How to Install Helix 7.5 Headlights on a Mk7 Golf Sportwagen / GTI
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- In this video I'll be installing Helix Headlights modeled after the golf Mk7.5 headlights onto my 2017 Mk7 Golf Sportwagen. These headlights feature LED Turn Signals, LED Day Time Running Lights (DRLs) and LED High Beams, and accommodate Halogen, LED and Bi-xenon Low Beams. These work to replace Halogen headlights on MK7 golf models.
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//CAR PARTS + MODS IN THIS VIDEO//
- Helix 7.5 Headlights | geni.us/SZ3sr
For a full list of parts and modifications for the DadWagon, visit thedadwagon.com
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Thanks for checking out this video! Let me know what you think of these new headlights. Are there other brands/styles you like better? What are your favorites?
After 2 years ,are the lights still good working order?
@@jesseainslie2404 Yes, they're still working great without any issue.
Finally a good video about installing!
I hope it helps!
Hey, I have a Mk7 GTI with halogen headlights and I've used this video to remove one of them to properly install a led bulb on the high beam. Although it was a PITA your video helped a lot, I didn't removed completely the bumper but it went well in the end. Keep making the mods and thanks for sharing the videos! Greetings from Brazil.
Massao, thanks so much for watching and using the video. Glad it helped out.
boas, eu vou trocar o meu amanhã e também penso que não é preciso tirar completamente o para-choques.
Consegues me dizer o que foi preciso fazer para evitar trabalhos desnecessários?
Abraço
great editing man!
Thank you!
New sub of yours, just got my 2017 sportwagen yesterday.
Thanks for joining along! Keep me posted on how it's coming and glad you're joining gang. They're a heck of a lot of fun and as practical as one can be.
@@DadWagon I'm pretty excited about it! Yours looks way different than the first video I watched on your channel! I'll have to catch up on all the videos.
The sequential all the way from the front through the mirror is amazing. I just put the side mirror signals on using your video and am thinking a large charge on my card may show up for these headlights.....😂
*Awesome* ! So glad to hear the videos are inspiring and more importantly helpful. Sorry it's taking a toll on your bank account - but project cars tend to do that.
More importantly....no more yellow side marker! Looks awesome!
Agreed! Thanks!
Love it
Well done! Great video!
Thank you very much!
@@DadWagon looking to pick up the sport wagon and would love to follow what you’ve done with yours. Looks so good!
@@Ads7903 I appreciate it. The car shouldn't let you down. Let me know if you have any questions and i'll do my best to answer or making a video about it.
Hi great work!! One question, i have the same and when I turn on the low beam the drls stop working. Do you know why ?
Those are so sick! I really need to upgrade my 🤣
Thanks so much! I do really like them. With the LED upgrade kit, these things would be even better.
Do you have an instagram?
Great video! Are the headlights led by default and when you turn on your fulls, the yellow lights come on? The h7 bulbs
let'ssssss gooooooooooo! one minute!
You have an idea of how to adjust the high beam?
I need the d2h bulbs which y’all recommend
Nice Vid! I want to upgrade the crappy stock halogen headlights on my 2016 GSW. I've been looking at the Ed's with the LED low beams, but was uncertain about doing the install. You're video gives me quite a bit of confidence that I may be able to pull this off!
You got this!
Looks amazing bro !! I buyed the same helix headlights
- what kind of bulbs you use it !!
Any output shots of the beam/pattern?
Does the lights comes with the required module ?
Lights look great!
I've been sub'd to your channel for the last few months (when I bought my '17 GSW 4-Motion) and have really appreciated the content. Thanks!
I installed the Ed's MK7.5 style lights a few weeks ago and have been looking for something for comparison.
I noticed that the Helix's have brighter DRL's. My Ed's DRL's are not as bright and are slightly blue.
However, I LOVE the LED "bulbs" that came pre-installed in the Ed's. Great projector pattern (super-bright, but super-focused) and I love how the high-beam projectors slightly illuminate when they're not technically 'on'.
