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Front Reflector Install on MKV GTI

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ünpimptheauto

Touring Car Newbie
Location
Northern NJ
Not satisfied with current directions that ECS Tuning provides for the front reflector kit, I wanted to document it with pictures.
 

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ünpimptheauto

Touring Car Newbie
Location
Northern NJ
Gets easier from here...
 

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ünpimptheauto

Touring Car Newbie
Location
Northern NJ
jhayregz said:
There was a DIY on this before but thanks for the info again.
For some reason my ECS smoked right side marker is waaay harder to take out than the left side or the stock right marker.
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I couldn't find one anywhere, and thought I was going to break the bumper cover (or stock reflectors) by just "pushing" on the reflector.

Fear no more!
 
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hakgwai

Touring Car Newbie
Location
Waltham, MA
Car(s)
BMP GTI
front reflector = side markers..
is this right??
 
Wild Hare

Wild Hare

.: MR. BIG STUFF :.
Location
Nortvest
Car(s)
2015 Golf R (TUNED)
Nice DIY info. Well done!
 
rickerbr

rickerbr

Ready to race!
Location
Lewisville, TX
Another way to get these out is use a trim stick to pop the back of the light out and then pull from the bumper. I tried the push at the front method and wasn't comfortable with the amount of force required. The trim stick won't mar the paint or the light like a screwdriver would.
 
icculus

icculus

Oval Champion
Location
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Thanks for this, I just ordered the color matched ones from ESE. Can't wait to put them in!
 
nj devil

nj devil

Drag Racing Champion
Location
Egg Harbor, NJ / North Philly
Hey sorry if this has been discussed before, but I am fried from work today, but neways..I just installed the ese color matched side markers on a Tornado Red...Look sexy with the lights off, but with lights on....ehh...its a red light, ...Do I have to change bulbs to make it appear amber or do I just live with it, or remove bulbs??

sorry for the poor grammar-

Mike
 
loccusst

loccusst

FIA GT Champion
Location
IA
Car(s)
MKV GTI
It is because the bulb is shining through a red painted lens. You could try a yellow bulb maybe? Yellow and red make orange.
 
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