Reverse / Reversing light/s

[Dirty_Big_Bjelke]

Can any of the members here who have taken delivery of a MkVI tell me if the new Golfs still have the single reverse light? Anyone able to take a photo and post it up? Thanks in advance.

[golfmk6]

I'm not sure.. I will have a look into the morning for you !

[SLA14h]

Yep, mine has 1 reverse light and a bright red fog light on the other side.

[maca]

Kinda strange if you ask me, they've got enough space there to have both reverse and fog on the inner cluster yet they still opt to have one of each..

[Shteifen]

its just cos they would have to think of another place to have the fog light. makes it a little more simple. only just though. VW, go figure!

also the park lights on the hatch go off when you open the boot too. know why? pollution. really, you say? yeah thats so the alternator doesnt have to sun that little bit harder, draining power from the engine, causing slightly worse emissions. im not making this up, i work for vw, they told me this at training!

freakin germans, they think of everything
-Steve

[phaeton]

Yes still one on the passenger side of vehicle.

I saw one being reversed at the Dealership :D

[Dirty_Big_Bjelke]

Yes still one on the passenger side of vehicle.

I saw one being reversed at the Dealership :D

Thanks!. I find the one on our MkV completely useless guess the MkVI will be the same :duh:

[pologti18t]

its just cos they would have to think of another place to have the fog light. makes it a little more simple. only just though. VW, go figure!

also the park lights on the hatch go off when you open the boot too. know why? pollution. really, you say? yeah thats so the alternator doesnt have to sun that little bit harder, draining power from the engine, causing slightly worse emissions. im not making this up, i work for vw, they told me this at training!

freakin germans, they think of everything
-Steve

Wow... i would have thought that slamming the hatch with the lights on may reduce the lifespan of the bulbs. But I suppose there is no reason to have lights on if they can't be seen :)

[geoff_gti]

Surely it would be easier for VW just to have both lights in each cluster, like the Mk IV... the fog light is only plugged in on one side, but because they would be interchangable for RHD and LHD that means there's only one set of lights to be designed in the factory. With the MkV and now VI they'd have to have specific RHD and LHD sets. Maybe that's cheaper for them to design and build, rather than having the space for both lights in each side but it still seems a bit weird....

Clever by them if the lights turn off when you open the boot though! I wouldn't have thought of it :)

[mark4323]

Yep, mine has 1 reverse light and a bright red fog light on the other side.

So the 'did you know that one of your reversing lights is out' comment lives on.

:blowtorch:

[blutopless2]

you can always change the foglight one to a reversing one.. just buy a euro taillight assembly.
I want to do this with my jetta... think it looks better and rear foglight doesn't get used anyways.

[geoff_gti]

you can always change the foglight one to a reversing one.. just buy a euro taillight assembly.
I want to do this with my jetta... think it looks better and rear foglight doesn't get used anyways.

Assuming the wiring loom is the same on both sides! Otherwise you'll have to engage reverse, and flick your rear foglight switch on for it to work :duh:

[Corey_R]

So the 'did you know that one of your reversing lights is out' comment lives on.

:blowtorch:

Yeh - that's SO annoying! Grrrr

[blutopless2]

Assuming the wiring loom is the same on both sides! Otherwise you'll have to engage reverse, and flick your rear foglight switch on for it to work :duh:

sorry i didn't explain the whole deal here....
you have to obviously change the wiring as the loom is not the same for oz and euro cars.
all you need to do is loop the wiring from the existing rear fog light over to the other taillight assembly.
i did this on our nbc so it has two reverse lights and no rear fog light. imho it looks much neater on the rear of the car.

[geoff_gti]

Ah well done. I was wondering if the loom going to both sides may have actually accomodated both circuits but only one was connected etc depending on LHD or RHD. Assume you just ran it through the inside of the panel work under the boot lid then.

[maca]

Yeh - that's SO annoying! Grrrr
I get it about twice a week.. Along with the "You've left your lights on"..

I don't understand why they have this set up. 2 reverse lights would be much better..

