2013 Mk6 Golf R VLAND Euro Tail Light Install

Just picked up a set of VLAND Euro style tail lights for my Mk6 Golf R!
These lights are the full sequential style which is demonstrated in the video.
If you have any questions about install go ahead and drop a comment.
Thanks For Watching!
Like and Subscribe!
Follow me on Instagram! @project_red_r20
2013 Mk6 Volkswagen Golf R (Stage 2 Integrated Engineering)
2006 CBR1000RR (Full Yoshimura System, K&N Race Filters, Power Commander 3)

[@PresumablyGod]

Bro you are saving my ass with this tutorial. Just ordered my VLand lights for my R and I will definitely be using this video when I install them. Beautifully detailed!!

[@marcuscrane2056]

That's awesome! Let me know if you have any questions!

[@thomassawtelle7089]

Great set of lights. I’ve had mine on my golf for 5 months now with no issues. Fitment of outer light required some modifications to get the gapping correct. Also found the brown/white wire swap on the form when I did my lights. Nice video 👍

[@marcuscrane2056]

Thank you! And I still need to do some fitment modifications to my passenger side outer light.

[@andreimerkoulov7858]

What do you mean by modification? Just moving it around untill it fits better? Or did you use something else in order to make them fit better? Mine have small gaps, really want to fix that!

[@jamesbrooks7683]

This is exactly what I've been looking for! Been thinking about doing this to my GTI. The LEDs just look so much better.

[@marcuscrane2056]

Glad I can help!

[@reidhaight4776]

Thank you for the great video! It’s honestly the best one I’ve seen yet lol all the others are terrible!

[@marcuscrane2056]

Thank you! I tried to be as detailed as possible.

[@BadPhD777]

Tip on swapping the brown/white wires was spot on!! So easy to do and now I have TWO reverse lights!!

[@marcuscrane2056]

Glad to hear!

[@jackmcc1768]

@@marcuscrane2056 is this the same for rhd?

[@sohail786dad]

@Jack mcc17 I have right RHD and when I swapped the wires around the fog lights changed from red to white but only works in I have fog lights on, when I put it in reverse I still have 1 light.

[@alz283]

@@sohail786dad with mine in the U.K. the light on the left is my reverse light when it should be the fog light and the light on the right is my fog light when it should be the reverse light. Any chance you’d know how to swap these?

[@wrxfan823]

Thank you so much for the detailed video! My lights for my GTI are coming in today or tomorrow so I'll be spending party of the weekend getting them installed.

[@AndreasRP.]

Thanks for the video! Helped me out a lot, I found that I didn’t need to remove the airbag clips and screws to get the cable through, just a quick heads up for people installing the lights in the future.

[@marcuscrane2056]

Good to know. Thank you!

[@TheScreamingBee]

Best video I've seen on this topic by a mile! Thanks

[@marcuscrane2056]

Thank you!

[@Shahlagum]

Hi, swapped the brown and white wires but didn’t work? Any idea why this could be the case? (UK)

[@alz283]

Did you ever figure this out bro

[@Oldman5567]

Thankyou so much for this video! I dont have any experience on fitting lights but this video was so easy to follow!

[@marcuscrane2056]

Glad to hear! should be a piece of cake to install now!

[@arrecife5252]

Hola, acabo de comprar unas luces igual que esas y me vienen Tres cables, dos que me supongo van para los intermitentes y hay uno que no se donde va, parece como si sirviera para conectar los dos pilotos del porton pero no estoy seguro, sabes para que sirve dicho cable Gracias

[@Sam-tw2sr]

How did you take the end of the wire off (plastic part) in order to pull the wires through the gromet?

[@alishikh1443]

I did not get the drive right side the fog light on i switched many times the cable. Can u tell me how to do it. The car is eropean model tsi golf 6 2010

[@nukhoolbaijnath5174]

Hey bro, Mine is only 4 wires and on a Mitsubishi Lancer. Any idea what to do to get the dual reverse light ? Thanks

[@cracklespinner4802]

2 years later! How are they? Any issues?

[@bryandasilva7158]

Any recommendations with the white screw with the suspension cause i just can’t get it to fit into the lights the screw just comes out when i try to screw it in

[@mojmirfajnor4400]

Great video. It is very helpfull. Can I ask you if the car after installing those lights have some controls about nonfunctional rear lights on the dash because of the leds ...

