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ZERO815

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To my knowledge there is only one color variant available.

pic from: https://shops.volkswagen.com/de_DE/...d-rueckleuchten-fuer-golf-7-gp-5g1052200c-10#
 
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ecsta

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JD-1 said:
If I understand correct the VW retrofit kit 5G1052200C is slightly tinted right?
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All the 7.5 dynamics are the same "tint", there's only one version. The different is that the kit has all 4 pieces, otherwise you have to order 4 light part numbers.
 
Tooly

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ecsta said:
All the 7.5 dynamics are the same "tint", there's only one version. The different is that the kit has all 4 pieces, otherwise you have to order 4 light part numbers.
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The nice thing is that with the mk7 LED tails the lights are available individually. When I had the OEM LED tails on my mk5 I knew that if one died or was damaged you had to buy the whole kit again.
 
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ecsta

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Tooly said:
The nice thing is that with the mk7 LED tails the lights are available individually. When I had the OEM LED tails on my mk5 I knew that if one died or was damaged you had to buy the whole kit again.
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It's the same with the MK7.5 lights (i ordered mine before the kit was available). All the part numbers for the individual pieces are on page1 if you need a replacement.
 
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Kip2MyLou

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Yeah there's individual parts numbers for all 4 parts or there's one part number for the whole kit. It's on the previous page I think. Same result either way you go.
 
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ecsta said:
It's the same with the MK7.5 lights (i ordered mine before the kit was available). All the part numbers for the individual pieces are on page1 if you need a replacement.
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I guess I should have wrote 7 and 7.5 lights (I have the dynamics on my 18). I look at it all as one generation :eek:
 
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sshlyk

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I am installing dap harness and from what I read here, provided coding will not work for 2017 gti sport (built June 17). Should I just follow coding posted by ZERO815?
 
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sshlyk said:
I am installing dap harness and from what I read here, provided coding will not work for 2017 gti sport (built June 17). Should I just follow coding posted by ZERO815?
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I wouldn’t recommend this because the harnesses are made differently. Send you a PM.


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sshlyk

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ZERO815 said:
I wouldn’t recommend this because the harnesses are made differently. Send you a PM.


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Awesome, thank you! My lights will arrive in few days, but I decided to pre-wire everything. Browsing through the forum I found that DAP coding instructions will not work for gti sport:
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?p=599163&highlight=sport#post599163

Wish they included diagram as well so I can check terminals for continuity.
 
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sshlyk

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Just installed my lights and as expected I might be having issues with coding.
I started with DAP instructions, so other folks with the same setup can benefit as well. Seems like lights work as expected: brake, reverse, lights on, dynamic turn signal (partially works).

Here is the issue with my turn signals:
1. Left turn signal: both right and left are working
2. Right turn signal: nothing works
3. Hazard lights: both work

Update: app shows Left brake lamp/turn signal bulb error (open circuit/short circuit B+)

At this point, I plan to look at ZERO815 instructions, and see what I can change, however, if you guys know what could be wrong, please, let me know. Including DAP instructions that I followed (I wrote down factory default values just in case):

 
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sshlyk said:
Just installed my lights and as expected I might be having issues with coding.
I started with DAP instructions, so other folks with the same setup can benefit as well. Seems like lights work as expected: brake, reverse, lights on, dynamic turn signal (partially works).

Here is the issue with my turn signals:
1. Left turn signal: both right and left are working
2. Right turn signal: nothing works
3. Hazard lights: both work

Update: app shows Left brake lamp/turn signal bulb error (open circuit/short circuit B+)

At this point, I plan to look at ZERO815 instructions, and see what I can change, however, if you guys know what could be wrong, please, let me know. Including DAP instructions that I followed (I wrote down factory default values just in case):

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Instead of "Blinken Rechts Hellphase", you probably have "Blinken Links Hellphase" in Lichtfunktion C 24.

As for the error, if it's only popping up in OBDeleven/VCDS during a scan, I wouldn't worry too much about it. JBale provided a fix for his harness, but it was dependent on whether or not the harness included fogs. It deals with changing a Lasttyp value to tell the car what bulb type (LED) is being used, though.

Edit: JBale non-fog (what I have) has Lasttyp28 set to 41. Others were successful when setting this to 6.

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sshlyk

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NeedSleep said:
Instead of "Blinken Rechts Hellphase", you probably have "Blinken Links Hellphase" in Lichtfunktion C 24.

As for the error, if it's only popping up in OBDeleven/VCDS during a scan, I wouldn't worry too much about it. JBale provided a fix for his harness, but it was dependent on whether or not the harness included fogs. It deals with changing a Lasttyp value to tell the car what bulb type (LED) is being used, though.

Edit: JBale non-fog (what I have) has Lasttyp28 set to 41. Others were successful when setting this to 6.

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Awesome, that was exactly what happen. As for error I do not really care as long as it does not pop up on my dashboard.
 
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sshlyk

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Lights look awesome. In my case, DAP harness and coding works on 2017 GTI Sport.

* Curious if anyone adjusted turn signal brightness, do not want to blind anyone behind me :)
* Is there a way to dim rear running lights as well so there is a contract between brake and running lights?
* Is it a good idea to enable daytime running rear lights? (Before DRL I used to drive with lights on for better visibility) ?

 
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sshlyk

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Found some answers. For DAP harness

* to adjust brightness of blinkers channel 23/24 and change dimmer (0-127)
* to adjust running lights brightness channel 27 and change dimmer (0-127)
* to enable rear DRL channel 27 -> B27 -> Tagfahrlicht

Would like to learn how to set different dimming level when DLR is on and when running lights are on. I set brightness to `55` since with 127 it is a little harder to tell brake light from running lights apart. When adjusting brightness you may find some leds on the tail lights flickering, you just need to keep incrementing/decrementing value by one until you find stable one.
 
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sshlyk

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For those who are interested in rear DRL I have a coding solution (2017 gti sport, no auto light). I set brightness to 10% in DLR mode and 60% when headlights are on (to replicate original rear lights that had contrast between running and breaking lights)

Leuchte27NSL RC6:
1) Enable rear DRL and set brightness to 10%
* Lichtfunktion A 27 -> Tagfahrlicht
* Dimmwert AB 27 -> 10
2) Enable rear lights when headlights are on
* Lichtfunktion C 27 -> Standlicht allgemein (Schlusslicht, Positionslicht, Begrenzungslicht)
* Dimmwert CD 27 -> 60

Curious to hear if 60% is not bright enough or if you think contrast is not necessary.
 
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