They could've just done this. They've got the space to have both, they should've used them (Like they did on the Touareg).
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2009/06/Mk6-2.jpg

[blutopless2]

Ah well done. I was wondering if the loom going to both sides may have actually accomodated both circuits but only one was connected etc depending on LHD or RHD. Assume you just ran it through the inside of the panel work under the boot lid then.


unfortunately the loom is not all there for LHD and RHD cars so you cant just unplug the fog and plug in the reverse to its wiring. pity tho.
with the beetle the reverse and fog lights are down on the rear apron section of the bumper... so i just tucked the wiring up into the rear of the bumper under the inner panel. cable tied it all etc to keep it from falling out and to neaten it up.

with sedans or hatches you would need to remove some of the internal panels and run the wiring in there.
hardest part of the job would be getting the correct taillight.
for the beetle it is only a lens cover that needs replacing (approx $70) so pretty cheap change... but for sedans and hatches it would need a complete taillight assembly (euro one) and i would guess this would be up around the $400-500 mark.

[geoff_gti]

but for sedans and hatches it would need a complete taillight assembly (euro one) and i would guess this would be up around the $400-500 mark.

yep that's it...there were some polo euro-spec clusters for sale in another thread a couple of weeks ago. one of the guys over here bought a set which got me thinking about it.

[Maverick]

Clever by them if the lights turn off when you open the boot though! I wouldn't have thought of it :)

Rear wiper is also disabled when the hatch is open. Same with the front wipers, you can't operate them with the bonnet up.

[davewave]

Hi All,
Just need a straight answer seeing as the dealer here is useless.

I have a golf MK6 2009 (november) with the comfortline model 7 speed DSG TSI.
When in reverse it appears I only have one reverse light on the one side. Are there supposed to be two lights?

Thanks in advance.
David

[craig_the_german]

Hi David,

There is only one reverse light....you are not imagining things.

[Maverick]

Hi All,
Just need a straight answer seeing as the dealer here is useless.

In what way?


I have a golf MK6 2009 (november) with the comfortline model 7 speed DSG TSI.
When in reverse it appears I only have one reverse light on the one side. Are there supposed to be two lights?

Thanks in advance.
David

The manual covers this and so does looking at the back of the car as you can see one red lense on the drivers side for the rear fog light and on the passenger side a white light for reversing.

If you do a search as well you will find this topic has been done to death.

[Lima]

They've done a slightly better job of disguising the different lights with the Mk6, but on the pic below (click on it for a larger image) you can see the rear fog in the left cluster and the single reverse light on the right cluster...

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2010/05/VWGolfVI40s-1.jpg (http://www.ausmotive.com/images/VW-GolfVI-40.jpg)

...it is worth noting that the fog light should appear on the drivers side of the car. The image shown above is a LHD vehicle, so on the OP's car the fog/reverse light arrangement should be the other way around.

[donweather]

Apologies if this has already been discussed elsewhere as I'm on the Tiguan forums as opposed to the Golf forums, but our next door neighbour has recently purchased a Golf (diesel, auto) and noticed that only her lefthand side reverse light comes on when in reverse. She took it back to the dealer and they said this was standard. Can anyone confirm or dispell this for me please?

[daft009]

yes there is only one, most european cars only have the one.
The other is a rear fog light.

EDIT: pretty sure the tiguan would be the same too!

[donweather]

yes there is only one, most european cars only have the one.
The other is a rear fog light.

EDIT: pretty sure the tiguan would be the same too!Thanks. Tiggy is different as it has two small reverse lights just above the bumper.

Just for clarity, her tail lights are these ones:

http://www.bks-tuning.com/WebRoot/Store9/Shops/17141421/490E/14C0/6377/E6FD/8C72/C0A8/2936/4DAC/VW_Golf_VI_original_1_1.jpg

[donweather]

yes there is only one, most european cars only have the one.
The other is a rear fog light. If it's a rear fog light, why is it clear?

[daft009]

Thanks. Tiggy is different as it has two small reverse lights just above the bumper.

