HOW TO LED TAIL LIGHTS

[tucpal]

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-...erse-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.

[Rusty2009]

Will defo try this mate could always put a load on the rear.


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[J1ODYA]

Thank God I got these are an upgrade lol one less job

[Cameron UK]

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

[Rusty2009]

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.

[tucpal]

night pic,s added very happy

[Rusty2009]

Much better mate


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[tucpal]

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

[Cameron UK]

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

They look great mate, ordered these now! Good how to, thanks

[tucpal]

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

[Cameron UK]

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 I just ordered some

[Cameron UK]

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

[tucpal]

no unfortunately
the errors will go when the load are put on.

[Cameron UK]

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

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

[Cameron UK]

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!!!

[tucpal]

cool they do look good dont they
have you not put the others in side for interior welcome lights ??

[Cameron UK]

cool they do look good dont they
have you not put the others in side for interior welcome lights ??

I have yeh, I bought 18 of the bulbs so inside, rear tail lights and some spares

[tucpal]

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

[WhelanUK]

Mine works fine and I have DAB

[tucpal]

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

[Rusty2009]

For some reason this didn't show as new post.

Wonder if it has anything to do with resistors used in the LEDS.


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[tucpal]

no mate they worked on cameron's car without them
and also whalens they both had no problems with errors

[Rusty2009]

But cam doesn't have DAB I was on about your problem with the DAB


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[tucpal]

only seems to affect me mate

[Steve.b]

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.

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[tucpal]

thanks for the info steve

i have put a warning in the how too now thank,s.

[thebigman1106]

thanks for the guide tucpal, quick question....i have a gtc with sharkfin dab, can anyone confirm if it causes interference with this?

[ronnierae]

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?

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[Rusty2009]

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?

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What year is your car?

[ronnierae]

2013 mate

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[Jon_es]

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

[Grimo72]

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