two screws you just unplug the cable from the back and give it a good pull and it should come out, it's really worth it for a quick upgrade to this lights. Ill have to do it all over again this week to upgrade my H7 Full Beam Lights to another set of osrams and to install the LED sidelights

CrypticG · Post by **CrypticG** » Mon May 19, 2014 9:20 pm

Okay cheers for the heads up! I'll definitely be doing it. If you don't mins could you link me to the LED's you've ordered?

I've read on some forums that certain LED sidelights give out an error code / warning light on the dash.

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IZVVC · Post by **IZVVC** » Tue May 20, 2014 12:10 am

CrypticG wrote:Okay cheers for the heads up! I'll definitely be doing it. If you don't mins could you link me to the LED's you've ordered?

I've read on some forums that certain LED sidelights give out an error code / warning light on the dash.

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These are LED's I'm going to use. Yeah for the sidelight you should us CAN BUS Led's to make sure you don't get any error codes on the dash!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290617034689? ... 1497.l2649

CrypticG · Post by **CrypticG** » Tue May 20, 2014 7:55 am

Thank you. Much appreciated

, will definitely be doing this. The new polo should have the same fittings I assume and bulb sizes

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CrypticG · Post by **CrypticG** » Tue May 20, 2014 10:04 am

PS - put a picture up when you have them in

IZVVC · Post by **IZVVC** » Wed May 21, 2014 7:42 pm

Haven't fitted the LED sidelights yet but managed to grab these rubber mat fittings for £8. Decent grab and also glow in the dark, look superb at night.

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