Reverse lights

[Naths vRS]

Right, as I can't sleep and been wanting to do this small mod for a while now and as I can't go outside as it's 3am lol which fitting is it that's needed please?

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Thank you.

[Richard92]

Number 1 mate, I used a single Cree LED bulb same as my DRL bulbs. Small but nice mod to make with LED number plate lights it looks good.

[Naths vRS]

Thank you mate

[jonro2009]

I've got a single 50w Cree in mine too, I don't think the reverse light has a reflector in it so the many LEDs are pretty useless.

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[fabiamk2SE]

First one mate.

Ive got a cree led reverse light in.

About £20 that was. Its better but still not that bright tbh.

[Ant-Vrs]

I've just found some 80w cree ones for about £10 delivered of ebay

[Gizmo]

I have a pair of these fitted to the Superb and Yeti.... they are ‘kin bright:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x80w-1156-BA15S-382-BRIGHTEST-OSRAM-CREE-LED-WHITE-CANBUS-REVERSE-BRAKE-DRL-/151846454831?hash=item235ac1062f:g:Ww4AAOSwDk5T94q8

[Ant-Vrs]

Just ordered one 80w cree led, £7.99 delivered from somewhere lol should be here by the end of November

[Gizmo]

End of November??

 

Come on .... share the link 

[Ant-Vrs]

End of November??

Come on .... share the link

I just put in ebay 80w cree reserving bulb. Sorry my phone let me share to here (copy link)

Ant

[Ant-Vrs]

This is the one I've got, done it on the iPad this time.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/161873905090

[fabiamk2SE]

I have a pair of these fitted to the Superb and Yeti.... they are ‘kin bright:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x80w-1156-BA15S-382-BRIGHTEST-OSRAM-CREE-LED-WHITE-CANBUS-REVERSE-BRAKE-DRL-/151846454831?hash=item235ac1062f:g:Ww4AAOSwDk5T94q8

That looks very similar to the one ive got!

Yetis got 2 reversing lights though.. And fabia has one crappy little thing haha

[Ant-Vrs]

So the 80w cree led bulb as been dispatched it's saying 16th Nov to 2nd Dec

[h3srr]

Hi

I got mine after seeing the post by Gismo, arrived this morning and fitted this afternoon, and as Gismo said "kin bright"

Many, thanks been looking to do this mod for some time.

Steve

[Naths vRS]

Mine arrive tomorrow or Thursday as soon as they do they'll be in.

[Paulbrown]

£35 for bulbs wow!!

[h3srr]

Paul

You do get what you pay for! if you want to look different, or in this case you want a brighter reversing light.

Steve

[Paulbrown]

I would maybe spend about a tenner on new bulbs but not £35 :-/

[fabiamk2SE]

Just been out in my car.. Turned around on a dark driveway in the rain and obv its dark too.

Still couldnt see much at all with the £20 bulb in.

Its nice to have reversing sensors on times like that. As a safety net.

[Naths vRS]

i made a boo-boo. the ones i posted above, aren't canbus (im guessing), as when it made contact it was a constant flash, however got a full refund so all is good.  

 

Will be ordering the £35 ones i think as i've got tinted lights and they come as a pair so could throw one into the fog light

[jonro2009]

I'm with Olly on this one, the bulbs make make the car more visible to others but do very little to improve visibility in the dark. I think it's just the way the cluster is designed. My lights are tinted too and the 50w cree I have in don't do all that much to be fair.

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[fabiamk2SE]

I'm with Olly on this one, the bulbs make make the car more visible to others but do very little to improve visibility in the dark. I think it's just the way the cluster is designed. My lights are tinted too and the 50w cree I have in don't do all that much to be fair.

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Agreed mate.

A friend has a full size flood light on the back of his land rover 90. I could do with one of those on the fab . Its like a headlight.

Also operates on a seperate switch.. So no problem getting rid of those tailgaters and high beam idiots behind

[Gizmo]

I'm with Olly on this one, the bulbs make make the car more visible to others but do very little to improve visibility in the dark. I think it's just the way the cluster is designed. My lights are tinted too and the 50w cree I have in don't do all that much to be fair.

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Well I can safely say the 80W CREE’s I have fitted make a HUUGE difference.... everyone who has seen them have been impressed.

[jonro2009]

Well I can safely say the 80W CREE’s I have fitted make a HUUGE difference.... everyone who has seen them have been impressed.

A huge difference meaning your vision is better or that everyone says how bright it looks?

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[Gizmo]

Both, bear in mind the lounge light is on, but it is also pitch black (look at the brightness of the LED’s as they shine on the house):

 

 

 

 

Std bulb:

 

 

CREE:

Edited 10 November, 2015 by Gizmo68