Hi all. I have recently brought a fabia vrs and I have noticed there is a bulb in the front headlight unit that looks blue? It's only a small bulb and I don't know how to turn it on? Does anyone else have this or know how to turn it on?

Relax they’re dummy bulbs, they don’t work. 

Why are they there then?

28 minutes ago, GUESTY said:

Why are they there then?

Everything has to be somewhere. 

I just don't understand why then would put dummy bulbs in?

3 minutes ago, GUESTY said:

I just don't understand why then would put dummy bulbs in?

 

Many other have had the same thoughts mate but yeah they are intentionally fake as we have DRL'S

There is no sidelight bulb there as there are combined sidelight / DRL units. Sidelights dimmer than the DRL,s.   There have been dim MOT testers that have failed vRS,s because they had sidelights not coming on. 

 One failed one of my cars for this reason and as a favour roved the blue dummies to fit sidelight bulbs for me.   @UrbanPanzer has the sidelights working in the headlights.

Edited 3 November, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot

So if you change the bulbs they work. They are connected to side lights?

No,

But @UrbanPanzercan tell you what to do.

 

Look out for his excellent guides on how too.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/467971-todays-little-mod-episode-2-vrs-side-lights

 

Edited 3 November, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot

My guess is they might be ready for the emergency services to add blue lights in unmarked cars!

Flashing Sidelights!

 

 

 

I detailed it here :-

 

http://www.fabiavrs.com/Fabia VRS MkII Side light mod.htm

 

 

You have just reminded me to put the DRLs on now I'm working again, also referred to as Front Fogs by Kwik fit', I too once failed an MOT, dummy blue euro 'sidelight' bulbs not working and they thought DRLs were front fogs

What happens if it fails mot then?

You tell them they made an error so re-test and look down at the DRL / Sidelight unit, start the car and if the DRL's are on because the switch beside the fuse is not at off, 

or even if off, they are DRL's.  If on they are bright.   Then turn on the side lights / position lights.  The Sidelights come on front and rear, turn to headlights, and they stay on with the headlights.   It is the DRL / Sidelight unit less bright when on as Sidelights / Position Lights.

There is no Fail on Sidelights / Position lights, they work as they did when the car left the factory.

 

.......................................

While MOT Testers have failed Mk2 vRS for no sidelights, there have been Police Officers stopped drivers because they had Front Fog Lights on.

There are even car salespeople that argue that the cars has front fog lights, but then that is because Skoda said in Brochures that they have, and that still shows on 'Autotrader' when you look at the cars Spec.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/305852-pulled-over-for-having-drls-on

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/302841-police-roadside-check-what-a-joke

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/189311-got-stopped-by-the-police-today

 

 

Edited 4 November, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot