projekt.kieru
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I know... use the search but I couldn't find something that suited my needs. Can someone please give me instructions or a DIY to installing H7 bulbs in the "flash too pass" lights? Thank you so much...
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Installing H7 Bulbs
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JetTurbo
geezer
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- South Florida, USA
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- 2018 GTi Autobahn 6M
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Banned
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i need a diy too..i saw this link but theres no say as to where to enter the bulbs? u gotta jack the car up?
20GLI08
Put em on the glass
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- Levittown PA
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- GLI
Yes, yes you do.
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are u sure? i just popped my hood and u can get to the lights that way lol
JetTurbo
geezer
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- South Florida, USA
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- 2018 GTi Autobahn 6M
access to FTP bulbs
We are talking about the Flash to Pass halogen lights on factory HID fixtures, right?
I have never done it myself, but from the referenced post,
I assumed you just pull the rubber cap on the back ...
But you know what they say when you ass-u-me :biggrin:
Anyway, some pictures on the topic ...
FTP bulb access, rubber cap removed - left side
FTP socket and hold down clip as seen through rear access port, bulb is obscured by the socket
From the referenced post, I thought you just
reach inside and release the wire clip to remove the bulb and socket,
(the two red arrows mark the hooks the clip locks into)
then unclip the socket.
No tools required. (Recommend gloves to protect the bulbs from contamination).
Someone correct me ...
I think you may be overcomplicating this.
We are talking about the Flash to Pass halogen lights on factory HID fixtures, right?
I have never done it myself, but from the referenced post,
I assumed you just pull the rubber cap on the back ...
But you know what they say when you ass-u-me :biggrin:
Anyway, some pictures on the topic ...
FTP bulb access, rubber cap removed - left side
FTP socket and hold down clip as seen through rear access port, bulb is obscured by the socket
From the referenced post, I thought you just
reach inside and release the wire clip to remove the bulb and socket,
(the two red arrows mark the hooks the clip locks into)
then unclip the socket.
No tools required. (Recommend gloves to protect the bulbs from contamination).
Someone correct me ...
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Banned
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- old bridge,nj
i just read this and tried to unclip the clips but i cant figure it out, im scared to break something =(
TornRabbit
Slow and not so Low
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- Texas
- Car(s)
- 2007 Rabbit
^^ Told you that this steve kid was a tool. How many tards does it take to replace a light bulb??
JetTurbo
geezer
- Location
- South Florida, USA
- Car(s)
- 2018 GTi Autobahn 6M
I guess if you have never worked with that type of bulb mounting before, it could be difficult.
I have been working with various projection systems for all of my adult life,
so that type of bulb hold down is nothing new to me.
That said, working in those tight confines looks challenging, but not impossible.
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steve? wtf?:iono:
yeah, i just dont wanna break anything. do i have to remove my intake completely to do the driver side?
heres a pic of both sides. the pass side i think i could do i just dont know how to unclip the clips? the driver side has my intake in the way....?
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Banned
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i got the clips unclipped (see RED CIRCLE). it felt that it was three quarters off but was attached somewhere else. felt like the top part?
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Carfreak226
Detailer Extraordinaire
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- 92808, CA
- Car(s)
- 2007 GTI MKV
Just unclip the clips, then back out the bulb as far as you can until it binds with the clip. Then rotate the bulb assembly until you can slowly back it out through that clip. The clip needs to be in an almost 75 degree angle when you will be able to rotate the bulb assembly through the clip and out. Took me a few tries as well, but after analyzing how the clip held the assembly in place, it was easy to figure out how to wedge it out of there. Just keep working at it, don't be afraid of it or you will break something.
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Banned
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done! thank you! now, as far as these bulbs, i have only seen them at night, and u can hardly tell with them at night....i didnt know my FTP's dont light up? do u need vag come for that? i thought the hi beams are my ftp bulbs?
Carfreak226
Detailer Extraordinaire
- Location
- 92808, CA
- Car(s)
- 2007 GTI MKV
Your FTP only work with your headlights off, and even then they only turn on when you flash your highbeams. I had mine vag-commed to turn on with my headlights during the night (a.k.a. The 6 light mod), and I have to say, It's like daylight. But yeah for now they will function as normally. You have to find someone with a vagcom to do the six light mod.
JetTurbo
geezer
- Location
- South Florida, USA
- Car(s)
- 2018 GTi Autobahn 6M
This thread covers that topic in depth ---
Inner headlights on US market GTI (Bi-Xenon equipped) - function and settings