Just for clarity, her tail lights are these ones:

http://www.bks-tuning.com/WebRoot/Store9/Shops/17141421/490E/14C0/6377/E6FD/8C72/C0A8/2936/4DAC/VW_Golf_VI_original_1_1.jpg


If it's a rear fog light, why is it clear?

My bad, I thought it would be exactly the same as the Mk5 (which is what I have)..
perhaps wait for someone with a Mk6 to comment or read the manual :)

[Maverick]

Apologies if this has already been discussed elsewhere as I'm on the Tiguan forums as opposed to the Golf forums, but our next door neighbour has recently purchased a Golf (diesel, auto) and noticed that only her lefthand side reverse light comes on when in reverse. She took it back to the dealer and they said this was standard. Can anyone confirm or dispell this for me please?

Why did she bother taking it to the dealer and wasting their time if she wasn't going to believe them?

She could start with RTFM which will tell her this, or she could look closely at the lights at the rear and see that clearly one is a fog and one is a reverse, or she could test it with the fogs and reverse light on or .......

[Brendan_A]

If it's a rear fog light, why is it clear?

The Mk6 Golf only has one reverse light on the left side and the other side is a fog light. The reason for it being clear is because it's a high intensity red bulb. If you had of looked closely you would see it's a red bulb.

[donweather]

Thanks Guys. I'll be sure to let her know the leftside is the reverse light and the right side is the fog light.

I had to LOL to think that you guys would actually think that a female would actually either read a car manual or even worse....actually look at the light bulbs.....LOL!!!

Bit strange that the dealer didn't tell her the right side was the fog light though............

[ethosguy]

...never understood the 'key goes here, gas goes there' attitude to cars...
until my computer played up...absolutley couldn't give a flying f-truck about the operating sys...blah-de-blah, oh-hum, does it work yet???
2 psi short in the left front tyre and my world might just stop turning...
RTFM, only if a) I care, b) it makes any sense...why not ask the helpful experts and take the best fit...

Been advised many times about the broken reversing light on my WRX, thanks.

Got caught behind some plonker in an Alfa for an hour on a dark and rainy night with the rear fog on bright and didn't I purge some expletives!!!. It ISN'T FOGGY, numbskull.

She isn't alone in not realising the function of a rear fog: Probably has other fine personal attribtes to redeem her from a premature term in Purgatory...so long as she doesn't drive around with the light on...in front of me...lol...

[Tony_Mitchell_1983]

Been advised many times about the broken reversing light on my WRX, thanks.

And that 'you've left your headlights on'...?




Got caught behind some plonker in an Alfa for an hour on a dark and rainy night with the rear fog on bright and didn't I purge some expletives!!!. It ISN'T FOGGY, numbskull.

She isn't alone in not realising the function of a rear fog: Probably has other fine personal attribtes to redeem her from a premature term in Purgatory...so long as she doesn't drive around with the light on...in front of me...lol...

The rear foglight is almost as bad as highbeams, and more and more people seem to have them on. And I don't think they'd EVER be needed, here in Brisbane at least.

I guess nearly all new cars have them standard these days, and the clueless majority have no idea they're even turned on.

[ethosguy]

And that 'you've left your headlights on'...?




I guess nearly all new cars have them standard these days, and the clueless majority have no idea they're even turned on.

...most'd never find the 'on' position in the VW headlight multi-switch, luckly...you'd have to read the manual.

[Rob Burns]

I use the fog light for tailgaters. Natural reaction to a bright read light in front of you tends to be to hit the brakes.

[Brian]

I use the fog light for tailgaters. Natural reaction to a bright read light in front of you tends to be to hit the brakes.
Very enlightening Mr Burns. I suggest you attend a defensive driving course to school you up with what to do with tailgater's.
With a tailgater you should slow down to increase the distance between yourself and the vehicle in front so you have far more room to slow comfortably so the idiot behind you doesn't ram you.
Switching on your fog light or dabbing your brake lights only infuriates tailgater's to get closer and become a real threat. If they're trying to get in the rear hatch, then pull over and let them go. I'd rather see them in front than have to watch them from behind.
Use the fog lights for fog!

