Fog Lights

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Re: Fog Lights

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Re: Fog Lights

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Andy Beats wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:11 am Snip ----- Snip

Cheers

(Note to mods, there should be a 'thank' feature on posts)
I agree if it is easy to do!

Edit:- or probably a like/love/thanks/confused/etc feature.
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Re: Fog Lights

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Cheers for all the replies will try it soon
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Re: Fog Lights

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I note autobulbs are selling LED H8 bulbs.
I may give them a go as I'd hope autobulbs have done some homework and aren't selling crap.
No way I'd chance ebay LEDs.
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Re: Fog Lights

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Andy Beats wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2019 2:43 pm I note autobulbs are selling LED H8 bulbs.
I may give them a go as I'd hope autobulbs have done some homework and aren't selling crap.
No way I'd chance ebay LEDs.
I tried twenty20 from autobulbs and got the error message. Just out of interest I fitted only one bulb to check and got an error message. Does the system check individual bulbs or does it detect a difference between the two bulbs?
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Re: Fog Lights

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Cadwest wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:12 pm I tried twenty20 from autobulbs and got the error message. Just out of interest I fitted only one bulb to check and got an error message. Does the system check individual bulbs or does it detect a difference between the two bulbs?
Ah, damn, I'll just go Halogen then.
Don't know the answer to your CANBUS question, sorry.
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Re: Fog Lights

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Griff74 wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:06 am This sounds very easy so something I will be changing on mine when I get it, the ones on my current Leon annoy me no end but are just too much of a pain to change. Why VAG think yellow fog lights are acceptable on a 21K + plus car which has LED headlights I don't know, at least the facelift Leon (which mine isn't by about 3 months!) got LED front fog lights on the FR.
Two words:

Cost cutting.

Those long life bulbs are dead cheap.

Besides yellow light as in 'Selective Yellow' 3000-3500kelvin light actually has much much better penetration through "water" which fog really is. The whiter/blue light just reflects while yellow because of wavelength pass better through.

I for one will be replacing them with true selective yellow bulbs
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Re: Fog Lights

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Anybody figure out how to enable the daytime led lights by the fog lights if you have the led headlights ?

It is disabled if you have the led headlights.
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Re: Fog Lights

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green justin wrote:Anybody figure out how to enable the daytime led lights by the fog lights if you have the led headlights ?

It is disabled if you have the led headlights.
They aren't even there !
It's a blank plate but no lights behind.

You could probably buy the drl parts and wire them back in if you wish?
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Re: Fog Lights

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well dlr are not on car with led light (they are fake) but take a look at headlights and you will notice that parabol (or whatever it is called in english) toward middle of car is fake :D they don't work or do anything :D that is true cost cutting :D btw whole led light assembly is 4 time price of normal halogen light :D
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Re: Fog Lights

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Dark_cze wrote:well dlr are not on car with led light (they are fake) but take a look at headlights and you will notice that parabol (or whatever it is called in english) toward middle of car is fake :D they don't work or do anything :D that is true cost cutting :D btw whole led light assembly is 4 time price of normal halogen light :D
I thought those were for the high beams ?
So are dipped beams and high beams both inside the same light unit ?
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Re: Fog Lights

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They just change intensity. Try it yourself :) :D I guess they would look empty without them
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Re: Fog Lights

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I assume the high beam is like on my current Leon's LED headlights and just moves the reflector when you pull or push the stalk.
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