Perfect I just bought a mk5 1 hour ago.. great cars

@getvire8322

3 жыл бұрын

My dad bought one only to drive to his job but now he wants to facelift it and upgrade it

@PieterSchreurs

3 жыл бұрын

you should be driving then not watching youtube!

Brilliant video and I find these are the easiest bulbs I have so far come across to change on a car. Well done VW for making it user/owner friendly.

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Amen! Mk4 Golf was pretty tricky in comparison.

I use Osram cool blue intense 4200k H7’s in my Mk5 GTI, love the content on this car! Keep it coming

Great video, thumbs up, your knowledge of cars is sublime, 10/10 for replying to plenty of comments with your technical knowledge too I read most of them! Cheers.

Great video Andrew for winter 🥶 driving - xenons were an expensive option here in Oz

I have the Osram NightRacer, pretty much the same but marketed for motorcycles. This type of bulbs are absolutely amazing.

Very good video with easy, clear instructions. Plan to do this on my MK5 Golf this week using the same bulbs!

Love the Mk5 gti content. Can't wait to own one myself ❤️ keep them coming 👍

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

They are great cars Gavin, save up, take your time and buy a good one 👍

@shifty277

4 жыл бұрын

@@volkswizard Great video on this... What in your mind do you define a good gti in the UK? Cheers , thumbs up.

The new bulbs from Osram or Philips is the best money ever spend on upgrading your car... 20 pounds to see much better in the dark.. Priceless👌

Hi! All looks great! I've got mk5 fsi from 2006 but changed headlights because old ones comming yellow to second hand ones from 2013. Now the new ones has site lights LED bulbs(sticks with 5 pcs led) and I have a question: can I change them, replace to new bulbs? Because one not working for somje reason and second one led flashing on that stick( but rest of them working? And second question-that led sticks(site lights) should still working when I using main driving lights?And one more question-it's legal in Uk to change original bulbs to those cold white bulbs? Greetings, Tom.

Cheers. Exactly what I needed!

I recently upgrade my side lights to osram intense blue xenon look and I am really satisfied. I am still using osram regular H7 bulbs and the lifetime is No. 1 feature. Emited Color is ok to me, but the distance could be better.

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Try adjusting headlight, you can usually raise a bit and stay within the law. And make sure your headlamp adjuster on the dash is on zero, anything else and it's lowering the beam to compensate for weight in the boot (xenons do this automatically).

@kresa22

4 жыл бұрын

@@volkswizard I did all that and it is better, but i wonder if the night breaker laser would improved that, and how much.

Great video, very helpful as always. Did you consider LEDs or do they cause problems?

Do you feel that with main and dipped lights being separate. Did they work better from a length of beam perspective as I know this was a criticismwith the up video kind regards

Watched and like’d the video even though I’ve got a mk6 golf 😉

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Mk6 should be easy too. You can find out which bulbs you need here. They also do some LEDriving headlamps for Mk6 which are mega cool www.osram.de/apps/gvlrg/en_COM

As i understand from the video, it's not possible to fit a Xenon kit into the stock reflector headlight housings of the Mk5, because of the way the H7 bulbs mount?

Changing the sidelights is really hard, how did you manage to get them out ? There is literally no space to fit my hand in

Very helpful, thanks man mostly for the OSRAM model to let us know. I just ordered today 2 packs X4 for 43 euro. cant wait to try them. Thanks again.👍

@volkswizard

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for reminding me I did this video! I thought I hadn't as someone asked me to do a video like this for Mk5 - better watch it now to convince myself as it was a long time ago :)

Hey, may I ask.. do u require 2x different bulb to replace side lights and headlights?

Decent review Andrew, going to upgrade my Mark5 gti h7 to Osram 👍😎👍 thanks

@volkswizard

3 жыл бұрын

Good choice Jason!

I thought the mk5 Gti's all had xenon as standard. I had a mk5 R32 and that had xenon's from the factory. I'd have thought they'd of been standard on a Gti as well. Great video as usual mate

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt🙌Only R32 got xenons as standard in the UK. GTI including Edition 30 and everything else had them as options and they are quite rare.

@mattp1680

4 жыл бұрын

@@volkswizard learn something everyday I suppose. Have to say those nightbreakers make a massive difference though. Who needs xenon's with halogen bulbs like that lol. I have a pal with a mk5 Gti, just shared this video with him and he's ordered a set of them straight away

@PeterFeltersnatch852

4 жыл бұрын

@@volkswizard I'm in the United States and I have an 06 GTI and mine has xenon... They have have a read ballast. I believe in the US these are standard

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't surprise me if you got those standard in US. You can still upgrade those bulbs though.

@VSTV1993

4 жыл бұрын

My mates got the mk5 gti and swapped both his units for projector/xenon units

Great episode again:) thank you for showing us this.

@volkswizard

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Are the nightbreaker bulbs as bright as xenon? I find that xenon's blinds you at night as normal night lights

Love the new look 😎😎

Great detail 👍

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, I know it makes the video long and less punchy but I hope the detail helps people as so many guides miss out crucial bits and it's very annoying👍

@GIXXERUKX

4 жыл бұрын

@@volkswizard totally agree, it worked for me, very comprehensive

To quote Darth Vader..~ "Impressive..most impressive"....

@jing713

4 жыл бұрын

But all Luke did was just climb a little higher...

thanks fro the video!

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching and comment man :)

Just a quick follow up - I fitted these bulbs and they were great but didn't last very long at all. Dissapointed to have to replace both within a year. 😥😥

Great video. 👍🏿

thanks for this video, very helpful :)

@volkswizard

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Just got my mk5 tdi today 😃😃

Thanks for the video, would this be the same method for a golf Mk5 2004-2009 1.6 FSI?