[Lucas_R]

Id love to add a second reverse light to the vacant light area on the drivers side rear light. The back of the light housing is blanked off but you could open it up with a drill and dremel.

Ive done similar mods to a previous car (added Jap spec rear lights to my 200sx which required some wiring mods) but the CANBUS system is whats scaring me off touching the Golf. Obviously i don't want any bulb errors on the dash.

Reasons are:

1) The 1 reverse light we have is on the wrong side of the car to be useful and isn't very bright
2) I hate the off-balance look of the 1 reverse light and the "you've got a light out" comments from family and friends etc.

Also, has anyone upgraded their reverse lights to LED for a brighter and whiter light? Or perhaps the blue-ish bulbs (which emit a white light) like you can get from Narva / Phillips etc. The bulb is the same as the one in the link below.

Wedge Base Bulb (T13 12V10W) Supplier (http://www.p-wholesale.com/cn-pro/9/423to1/wedge-base-bulb-t13-12v10w-401972.html)

The video below shows 2 reverse lights on this car - so it can be done apparently.


http://youtu.be/U1jXgtokmiQ

[kash_0]

would like to see if it's possible as well.

As for the video above, I'm sure it's a US spec car where they don't have the rear fog light and instead have the 2nd reverse light.

[Transporter]

This is also discussed in the Tiguan section as well. :)

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f97/reversing-lights-tiguan-any-ideas-57687.html

[hooba]

1) The 1 reverse light we have is on the wrong side of the car to be useful and isn't very bright

+1. Are you listening VW? *shakes fist* ;)

[nat225]

i get asked a lot by non VW and Yaris owners that one of my reverse lights is broken...

[TDI DSG]

Is it possible to add one of those cheap LED light strips on the rear of the car and run it directly from the reverse light wiring or via a relay triggered from this wiring ?
On the wagon it could easily fit above the number plate and not be seen.
Reversing out of our driveway is a real PIA at night as you need to reverse parallel with a wall on the drivers side of the car that is very close. With the legal tint it is too hard to see and requires the window to be wound down (great in the rain) to improve the visibility. Even with the window down it is still not very good.
The other side of the car with the reverse light is much better.

[raygti]

JUST CHECK OUT THAT CAMERA ! oooft its like james bond !

i think it can be done by 'tapping' in from the other reverse light.

i have no idea about electronics though but im assuming join the wire to the opposite reverse light and it should work?

member: brimway has done it to his mkv gti... ive seen it and it looks nice.

kinda silly they only have 1 reverse light.

[Lucas_R]

There is no fog light in my R - that space in the drivers side rear light is not used for anything.


would like to see if it's possible as well.

As for the video above, I'm sure it's a US spec car where they don't have the rear fog light and instead have the 2nd reverse light.

[DDTW]

There is no fog light in my R - that space in the drivers side rear light is not used for anything.

Have you tried pulling the light switch? That activates a bloody bright rear fog light which could be used to illuminate whatever you need to.

[Ryan_R]

Oh good, so I'm not the only one who has (at least on one occasion) turned on the fog light when reversing at night :)

I'd be up for replacing the fog light (which does nothing for me) for another reversing light if the process were simple enough.

[DDTW]

I've just thought of that idea actually...never done it before :P I usually only park in well lit areas.

The fog light is good for "emergency" situations - used it once when cruising from Port Campbell back to Melbourne on a bloody foggy night. I reckon it's really worth keeping it there!

[Corey_R]

There is no fog light in my R - that space in the drivers side rear light is not used for anything.

Why? Did you remove it?

[TeamCrash]

So there is no blub in the LED R tail lights???

Couldn't you just turn it "on" thru the VCDS

[Maverick]

Or perhaps the blue-ish bulbs (which emit a white light) like you can get from Narva / Phillips etc. The bulb is the same as the one in the link below.

When you add a coating to the outside of the bulb you reduce the amount of light transmitted.

