MK7.5 Headlight Upgrade

[liamgr4nt]

Hi,

I drive a 2019 GTI and I bought it without the lighting package and am still using the factory halogens. I really want to upgrade to the sequential/led headlights - for cosmetic and nighttime performance/vision. I got quoted nearly $3000 by a VW dealer for just the housings - not including bulbs or ballasts, and am wondering if anyone here knows some reputable and well done headlights for a price not as significant as VW's quote. I have been looking into the FAS tuning LR Reps at https://www.fastuningstore.com/coll...i-style-led-headlights-2018-vw-mk7-5-golf-gti but have not seen any reviews.

 

[dtfd]

Hi,

I drive a 2019 GTI and I bought it without the lighting package and am still using the factory halogens. I really want to upgrade to the sequential/led headlights - for cosmetic and nighttime performance/vision. I got quoted nearly $3000 by a VW dealer for just the housings - not including bulbs or ballasts, and am wondering if anyone here knows some reputable and well done headlights for a price not as significant as VW's quote. I have been looking into the FAS tuning LR Reps at https://www.fastuningstore.com/coll...i-style-led-headlights-2018-vw-mk7-5-golf-gti but have not seen any reviews.

BMP offers something similar as well, their color temp is a little higher and they come ceramic coated. I've heard good things about them.

https://www.bmptuning.com/collectio...d-headlights-mk7-mk7-5?variant=39249471602806

I know people on here had the fas tuning ones and I haven't heard anything bad about them.

 

[Jeff_DML]

I have the ed's replicas and they are junk, light pattern is terrible and the housing is peeling some sort of clear coat. I am guessing all the replicas are probably the same ones or basically the same from China.

I would get the Osram one's based on what I have read, there is a long forum thread on them. They are more expensive, think around low 1k after shipping. I just don't drive enough at night to justify the cost since I already have replicas.

https://www.osram.com/ecat/LEDriving headlight for VW Golf VII Facelift-LED headlights-Car lighting-Automotive/com/en/GPS01_3504013/

 

[cblock406]

Osram's are great. Going on two years on my wife's Mk7.5 and they've been terrific with zero issues.

 

[FSTSNAL]

Hi,

I drive a 2019 GTI and I bought it without the lighting package and am still using the factory halogens. I really want to upgrade to the sequential/led headlights - for cosmetic and nighttime performance/vision. I got quoted nearly $3000 by a VW dealer for just the housings - not including bulbs or ballasts, and am wondering if anyone here knows some reputable and well done headlights for a price not as significant as VW's quote. I have been looking into the FAS tuning LR Reps at https://www.fastuningstore.com/coll...i-style-led-headlights-2018-vw-mk7-5-golf-gti but have not seen any reviews.

For that much may as well get a set of the European full dynamic ones with clear corners.

 

[cblock406]

For that much may as well get a set of the European full dynamic ones with clear corners.

Do you have idea the cost or work involved?

 

[FSTSNAL]

Do you have idea the cost or work involved?

There is a post on here in the diy section. If you have the led lights that bend I believe it is like $1700 for the housings and then you have to flash the headlight and control modules with the right firmware/parameters and do some coding in vcds. You need odis or vag can pro to flash the modules though.

 

[tlovejr]

I have the ed's replicas and they are junk, light pattern is terrible and the housing is peeling some sort of clear coat. I am guessing all the replicas are probably the same ones or basically the same from China.

I would get the Osram one's based on what I have read, there is a long forum thread on them. They are more expensive, think around low 1k after shipping. I just don't drive enough at night to justify the cost since I already have replicas.

https://www.osram.com/ecat/LEDriving headlight for VW Golf VII Facelift-LED headlights-Car lighting-Automotive/com/en/GPS01_3504013/

Where do you get the Osram ones? All links to them seem to be informational only.

I'm about to pull the trigger on the FAS Tuning ones - they are cheaper than the BMP, and BEC doesn't seem to exist anymore. But I'd consider paying extra for something of that quality, I just don't know how to find it.

Bonus question - can we get the Osram ones with EV style blue striping? I got the BEC ones with GTI style red striping. As you can see, the color mismatch is just too much.

 

[Jeff_DML]

Where do you get the Osram ones? All links to them seem to be informational only.

I'm about to pull the trigger on the FAS Tuning ones - they are cheaper than the BMP, and BEC doesn't seem to exist anymore. But I'd consider paying extra for something of that quality, I just don't know how to find it.

Bonus question - can we get the Osram ones with EV style blue striping? I got the BEC ones with GTI style red striping. As you can see, the color mismatch is just too much.

you need to buy them from Germany

https://www.blauertacho4u.de/produc...020-full-led-scheinwerfer-gti.html&no_boost=1

there is a big old thread on this forum about them