[@marcuscrane2056]

Had no warnings or faults show up in the dash and everything worked as it should.

[@andrewboon7820]

Overall a solid video of the install. However quite rushed. Missing parts as in actually showing how you got that sequential wire through the grommet. Plus going and taking the airbag clips out on the side panels wasn’t necessary.

[@marcuscrane2056]

I appreciate the feedback!

[@k6nny.]

how long did the installation take? planning to do this to my gti this weekend hahah

[@enniskey]

Great vid! How is the fitment?

[@marcuscrane2056]

Driver side is almost perfect, passenger side is decent but not 100%

[@tgamet796]

Hey so the parking reverse white light only works on one side ? Cause I’m confused if it meant to be that way or both sides are suppose to light up

[@marcuscrane2056]

If you switch the wires as shown in the video, it should be on both sides.

[@tube2892]

Great video. where did you order the lights from?

[@marcuscrane2056]

VLAND on ebay

[@youngdemon5121]

I installed the sequel tail light and after a few days when I put either my left or right turn turn signal my hazards go off in the back and the sequel lights are not going all the way like the sequel are going to one part of the tail on both sides which is the out side light not to in light thats on my truck like i see in the videos how to I fix this problem.

[@marcuscrane2056]

The inside lights jumper wire from the outside lights may have become unplugged or maybe the harness of the inside light has become detached.

[@youngdemon5121]

@@marcuscrane2056 everything looks to be attached but I would take another look hopefully it is something simple

[@youngdemon5121]

I got mine at supernova do u think that they might need to be programmed

[@marcuscrane2056]

@@youngdemon5121 There is a chance you'll have to do some coding through VAGCOM. You could also get in touch with SuperNova and they may be able to give you some tips.

[@issalime7245]

Hey i was wondering from the link you said in the comments it says that the left side is red fog light, and the right side is white reverse light. How did you fix that so you get both to be the white reverse light

[@flo663387]

Did you even watch the video 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@marcuscrane2056]

@@flo663387 That was one of the main parts in the video. I suggest a rewatch.

[@flo663387]

@@marcuscrane2056 i did lol, dude I couldn’t fish the blinker wires thru the hose, it was soo hard 😩😩

[@marcuscrane2056]

@@flo663387 That was honestly one off the most difficult parts of the install but you should be able to get it if you keep trying!

[@TheDillits]

And where is the fog light? Or in your country not needed?

[@scamps5205]

Are these the red clear or red smoked ones?

[@marcuscrane2056]

Red smoked

[@torombolo121]

Can I get l the link where you bought the lights please

[@marcuscrane2056]

www.ebay.com/itm/VLAND-LED-Tail-Lights-For-VW-GOLF-MK6-GTI-R-2010-2014-Cherry-Red-Rear-Light-/113232509555?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

[@torombolo121]

Thanks man

[@971marlone]

Pourquoi avez-vous inversé les fils?

[@Ray-no9sj]

do they have rear fogs?

[@marcuscrane2056]

it is either the fogs or 2 reverse lights, not both

[@Ray-no9sj]

@@marcuscrane2056 thanks for reply😁

[@ShadowIYI]

@@Ray-no9sj they come with one side reverse lights, one side fog lights. But you can change the wiring to make them both reverse lights

[@Ray-no9sj]

@@ShadowIYI thanks. I currently have the stock led lights that came with the Chinese version. I was wondering about fogs because I didn't want to be caught in the big rain without fogs. thanks for your information.

[@Dailydoseofcontent12]

I know this video was made a while back but my outer tail lights won’t light up unless my foot is on the brake. Then they fade away and shut off. I know they should always be on when the lights are turned on. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks

[@mattg6818]

I am having this same issue currently, haven't figured out why or how to fix it yet though.

[@CALLUMMM]

did you find out a solution

[@seanhenderson3498]

Great video thank you! Do these lights give any error codes on the dash?

[@marcuscrane2056]

No problem! And no error codes for me

[@ErgMongrel]

Just installed these on a RHD Mk6 and was about to send them back to be replaced as the reverse light and rear fog were swapped, on the night before return shipping I get this video in my recommended said I might as well flick through it to see how you installed them. I randomly skipped to the part where you swap the white and brown wires to change the LED color and I tried it myself and it worked! Thank you!!