I strongly considered the Helix's because of the interchangeable bulb capability, but having read lots of good stuff about Ed's after-sale support, I'm confident about the purchase.
Next up, this spring: 18-inch wheels (I'm on the lookout for VW Laguna's), and getting rid of a fists worth of fender-gap. Cheers!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Glad to have you along for the ride.
I do like the high beam "always" you mentioned of the Ed's. I may be looking into the LED conversion in the future as well. The Ed's have alot of great reviews and seem to be the favorite amongst GSW/Alltrack peeps.
The Lagunas are going to look great! Can't wait to see it!
Thanks! @@DadWagon
I haven't gotten into the VW forums yet, as all I've done are the lights and 30% tint (which taking into account the factory UV tint, is more like >25% - rollin' dirty, hahah!). I'll post pics when I get wheels/tires, and send you a link.
I'm thinking 225/45's (or wider) on 18's and keeping the suspension stock (for now) as I actually like the 'squishy' ride compared to my previous car - a turbo-swapped Forester 2.5XT on a JDM STI wagon suspension set-up... that beat the crap out of me while driving on Seattle's virtually unmaintained streets, hahah!.
Looks like you've run a couple different wheel/tire combos on your Sportwagen(?). Happy with the set-ups?
I installed these and i got a yellow warning light because the car thinks something is wrong due to the aftermarket parts. Any ideas on how to turn that off??
i got a 7.5 golf doe sthis work also on that ?
thank you, sir!
You are welcome!
Sick video! Where did you buy the headlights? Been thinking about doing the same to my golf
Purchased them from BMP Tuning.
Two quick questions, over a year later have you had any humidity or water issues with these Helix headlights AND did it take any OBD2 port coding or was it plug and play? Thank you Mick
1. No humidity or condensation issues on my set. I know other youtubers like Colgate Mk7 GTI have experience issues with this. 2. No coding to get these to work right... or at least how they work for me :)
Hi
Great video but I am struggling to align these headlights on my car mine has small gap on fender if you can help me with that thanks
I spent quite a bit of time getting this right. It was a matter of loosening all the bolts, getting them in the position you want, and then slowly torquing each of the bolts down to keep them in place until fully bolted in.
Great video mate. Quick question. Do the headlights have auto leveling feature and if not, have you thought about installing it?
they do not... and i have not - what is the auto leveling feature.
@@DadWagon when the car starts up can you see the Bi Xenon headlight move around while they self-test and adjust? Auto leveling and auto cornering features come standard on the golf with bi xenon headlights.
Hi, nice video! Got a question, when i use low beam my led strip turn off, it works only in daylight running lights (DRL) but i want it to work together with low beam, any ideas?
Did you fix it?
@@kenakmaoki7588 programmed
@@MariusOnlydid the programming work
Ciao, io ho comprato i fari del 7,5 avendo una gti mk7....ma non riesco a capire perché l'attacco della spina non entra, cosa si può fare? Help x favore 😓
What model of wheels do you have? What's the diameter? They look great, I may do something like that for my golf sportwagen.
16" Sparco Terra's
Do these move as you turn like the mk7 pp gti’s? Also do they have a cornering light?
They do not
What is your feedback after one year of usage, still happy? Did you do any additional coating for headlights?
After about a year, no issues at this time. I did not coat them other than waxing and polishing. They’re a great pair of headlights for me.
Does anyone know if there is a way to turn off the dynamic effect of the headlights/taillights? Maybe with OBDeleven or something?
Im not a fan of dynamic signals.
I dont' know - hopefully someone else might have an answer for you.
Good day I have a Golf 7 GTI 2015 and would like to install the same headlights 7.5 GTI headlights would it fit just like that without any adjustments? Can you please advise me before I buy them ?
I believe so but you should check the fitment page for these headlights
Hi do you have automatic headlight levelling, does that still work with these headlights? Cheers
I do not, and i'm not sure if it works with these.
Idk if you’re going to see this but I believe I have the non halogen lights. It says it doesn’t fit but would I be able to make them fit or is it impossible?
I don’t believe it will fit, but I’m not 100% on that. I’m not sure the difference in setups, there for don’t know how to make it fit.
