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alice.puppy
06-10-2009, 10:48 AM
Does any one know if it is possible to change the rear number plate lights for LED ones? I did the mod on my golf without problems but when i did it on the passat the bulb warning light came on??
reprosteve
06-10-2009, 10:52 AM
Funny just been reading this
http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=298519
;)
alice.puppy
06-10-2009, 11:02 AM
Its a really simple mod which I think looks great i was just concerned about the warning light coming on.
martin1810
06-10-2009, 02:02 PM
The warning light will only come on if you get the resistance wrong. The can-bus system likes to "see" the correct resistance due to the bulbs. That's how it decides a bulb has blown.
jonsey24
06-10-2009, 03:37 PM
Will these fit the B6 due to the writeup being for the CC
hartry
06-10-2009, 04:34 PM
oh dear did you see that poor passat cc with a porker 'turbo' badge :eek:
alice.puppy
08-10-2009, 06:21 PM
I will have to find out the correct resistance then re install them.
andy4795
09-10-2009, 06:16 PM
Hi there put led in mine recently and got bulb error,, not a problem just went on ebay and bought some resistors cost £4.99 and the whole job took me 15 mins to do both.
Adam Moran
10-10-2009, 09:51 PM
I've not seen any UK passats with the rear LED's yet.

I've done quite abit of research into this and I'm not paying $50-60 for them.

It is possiable to buy the LED bulbs and fir the resistors yourself if youre ok with a solidering iron. You can get everything you need from Maplins.

Hav'nt got round to fitting mine yet but will do shortly.
andy4795
10-10-2009, 10:17 PM
Hi you dont need to solder wires i just crimped wires onto existing wires an easy job worth doing.
martin1810
10-10-2009, 11:05 PM
You could try 5mm super bright LEDs. Solder a 470 ohm (1/4 Watt or 1/2 Watt) resistor to one leg of the LED. Wire them up in parallel. (as many as you like) Remember they only work one way round. Avoid linking 3 or 4 LEDs together in series. Cheap torches often do this. If one fails they all fail. Have fun. You can buy LEDs complete with resistors for 12v on ebay. They cost very little.
Adam Moran
11-10-2009, 05:12 PM
andy4795

How did/will you put the resistors in?
Adam Moran
11-10-2009, 05:16 PM
You could try 5mm super bright LEDs. Solder a 470 ohm (1/4 Watt or 1/2 Watt) resistor to one leg of the LED. Wire them up in parallel. (as many as you like) Remember they only work one way round. Avoid linking 3 or 4 LEDs together in series. Cheap torches often do this. If one fails they all fail. Have fun. You can buy LEDs complete with resistors for 12v on ebay. They cost very little.


Thanks for your post, could you post the ebay link please?

Cheers