[@marcuscrane2056]

That's awesome! Glad I could help.

[@mochorojas9464]

This video is great! Can you tell me about the wheels? They look awesome , what size are they and where did you buy them?

[@marcuscrane2056]

They're Fifteen52 Turbomacs, 18x8.5 +45, bought them on eBay but you can find them on most wheel websites.

[@matthewmcdaid8939]

Great Vid, Thanks for the help

[@swoodhall]

Incredible looking car..

[@sokthearrith]

Sweet video! Love the tornado red, I have a 2012 r20 in rising blue! Love it, had it since april! Getting a set of these lights for Christmas!

[@marcuscrane2056]

That's awesome! They're great cars

[@dsm7]

Thanks for the video, how are these tail lights works now after 3 years, everything is alright ?

[@DNT88_]

You rip ed the interior for that sequential signal ... i hope is worthing the noises from back for that :D

[@Sam-ps1hk]

Man my reverse light doesn't work , how can i solve it please? Ps: Sexy red golf ❤️

[@HypaHypa69]

Awesome video. Are these the smoked red or just regular taillights by VLand?

[@AM-xf8mu]

If I wanted my fog light on the right side, I just switch the 2 pins on right side right?

[@greygravy]

First wanted to say thanks for making such an awesome video, helped me through my install. Just finished up installing these on my Mk6 GTI and definitely feel like people should know the following. 1. Running the sequential wire through the rubber grommit is next to impossible, save yourself the time and cut/resplice. 2. I plugged in my hatch lights while hatch was extended upward during my install to test the lights and they would not illuminate, no running lights or brake lights. Tried everything under the sun(switching ballasts around, double checking connectors, etc) to get them to illuminate before I finished my install to make sure they worked, only to find out that when the hatch is open the car will cut power to those lights. Shut the hatch, boom. Everything lit up perfectly. Hope I can save someone the 1-2 hours of troubleshooting!

[@greygravy]

Additionally, brown and white wire swap works perfectly.

[@marcuscrane2056]

Thank you! And cutting and splicing the wires would definitely be easier. My hatch lights worked with my hatch up so there may be a coding change between the MK6 GTI and MK6 R but may as well drop the hatch down.

[@basilbiju10]

Thank you for this comment. Was scared for a second. Saved my ass!!!

[@sakibgudic6624]

@@greygravy mine didn‘t😢

[@Chelsea-vn2cs]

Listen, I'm a girl working on my first project car to start going to meets. I've always felt so stupid trying to install stuff on my car and be technical. After an hour of my roommate and I searching for solutions, you absolutely saved me the onset of tears that was about to occur. Most simple fix 😭

[@Tepify]

On Amazon it says “these will not fit your vehicle” but everyone and their mother run these and you clearly installed them in the video, I shouldn’t be worried, should I?

[@marcuscrane2056]

As long as they are for the MK6 Golf, they should work for whatever trim level at least from VLAND

[@andreaturini4028]

Beautiful! I installed the similar model for Polo Mk6, but I have the bulb error on the dashboard. what about this model?

[@marcuscrane2056]

No error with these!

[@risen-image]

are those red/Clear or red/smoke??

[@risen-image]

where is there a link?

[@EricRoennecke]

Great tutorial man! I'm thinking about getting these for my mk6 and this is super helpful. Do you know what might happen if one didn't connect the inner lights sequential wire in the trunk? Would the outer lights still have a sequential signal? Would both inner and outer lights function together as normal? Could that cause any error codes on the dash? Just wondering what you think for future reference. Thanks!

[@marcuscrane2056]

It only does the outer tail light sequential. The inner turn signal part will just not operate. Shouldn't have any errors.

[@darkstar9008]

Literally ordering these now. I really don’t want to start pulling panels so this was a big confidence booster!

[@TiagoSantos-rx4dz]

when u change the fog light into reverse light the fog light will not exist or will still activate?

[@marcuscrane2056]

Essentially deletes the function

[@braydenpartlow9623]

thank you! helped me and my dad through the process a lot!

[@cezaryblachowski4757]

hey , thx for the video , can you just put the link of the forum of swapping fog/reverse lights? great job!

