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HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 26:th-Jul-2014 Ok i found out that when i put the Load Resistors on the LED DRL,s the Errors Message on the Canbus has also Canceled the Errors for the Rear Tail Lights also so this Means i can Have LED Ttail Lights also i got these Projector LED,s w5w, t10, 501. and can be found on eBay you will need 6 bulbs but please use the Link as a Reference to find them as They are £7.99 for two but this Link says alot more http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301445826489?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT They are 5 Times as Bright as the Normal Standard Bulb even in the Daylight they look much Brighter. First Remove the Lights from the Back of the car Follow this How to. http://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-How-to-led-reverse-light Here is a Few Pictures of the Bulbs in the Tail Light Holders Tail Hatch Lights need, 2 Led Bulbs, In the First Pic the Bigger LED is the Reverse LED. The Picture below is LED Tail Light and Standard Fog Light. I know the Fog light is not on the Cambus so that will also go to an LED at some point. The Lights on the Rear car body need 4 Bulbs. Note old Tail Light Bulb at the Top and see how much Brighter the New LED Tail Light is at the Bottom. This Picture is both LED Tail Lights fitted. A few Pics in the Daylight for you of the LED Tail Lights but they are Visibly Brighter even in the day. i will put some more Pic,s up Tonight in the Dark for you all but overall very Impressed so far I will Report back after Further Testing on Bulb life and How well they do. I have no Error Messages at all on the rear Tail Lights but this may be Due to the Load Resistors on the LED DRL,s at the front so i can not Guarantee that you will be Error Free if you don't have them also the Brake Light is still on the Canbus so Replacing that one is not Possible with out Errors if Anyone tries them on There Own let me know what Happens if errors come up for tail lights HERE IS SOME PIC,S AT NIGHT. WOW there Bright about 5 Times Brighter than Standard for sure. i also Noticed the Bulbs work Both ways but the Correct way is Brighter so make Sure you have them the Right way. WARNING.... Adding Led Bulbs to the Tailgate may cause issues with the DAB and FM Dropping out when near Electrical Pylons no idea why but i have had to Take Them out and put the Standard Bulbs back in for some Reason they were Interfering with the Radio Reception when the Lights were on at Night or Day when going past Electrical Pylons This should only Effect cars with the DAB and FM Receivers in the Rear Window you should be OK with the Standard Roof mount mast as this only seemed to Effect the DAB in my Case but this was Doing my Head in on the way to work at Night so i have now Removed them from the Tail Gate. if Anyone gets any Reception Problems with the Standard Roof mast i will have to Remove this How to but at the Moment this should Work as long as you Do not have DAB. NOTE........ The Tail Lights are not on the Canbus So they will be Error Free. HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Rusty2009 - 26:th-Jul-2014 Will defo try this mate could always put a load on the rear. Sent from my iPhone 5c using Tapatalk. HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - J1ODYA - 26:th-Jul-2014 Thank God I got these are an upgrade lol one less job HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Cameron UK - 26:th-Jul-2014 Hmmm I don't have resisters on the front, might give it a go, if I get errors it doesn't really matter cos I'll fit the resistors at trax. Will let u all know Will be good to see them at night, I like the way at the moment it lights up evenly, I can see the projector lighting up more HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Rusty2009 - 26:th-Jul-2014 J1ODYA Wrote:Thank God I got these are an upgrade lol one less job You can spec led tail lights with the GTC but not the 5door. HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 26:th-Jul-2014 night pic,s added very happy HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Rusty2009 - 26:th-Jul-2014 Much better mate Sent from my iPhone 5c using Tapatalk. HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 26:th-Jul-2014 They really are 100% better i will see how long they last but as it is mid summer it will be a while till i have them on HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Cameron UK - 27:th-Jul-2014 tucpal Wrote:They really are 100% better They look great mate, ordered these now! Good how to, thanks HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 28:th-Jul-2014 i went for a drive about last night on the way home from the pictures and WoW they are really good and no problems at all they look so much better HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Cameron UK - 29:th-Jul-2014 They will sell you 5 pairs (6 bulbs for the rear lights and 4 for inside) for £25 delivered instead of about £29, just ask them HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Cameron UK - 16:th-Aug-2014 Bad news, fitted these today and I've got errors :(!!!! Gonna take them out until trax and see if the load resistors on the drls make any difference. Is there no way to turn off canbus monitoring HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 16:th-Aug-2014 no unfortunately the errors will go when the load are put on. HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Cameron UK - 17:th-Aug-2014 Cameron UK Wrote:Bad news, fitted these today and I've got errors :(!!!! I've just realised I swapped ALL my rear lights for LEDs and got a check brake light error that could be the issue. Gonna try just the tail lights and let u know how I get on HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Cameron UK - 17:th-Aug-2014 Cameron UK Wrote:I've just realised I swapped ALL my rear lights for LEDs and got a check brake light error that could be the issue. Gonna try just the tail lights and let u know how I get on So yeh, I was right, took out the brake light ones and put back to normal and no errors. Look great! Super bright and light up the whole shape. Great how to and advice tucpal No errors!!! HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 17:th-Aug-2014 cool they do look good dont they have you not put the others in side for interior welcome lights ?? HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Cameron UK - 17:th-Aug-2014 tucpal Wrote:cool they do look good dont they I have yeh, I bought 18 of the bulbs so inside, rear tail lights and some spares HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 22:nd-Sep-2014 WARNING adding led bulbs to the tailgate may cause issues with the DAB and FM dropping out when near electrical pylons no idea why but i have had to take them out and put the standard bulbs back in for some reason they were interfering with the radio reception when the lights were on when going past electrical pylons this should only affect cars with the DAB and FM receivers in the rear window you should be ok with the standard roof mount mast as this only seemed to affect the DAB in my case but this was doing my head in on the way to work at night so i have now removed them from the tailgate if anyone gets any reception problems with the standard roof mast i will have to remove this how to but at the moment this should work as long as you dont have DAB HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - WhelanUK - 22:nd-Sep-2014 Mine works fine and I have DAB HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 22:nd-Sep-2014 no idea why this is happening but there is a run off electric pylons on the way to work on the motorway that go on for about 3 miles and every time last week i went past them at night with the lights on the DAB would cut out and not come back on till i have passed them i have had no problems in the day on the same run with the lights out so yesterday i drove past them in the day and turned the lights on and again the DAB cut out so i took the LED tail lights out and put the standard bulbs back in and again drove past the same pylons again with the lights on and no issues at all so i concluded it is the LED tail lights that are interfering with the DAB receiver in the rear window and as i have to go past this bit off motorway when i am on nights it is probably best they were taken out as i can not stand the radio dropping out on me so if this happens to you with the LED tail lights just be aware this will be the issue but to be fair this only happens on this stretch of motorway and i have had no other issues anywhere else HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Rusty2009 - 29:th-Sep-2014 For some reason this didn't show as new post. Wonder if it has anything to do with resistors used in the LEDS. Sent from my iPhone 5c using Tapatalk. HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 29:th-Sep-2014 no mate they worked on cameron's car without them and also whalens they both had no problems with errors HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Rusty2009 - 29:th-Sep-2014 But cam doesn't have DAB I was on about your problem with the DAB Sent from my iPhone 5c using Tapatalk. HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 29:th-Sep-2014 only seems to affect me mate HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Steve.b - 29:th-Sep-2014 I had a similar issue in my H. I installed leds in the rear indicators and the dab cut in and out as they flashed. Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk 2 HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - tucpal - 29:th-Sep-2014 thanks for the info steve i have put a warning in the how too now thank,s. RE: HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - thebigman1106 - 19:th-Mar-2017 thanks for the guide tucpal, quick question....i have a gtc with sharkfin dab, can anyone confirm if it causes interference with this? RE: HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - ronnierae - 13:th-Apr-2017 My taiI light bulb assembly has py21w bulbs not the t10s as pictured in this how to, do I have an old version? ...and if so has anyone tried upgrading to PY21W LEDs? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk RE: HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Rusty2009 - 14:th-Apr-2017 (13:th-Apr-2017, 23:14:02)ronnierae Wrote: My taiI light bulb assembly has py21w bulbs not the t10s as pictured in this how to, do I have an old version? ...and if so has anyone tried upgrading to PY21W LEDs? What year is your car? RE: HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - ronnierae - 14:th-Apr-2017 2013 mate Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk RE: HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Jon_es - 28:th-Apr-2017 Hello people, I have just got a 2016 gtc and im a bit confused about the amount led's i need for the rear and what types they are. Any help is greatly appreciated RE: HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS - Grimo72 - 24:th-Oct-2017 Hi I just ordered 6 of these, 2 in a pack (so 3 items) 302318531861 Item number on eBay Just put them in the lights, work spot on. Take a bit of time to get here but good. Thanks Hope this helps |