Volkswagen Golf Reverse Light Upgrade PIAA XTREME (http://www.my-gti.com/59/)

This is how useless these tinted bulbs are, even with an additional 6 watts it still outputs a fraction of the oem bulb.


The back of the light housing is blanked off but you could open it up with a drill and dremel.

The reflector is likely also missing as well so take that into account, or if there is one there it will be a dummy one so the car looks the same on both sides.

[Maverick]

So there is no blub in the LED R tail lights???

Couldn't you just turn it "on" thru the VCDS

If there is no bulb there turning it on in VCDS isn't going to achieve a lot!

(I assume that you mean turning on the other reverse light or fog light via VCDS but they won't work as there is nothing plugged into the controller for that side of the car, VCDS is only required when running another wire from the controller to the rear hatch if you were installing a second reverse light or a second fog light - the easiest way to do this is to modify the harness in the hatch and "jumper" the other light across but it can have drawbacks if too much power is drawn with the controller shutting it down thinking there is a short or other fault)

[Corey_R]

As we didn't see any changes to say that the rear fog light would be removed in MY11 or MY11.5 models, I'm sure that the foglight is actually there, and has just been overlooked...

[Maverick]

As we didn't see any changes to say that the rear fog light would be removed in MY11 or MY11.5 models, I'm sure that the foglight is actually there, and has just been overlooked...

The bulb for the fog light will be there as there is no inner light available without either reverse or fog light. It will be a failure to RTFM or look at the light switch! Even the R32 without front fog lights had the rear fog lights and I doubt there is a VW on the market now without a rear fog light.

[Corey_R]

I doubt there is a VW on the market now without a rear fog light.
Exactly... and if they did, then it'd also be inexplicable about why they wouldn't have just given us the rear lights with the 2 reverse lights which are already used in other markets where rear fog lights are not provided....

[Lucas_R]

Im pretty damn certain that i do not have a fog light at the back of my R. Where is the fog light "switch" located to turn them on?? There are the 2x reflectors in the bumper (one on each side of course), and then the tailights. And the taillights only have parker light / brake light section, and then indicators and 1x reverse light.


Have you tried pulling the light switch? That activates a bloody bright rear fog light which could be used to illuminate whatever you need to.

[Ryan_R]

Turn the light switch all the way to the right then 'pull' it out towards you.

[Lucas_R]

Just tried this and......nothing.

Can someone with a Golf R be kind enough to take a photo of their "rear fog light". Looks like mine doesn't have one (car built Jan 2011)


Turn the light switch all the way to the right then 'pull' it out towards you.

Could you take a picture of the fog light for me. Headlight switch on and pulled out.....and nothing.


Have you tried pulling the light switch? That activates a bloody bright rear fog light which could be used to illuminate whatever you need to.

[Maverick]

Just tried this and......nothing.

Can someone with a Golf R be kind enough to take a photo of their "rear fog light". Looks like mine doesn't have one (car built Jan 2011)

What will taking a photo of the fog light do? RTFM, turn the switch to the correct position, a light will illuminate in the instrument cluster and a bright red light that is not exactly hard to miss will originate from your behind. The ignition needs to be turned on or the engine running for the light to operate.

[DDTW]

Could you take a picture of the fog light for me. Headlight switch on and pulled out.....and nothing.

Then it's time to call your dealer :) it's a pretty simple task to activate it really...if you've done as we've advised but have no results then something's wrong.

[Lucas_R]

Didnt have the ignition switched on when i tried it earlier. Funny that the ignition needs to be on to turn the fog light on, but every other light works without it.....bloody Germans.

So i stand corrected - there is a foglight.....although i doubt ill ever use it.

[Maverick]

Didnt have the ignition switched on when i tried it earlier. Funny that the ignition needs to be on to turn the fog light on, but every other light works without it.....bloody Germans.

Headlights don't work with the ignition off either. That manual is a damn handy book, it's full of all sorts of things like the existence of foglights, how to work switches and other useful features :P


So i stand corrected - there is a foglight.....although i doubt ill ever use it.