[@marcuscrane2056]

A buddy of mine told me about the reverse light modification. I apologize for not having the link.

[@rosssevers]

Hi I installed these and everything was working perfect except the wire swap (done on left passenger EU) but obviously it's the other side I should've switched so my bad. Anyway, the left passenger indicator is not working anymore I tried switching back the wires and still nothing. I have 11 fault codes coming up on my obd now and even the power to the engine has dropped. Has anyone had the same problem or know how to fix it. Thanks

[@rosssevers]

I took a better look and everything is connected but on the yellow and black sequential wire the copper wire is exposed a little bit on the yellow one obviously from pulling through the grommet. Would that have caused it? Might get a professional to see can they do a job on it

[@rosssevers]

I fixed it. The exposed wire must have been touching the metal causing the faults and under voltage (don't know much about electronics but thats my guess) so I put electrical tape around it and it's perfect. Just wanted to ask, when I switch the brown and white on the EU driver side it doesn't come up as reverse light but instead it turns the fog light to white when turned on. Do you know how I would go about getting it to be as a reverse light but still a red fog light as it wouldn't pass nct test this way. Thanks for the help

[@marcuscrane2056]

@@rosssevers Glad to hear you resolved the problem. I believe you can only do either a reverse light or rear fog, not both.

[@rydenzer5542]

Hey man. Great video. Did you buy the red clear lenses, or the smoked red lenses

[@marcuscrane2056]

Smoked red

[@shaunrooney5364]

Why do you swap the wire at the start do you do that on both sides ?

[@marcuscrane2056]

That is to have white LED Reverse lights on both sides, otherwise only one side will be white reverse and the other side will be a euro fog light (red)

[@efesahbaz5675]

Where can we buy this?

[@EuropeanDreamz]

Thanks man 💪

[@Hassanr33]

any ideas where to get the positive wire for reverse camera?

[@marcuscrane2056]

Sadly I do not know.

[@bobangogic]

I did everything right, except i bent those clips when i pulled white and brown wires out. Somehow after 20 minutes managed to get clips in, but now i have a white fog light, and only one reverse light. Does anyone know which wire isnt connected properly? Brown or white? I really dont want to pull both out.

[@marcuscrane2056]

I apologize but I do not know the answer to that one.

[@bobangogic]

@@marcuscrane2056 I found out what's the problem. I did everything right, but my car is from Germany, not the US model. We don't have a wire that connects fog light with reverse light, that's why I only see one reverse light and white fog light when I swap these two wires. Now I need to figure out how to connect these two.

[@MK6_MAINZ]

@@bobangogic hi, I have the problem you had, did you end up finding out how to get 2 reverse lights?

[@bobangogic]

@@MK6_MAINZ You have to connect these two lights together with a wire. There isn't a wire like in the US versions. I don't know how tho...

[@MK6_MAINZ]

@@bobangogic ahh I see, so what did you end up doing? Just leaving it how it is?

[@ninj4373]

Did you have a problem with the controls on the meter or not?

[@marcuscrane2056]

Nope

[@flashplayer300]

Why would there be a fog light in the rear tho

[@marcuscrane2056]

European cars are like that

[@kallyrigter3112]

How much and where can I get it please

[@marcuscrane2056]

I got mine from Ebay for $250

[@kostikoglu95]

Great video! Are you planning on doing the ones on the front too?

[@marcuscrane2056]

The European blacked out headlights?

[@Ballsack44]

Hi are those the red cherries or the tinted cherries ?

[@AndreasRP.]

Red cherries. The tinted ones has a darker bar in the turn signal

[@marcuscrane2056]

Red

[@jakernater10]

What different tools do you need? Great video!

[@marcuscrane2056]

Just basic hand tools, few different size sockets or wrenches.

[@Jmoxam86]

Did you get any light on your dash

[@marcuscrane2056]

No error codes or check engine lights.

[@Jmoxam86]

@@marcuscrane2056 awesome thanks. That was my only concern

[@darragh2kio]

When I installed these light the reversing light was red, have you any idea how to make this reversing light appear white?

[@marcuscrane2056]

Did you change the wires on the harness like shown in the video?

[@darragh2kio]

@@marcuscrane2056 no, will try thank you!