I sought out My Gti MKV with xenons and leather seats. No sunroof. Very interested in the Dynamic Led lights and sequential indicators. Cheers

Thanks very useful video! 👍

@volkswizard

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Will the exact same bulb do full beam and dipped???

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, H7 in both so 2 per headlight 👍

Your headlight glass is so clean....how do you keep it like that, mine has discoloured. Have they been replaced or have you cleaned them? Love the mark 5 vids!!

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tarron! Actually I machine polished the lenses but that was after the fitting of the bulbs so you might be referring to before then. In reality the lenses are quite pitted as the car has done 111k miles but they haven't got that nasty discolouration which is common on these. Some say that ultraviolet is to blame or harsh cleaning chemicals for that. It can be polished out but does come back.

@D992

4 жыл бұрын

I've just wet and dry papered mine today with a follow up of machine polishing, Results is perfect. :-)

@Rotciv1929

3 жыл бұрын

See my video on how to do it

My mk5 gti has had the same bulbs in for 9yr now since I bought it,the rear side and brake ones are on there way out like

Low beams in the bi-xenons on my ED35 aren't great. Do OSRAM do a version for me?

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I've had a quick look here and they appear to make a Nightbreaker Laser for bi-xenon headlamps like yours, it's a D1S but check it for yourself using the product finder >>> www.osram.de/apps/gvlrg/en_COM 👍

How many bulbs have you changed here? Is it 2 per headlight or 3?

Can you change the DRL light bulbs for a brighter one on a Audi S3 (8P) Andrew ?

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Graham, can't picture it but if it's yellowy then I am sure it's possible yes. There is a bulb finder link in the description so have a look and see what it says and let me know. Thanks

Loads of places pass the xenon’s for MoT

I have a mk 5 golf 2005 2.0 sdi would this be the same for me? Just worried about that error code that comes up about bulbs

@volkswizard

Жыл бұрын

Same bulbs, no error code as these aren't LEDs

Your very modest, I didn't realise you were on top gear tonight ??????

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Go on then, put me out of my misery? I didn't watch it but it must be a repeat right?

@t5jerry

4 жыл бұрын

@@volkswizard no, current series, I'm getting a bit worried about your early stages of dementia ?????

I put 6000k xenons in mine, SO much better than the stock yellow halogen lights

@raymondo5893

3 жыл бұрын

Have you got genuine HID’s or fake ID’s 🤣

Advice me to aim the lights

is it still yellowish oder heute?

Wooop

Just bought a mk5 r32 with 250,000 kms

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Nice car, enjoy👍

Great video as always Andrew...is that another Red Ed30 purchased as your own project or a trade in / sell on ?

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

Good spot Steve :) You know, I really want to keep this car do a budget project on it but the sad reality is that it's very hard to buy cars right now so I really can't justify doing anything other than getting it ready for sale with a view to selling it this month. Needs wheel refurb, oil pipe to turbo, door lock mech, new cruise stalk, thermostat (not fun) and good clean inside but it's a nice original car with lots already spent. Could well be all original paint and no rust (shock). 111k miles 4 owners, FSH. It was in evo magazine in one of the 'journey' articles where it shows a readers old cars from first to last.

@PeterFeltersnatch852

4 жыл бұрын

@@volkswizard what's the symptom of the thermostat? Is the car running too cold or hot... Really love the channel!!

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

@@PeterFeltersnatch852 Thanks🙌 Thankfully thermostats fail safe these days so cars run cold and don't warm up fully. This is better than overheating but if you ignore it you will still cause damage. The gauge should get to 90 degrees pretty quickly, when stat is faulty it with sit at 75 for too long before getting to 90 and will even go back from 90 while driving which never happens unless there is an issue. It's a bugger to fit but I've done one before (on my wife's Mk5) and it's a satisfying job to do. Was very common on Mk4 Golf and all cars of that era, quite rare these days but 11 years is good going. Happens to B5 RS4 too and that means it's best combined with a tricky cambelt change so Mk5 owners are lucky!

@PeterFeltersnatch852

4 жыл бұрын

@@volkswizard that's what my car does. I go out to warm it up in the morning before I leave and it's cold out. 10 to 15 minutesand I go out to leave and it's only at say quarter way I'm not sure the number but like whatever quarter tank would be and my other cars would usually be almost to the middle at that time! When I drive it and it'll go to halfway most of the time but even on the highway after about 10 minutes of driving it will go back down to the quarter way again. I know the cards have to coolant temperature sensors and that's the code that I got when I scanned it so I did the easiest one which is right below the high pressure fuel pump and this do not care of the issue I am getting the code that is coolant temperature sensor code and not a thermostat code. But again as I stated above the temperature is taking a long time to get to the middle and then within 10 minutes of driving yourself will go right back down 2 the quarter way on the gauge I'd say 60% of the time. also if this is bad for the car like you said how bad is it what can it hurtrunning cold and basically under heating I guess right? Ty In advance! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

yes, you are basically in warm up phase for ever which is not good. Just ordered a MAHLE part from a local supplier, around £25 which is peanuts but the labour is killer. Still, it has to be done to enjoy the car so don't ignore it.

Had the error left dipped beam defective saw this and replaced them all and now I have the front right main beam defective. I love my golf. But I'm losing the will 🤦‍♀️

or u could covert the halogen bulbs to LED.

where you been damon ????

@volkswizard

4 жыл бұрын

getting my hair dyed😁

Easy!?…not compared to my Japanese cars. Complicated by the fact the insulation on the wire was falling off and exposing the copper! F**k! What the hell is that about vw? 🤨 Otherwise a good video. Thanks.