Now you know about you will find all sorts of uses for it like telling tailgaters to bugger off, people with their front foglights on can be sent a message and if there's fog you can use it for it's purpose.

[Ryan_R]

Or you can turn it on when you're reversing at night... when it's foggy :P

[DDTW]

telling tailgaters to bugger off

OOH I LIKE THIS IDEA! Thanks Mav!!!

[Cavill]

Hi Everyone,

The car currently has the one pissweak reversing light - looking at getting it replaced with an LED one.

Bold Sport have one for US$19.99 - has anyone purchased/installed this?

Do I need a wiring loom or something like that or is it a straight swap?

Is there something similar available in Sydney - Ideally I would like to put a LED into the other side as well so I get 2 reversing lights - anyone done this and where would I be able to get the clear cover from?

I looked up the forums but cannot see anything posted here about it.

Thanks for your help

[Lucas_R]

Ive upgraded my reverse lights to twins and fitted the LED bulbs from Bold Sport - much much better visibility. Cost me around $300 all up but its worth it (new tail light housing from Euro model, new LED bulb and the wiring).

Mind you, the Golf R tail lights use a different bulb to the normal Golf lights - so i dont think those bulbs from Bold Sport will fit your car.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/11/3LRidw-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/11/PMII13-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/11/Pnb1Tt-1.jpg

[csd1uk]

I have upgraded all of my interior, licence plate and reverse lights on my Mk6 R with the ones from De Auto Key (Reverse Lights: MK6 GTI Golf Euro Taillights Reverse CREE LED Kit - Error Free and Bright — deAutoKey (http://deautokey.com/product/mk6-gti-golf-euro-taillights-reverse-cree-led-kit-error-free-and-bright) )

They do not seem to differentiate between R and normal reverse lights, just Euro/Non-Euro.

I actually have a spare (brighter of the 2 on the site) reverse light and error cancelling resistor, and entire interior white LED set, if you were interested and they fit.

If you wanted to let me know the number on the bulb currently fitted I can tell you if it's the same I took out.

[Cavill]

Thanks Boss.

Ive upgraded my reverse lights to twins and fitted the LED bulbs from Bold Sport - much much better visibility. Cost me around $300 all up but its worth it (new tail light housing from Euro model, new LED bulb and the wiring).

Mind you, the Golf R tail lights use a different bulb to the normal Golf lights - so i dont think those bulbs from Bold Sport will fit your car.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/11/3LRidw-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/11/PMII13-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/11/Pnb1Tt-1.jpg

[Cavill]

Thanks - I will see if I can find the number without too much trouble.


I have upgraded all of my interior, licence plate and reverse lights on my Mk6 R with the ones from De Auto Key (Reverse Lights: MK6 GTI Golf Euro Taillights Reverse CREE LED Kit - Error Free and Bright — deAutoKey (http://deautokey.com/product/mk6-gti-golf-euro-taillights-reverse-cree-led-kit-error-free-and-bright) )

They do not seem to differentiate between R and normal reverse lights, just Euro/Non-Euro.

I actually have a spare (brighter of the 2 on the site) reverse light and error cancelling resistor, and entire interior white LED set, if you were interested and they fit.

If you wanted to let me know the number on the bulb currently fitted I can tell you if it's the same I took out.

[TeamCrash]

So has anyone come up with a solution to get the right reverse light active? Whats the method?

[daft009]

no, because its not a reverse light.
euro cars usually only have one reverse light, the other is a rear red fog light.
the rear fog light is used during heavy fog/snow fall.

you can use your headlight switch to turn on the rear fog light, usually by pulling out the dial slightly.

[AdamD]

no, because its not a reverse light.
euro cars usually only have one reverse light, the other is a rear red fog light.
the rear fog light is used during heavy fog/snow fall.

you can use your headlight switch to turn on the rear fog light, usually by pulling out the dial slightly.