Is there a reason why you didn’t go with OEM lights straight from Volkswagen?
I have a 2015 golf GTi performance mk7 with bi Xenon headlights. I want to get mk7.5 replicas fitted, is it possible?
Hey Peter - I'm not sure - I don't know enough about the bi Xenon setup to say for sure. I'm sure there's someone who's done the conversion on golfmk7.com
Does it matter if you have halogen or hid before?
These ones are for halogen only.
Where can you buy these headlights? Is it the original copy version?
Quality of materials?
I picked these up from BMP Tuning. Many online stores carry them. So far, quality of materials and quality of build on them is excellent!
New to your channel, have a mk7 tdi with halogens… im running the Deautokey LED bulbs. Not sure if theyll work with that headlight plug. Have you switched your bulbs since the install?
I have not yet - but am considering. If the halogens on your TDI take the H7 style LED bulb, they 'should' fit.
So the autokey bulbs dont utilize the stock tab/adapter thing. So the plug on the helix wouldnt work on the bulbs
@@itsmeriches2612 these use an adapter like this - www.amazon.com/Aukee-Headlight-Lumens-Extremely-Conversion/dp/B07FRC77GX
Ok cool, my only worry would be an error light with any other bulb
Hey, have you found any dynamic tail lights to match the dynamic headlights ? I've wanted the Helix headlights for a long time, but can't find matching tail lights for the Sportwagen, so I sort of lost interest .
I've been searching for ages , and unfortunately , because the GTI and the Sportwagen tail light shapes are different , nobody seems to make dynamic tail lights for the Sportwagen .
I haven’t yet!
@@DadWagon Cool. Please let me know if you do!
Would these fit for a mk7.5 golf facelift vw? Sorry y’all new to these headlights so just wanted to make sure!
They will not fit.
@@DadWagon thank you!
I got a Mk6 gti would these fit well with it?
I'm not sure, but it's unlikely.
Do you have Any ideas why only 1 strad (led daytime running light) works in each headlamps ? Iwould love to make Dual LL led working not only one L...
Did you faind a fix? I want to unlock it too Dual LL
@@mazadox13 not yet
How much was that paint job? Love it
It’s a wrap and was roughly $900 usd
Do you have to do any wiring?
No wiring to do.
Does it fit the golf r models?
I’m not sure. 🤷
8:40 ,dude did you notice the jack is slowly lowering its self ? do you need to tighten it a bit more or something, cause that`s dangerous bro.
Should better use a xenon or LED bulbs for more light
Thanks
Link for these headlights?
Link can be found in the description of the video.
so this can't fit the MK7 Golf R but they have the same set up????
I'm not sure - i don't believe the golf R is listed in their fitment.
bro what is that wrap and why does it look so sexy
Just a 3M 1080 series matte wrap baby!
What brand are the head lighrs?
Helix
Hi man , DRLs on mine dont turn on when I turn on low and Hi beams, the only work with light switch completly off and with parking lights😞
any idea how to fix it?
@@Chereke007 you can turn it on with VCDS
@@DadWagon where can i buy such a helix headlight?
I expected these to be LED! You just opted for halogen? Jw.
Yes, you can go either LED or Halogen - considering upgrading the bulb to a proper projector LED bulb like that from DEAUTO
@@DadWagon so those projectors support LED applications? Good to know!
@@Zakw17 reverse that... there are LEDs built specifically for halogen projectors - not a lot, but some.
@@DadWagon never knew that..pretty neat. Thanks for the info. Hope to pick up my wagon in 10 days and I will be reviewing your content once more. (For now doing the 60k maint on the FXT before I pass it to the wife(
@@DadWagon Hello.
which LED is for the projector?
do you give a website?
Did you need to code anything?
Nope. I did not.
Any coding involved?
No coding
Hi man, do you have any contact email I could get in touch with you about the fog lights you fitted?
Info@thedadwagon.com
@@DadWagon emailing u now. Thank you so much
Dude went from a TSI bumper to a GTI bumper in this video