changing lights - conversion from SE to Premium
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Been there, done that. The 15/16 halogen headlights are terrible. My recommendation is to get Ed's assemblies and HID bulbs from Ed at BEC Autoparts:
https://www.becautoparts.com/collec...014-5-17-mk7-golf-hid-headlights-2018-r-style
https://www.becautoparts.com/collections/headlights/products/golf-7-hid-headlights-golf-r-style
You won't be disappointed with either style in terms of lighting performance, although I think the Mk7.5 style has more prominent turn signals since the "UU" in the Mk7 style never turns off. In mine, the "UU" only turned on with the parking lights or headlights because the E-Golf already has the "C" daytime running lights in the bumper. If you want the "UU" or "))" daytime running lights in the replacement housings to turn on whenever the car is on, expect to do some long coding via OBDEleven to make it happen (I never bothered to). Also, my suggestion is to get the Hylux kit since there's nothing particularly special about the Morimoto anymore. Do not go cheap and put HID bulbs in the factory housings because the beam pattern is already terrible and the bulbs will only amplify that (2017+ is the exception per my review here
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthr...w-deAutoLED-H7RC-HID-in-2019-e-Golf-SE-Mk-7-5
If you try to go OEM hardware all the way instead of this aftermarket solution, you'll find it to be ridiculously cost prohibitive.
https://www.becautoparts.com/collec...014-5-17-mk7-golf-hid-headlights-2018-r-style
https://www.becautoparts.com/collections/headlights/products/golf-7-hid-headlights-golf-r-style
You won't be disappointed with either style in terms of lighting performance, although I think the Mk7.5 style has more prominent turn signals since the "UU" in the Mk7 style never turns off. In mine, the "UU" only turned on with the parking lights or headlights because the E-Golf already has the "C" daytime running lights in the bumper. If you want the "UU" or "))" daytime running lights in the replacement housings to turn on whenever the car is on, expect to do some long coding via OBDEleven to make it happen (I never bothered to). Also, my suggestion is to get the Hylux kit since there's nothing particularly special about the Morimoto anymore. Do not go cheap and put HID bulbs in the factory housings because the beam pattern is already terrible and the bulbs will only amplify that (2017+ is the exception per my review here
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthr...w-deAutoLED-H7RC-HID-in-2019-e-Golf-SE-Mk-7-5
If you try to go OEM hardware all the way instead of this aftermarket solution, you'll find it to be ridiculously cost prohibitive.