US-market cars get two reverse lights, and a central electrics module coded to support it. It's possible that a recode of the module could allow both lights to be enabled on reverse, but I've not heard of it working so the best way to achieve it is to rewire the light that was the rear fog (tap into the reverse wire), and purchase a Euro (LHD)-spec inner tail light cluster to replace the one in the car with the rear fog - as per what Lucas has done.

[Guest001]

Why not save all your money and gently tap the brakes when reversing. Gives more than enough light to see by.

Have done that for years and so far havent hit anything when doing it.

[hoi polloi]

I kinda like having a rear fog light though... Anyone who says we don't need them in Australia doesn't drive from Sydney to Wollongong very often...

- A.

[Brett_J]

Wow, I didn't know reverse lights were serious business !
I didn't even know I had one reverse light till someone pointed it out recently, I'm not so retarded a driver that I rely on a small 20w globe to help me drive my car backwards, I've been doing it over 20 years now, if I can't manage it, something's wrong, lol.

I think the younger generation rely too much on reversing cameras and other technology to take up the slack in their horrible driver education these days. I can't imagine a young bloke these days in a small truck with no back window and camera trying to reverse out of a small driveway, their would be Twitter posts and Facebook posts galore, #stuckinanalley #yolodintoafence etc. :)

[geoff_gti]

hahaha Brett!! :D

[MovieDude]

How hard is it to get a second reverse light installed and working for the Mk 6 Golf GTI?

[Mk R]

How hard is it to get a second reverse light installed and working for the Mk 6 Golf GTI?

It would probably be a real pain. You could try swapping the reverse globe for a bright LED globe perhaps. You could also just turn on the rear fog light instead. It's red but it'll be much brighter for you than just the reverse light.

[MovieDude]

Yes but I was thinking of improving the aesthetic look over the incapacitated mono-light look of the standard setup.

[The_Hawk]

Everything is possible. I know a guy who did this mod with parts from VW Central (or you can source your own).

It's possible to get a US spec "inner" tail light to add another clear lens to the other side...

I assume you lose the fog light though, but get dual reversing lights. Not sure on the coding or anything, but I'm sure Dean from VW Central can sort you out on that front too or at least point you in the right direction.

Funnily enough the US guys are going the other way and converting to a single reverse light + fog light for the "Euro look" ;)

[Lucas_R]

How hard is it to get a second reverse light installed and working for the Mk 6 Golf GTI?

Ive done it on my Mk6 GTI and did the same on my R. See info here: http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f35/my-other-german-fling-mk6-gti-94376-15.html#post1132290

The standard tail light on the drivers side has a fog light built into it which is not serviceable (not accessible without cutting the light housing open) so you need to source a European right hand side light (BKS Tuning sell standard lights and also the Golf R LED lights) which uses an actual reverse light. Then you have to tap into the reverse light wiring on the left side and run + and - cables over to the right hand side and wire it in so that both sides turn when you engage reverse.

Photos don't do it justice...they are waaay brighter than the stock bulbs. Visibility when reversing at night is much better too.

Also - as a side note. If you are chasing even more light for when reversing, upgrading your number plate lights to brighter LED's also helps and also looks really nice to have the crisp white light.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/11/3LRidw-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/11/PMII13-1.jpg

[MovieDude]

That looks great

[Mk R]

Ive done it on my Mk6 GTI and did the same on my R. See info here: http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f35/my-other-german-fling-mk6-gti-94376-15.html#post1132290

The standard tail light on the drivers side has a fog light built into it which is not serviceable (not accessible without cutting the light housing open) so you need to source a European right hand side light (BKS Tuning sell standard lights and also the Golf R LED lights) which uses an actual reverse light. Then you have to tap into the reverse light wiring on the left side and run + and - cables over to the right hand side and wire it in so that both sides turn when you engage reverse.

Photos don't do it justice...they are waaay brighter than the stock bulbs. Visibility when reversing at night is much better too.

Also - as a side note. If you are chasing even more light for when reversing, upgrading your number plate lights to brighter LED's also helps and also looks really nice to have the crisp white light.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/11/3LRidw-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/11/PMII13-1.jpg

Lucas, that is one primo looking car right there. Nice work man!