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Question about LED Tails

Nuc1ear_Rabbit

Nuc1ear_Rabbit

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I recently bought some OEM LED tails (without fogs) and they have not been coded yet. Is it normal for the reverse light on the left side of the car to be bright red when not coded?

I called up ECS Tuning (where I purchased them) and they said they possibly sent the fog version of that light by accident. They sent another left-inner light and it is still doing the same thing, turning bright red when in reverse. Did I happen to receive fog versions of the tails by accident again?

I had the impression that when you get non-fog LED's that the only issue are the errors you get on the dash.




I did a search for people possibly with the same problem and didn't find anything.

Thanks in advance guys.
 
Adamse7en

Adamse7en

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I saw a guy who had LED tails that weren't coded and he had the same red light on the same inner left light. After he coded it, it went away.
 
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ThatJohnGuy

pppffftttt
Mine are like that but I have the rear fog. I am trying to figure out how to work these damn things. ha ha I wish I spoke Mandarin. I heard I have to run a wire from the tails up to the switch? Is this true?
 
Heresy

Heresy

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Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong here, but all that the coding does is turn off the "bulb out" error. I have the LED tails w/o fog and I had no red light either before or after I coded it. I think you have another incorrect light.

ECS can get a bit frustrating, at times. When I ordered my lights, I got bad harnesses. They gave me instructions on how to fix them, but they still didn't work right or reliably. They sent me another set of harnesses and they were exactly the same as before. This time I was able to correct them and now they work fine. But it was a little frustrating. I think I swapped out the new lights with the originals five or six times before I finally got the harnesses correct. But through all that, never a red light. I think you have the wrong part.
 
jnj2455

jnj2455

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That's a rear fog light my friend. They both should be clear white light when engaged in reverse.
 
xd-data-ii

xd-data-ii

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Nuc1ear_Rabbit said:
Did I happen to receive fog versions of the tails by accident again?
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This is exactly the problem. You were sent the wrong lights twice. Non-fog should have a white light on the left inner and therefore its a reverse light. You would have two reverse lights like before.
Its absolutely nothing to do with harnesses etc.
Coding would just remove the bulb light issue - the correct coding should keep both white lights lighting up in reverse.

Get them to send you out another one again - and to make sure its correct before they send it.
I believe the rear fog is an led light - the reverse ones are bulbs. So they just need to check it has a bulb and not led before they send it out. No need to power it up. Its not that hard for them.
Also get them to give you a refund for the shipping you paid as compensation for their stupid mistakes twice. Can try i suppose
 
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ThatJohnGuy

pppffftttt
So with my R20 LED tails WITH the rear fog... WHAT do I have to do to make it work? I have the Euro switch installed as well... I cannot find a straight answer searching here or Vortex, but I am impatient and want instant answers...
 
allset

allset

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u got a rear fog version.
 
allset

allset

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That John Guy said:
yes I did, I am hearing that I have to run a wire from my tail lights up to my headlight switch.. is this true?
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to override the fog and give u reverse on driver side? IDK..never heard that.

The vendor owes u the correct set. do u have proof u ordered non fog?
 
allset

allset

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u could try different coding in byte 18 and see if any gives u both in reverse. then u would just need a white bulb.

these are byte 18 codes that have worked for ppl with oem led tails:

1F,04, 15, 55, 20, 53, 43 ,33 ,03 ,51 ,21
 
allset

allset

Go Kart Champion
That John Guy said:
I WANTED rear fog...

I have Helix R20 OEM LED tails..

http://www.parts4euro.com/DCShop/product_info.php?cPath=1_462_481&products_id=2047
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All units will need coding to complete the install. Changing the coding directly to 00 will not result in setting back to factory default. In order to set the module back to factory default for North America, first code to 03, then back to 00.

List of Cent. Elect. Module #9 units with Xenon and Rear Fog

Build Date: May, 2010 - Chroptus (EU Golf TDI)
•Byte 18 coded to "43". All lights functional and at correct brightness.
Build Date: Jan 30, 2010 - ZIPN VW (NA GTI)
•Byte 18 coded to "15". All lights functional and at correct brightness.
•Byte 18 coded to "04". All lights functional, bumper marker and city lights are at low brightness. (no error with LED city light and bumper lights)
Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels: 1K0-937-08x-09.clb
Part No SW: 1K0 937 087 F HW: 1K0 937 087 F
Component: BCM PQ35 H 103 0575
Revision: 00103 AG
Coding: 69180A3E90272AC40008008170000D0445051586534D8D6064 8020200000
Shop #: WSC 93007 999 58668
Part No: 1K1 955 119 F
Component: Wischer 08011 21 0512
Coding: 009795
Build Date: Aug 14, 2009 - Dana (NA GTI)
•Byte 18 coded to "04". All lights functional and at correct brightness.
Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels: 1K0-937-08x-09.clb
Part No SW: 1K0 937 087 G HW: 1K0 937 087 G
Component: BCM PQ35 H+ 103 0536
Revision: 00103 AC
Coding: 6D180A1E90272AC48088008550000D0441050486434D8D60648020200000
Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200
Part No: 1K1 955 119 E
Component: Wischer 30060 21 0501
Coding: 009795

List of Cent. Elect. Module #9 units with Xenon and without Rear Fog

Build Date: May, 2010 - drunknfoo (NA GTI)
•Byte 18 coded to "55". All lights are functional and at correct brightness.
Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels: 1K0-937-08x-09.clb
Part No SW: 1K0 937 087 F HW: 1K0 937 087 F
Component: BCM PQ35 H 103 0575
Revision: 00103 AG
Coding: 6D180A3E90272AC40088008160000D0441055586534D8D6064 8020200000
Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200

Part No: 1K1 955 119 F
Component: Wischer 25041 21 0512
Coding: 009795
Build Date: Jan 20, 2010 - Orient Express (NA GTI)
•Byte 18 coded to "55". All lights are functional and at correct brightness.
•Byte 18 coded to "1F". All lights are functional and at correct brightness.
•Byte 18 coded to "43". One Reverse light works, the rest are functional and at correct brightness.
Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels: 1K0-937-08x-09.clb
Part No SW: 1K0 937 087 G HW: 1K0 937 087 G
Component: BCM PQ35 H+ 103 0574
Revision: 00103 AF
Coding: 6F180A3E90252AC48008008174008D0445054386435D8D60648020200000
Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200
Part No: 1K1 955 119 F
Component: Wischer 08011 21 0512
Coding: 009795
Build Date: Sept 26, 2009 - chadcronin (NA GTI)
•Byte 18 coded to "20". All lights are functional and at correct brightness (as far as I know).
Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels: 1K0-937-08x-09.clb
Part No SW: 1K0 937 087 G HW: 1K0 937 087 G
Component: BCM PQ35 H+ 103 0536
Revision: 00103 AD
Coding: 65180A3E90252A048008008174008D0441052086534D8D60648020200000
Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200
Build Date: Aug, 2009 - finklejag (NA GTI)
•Byte 18 coded to "20". All lights are functional and at correct brightness.

List of Cent. Elect. Module #9 units with Halogen and with Rear Fog

petteri
•Byte 18 coded to "22". All lights functional and at correct brightness.
Build Date: Jan, 2010 - unick
•Byte 18 coded to "15". All lights functional and at correct brightness.
•Byte 18 coded to "22". All lights functional and at correct brightness.

List of Cent. Elect. Module #9 units with Halogen and without Rear Fog

Build Date: Nov, 2009 - sfpegasus (NA Golf TDI)
•Byte 18 coded to "1F". All lights functional and at correct brightness. (Hatch tails stay on when opened)
•Byte 18 coded to "21". All lights functional, bumper marker are at low brightness and city lights are at high brightness.
Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels: 1K0-937-08x-09.clb
Part No SW: 1K0 937 087 G HW: 1K0 937 087 G
Component: BCM PQ35 H+ 103 0572
Revision: 00103 AE
Coding: 6D180A3E90272A04800800817000858441011F86534D8560648020200000
Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200
Part No: 1K1 955 119 F
Component: Wischer 19100 21 0512
Coding: 009795
 
allset

allset

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