Bulb failure 2010 1.9tdi

Lewis1983 · Post by **Lewis1983** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 7:34 pm

Is there a way to turn off the bulb failure on 2010 1 9tdi using vcds?

If so any info would be great

ilz2729 · Post by **ilz2729** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:39 pm

What’s the problem?

What bulbs?

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Lewis1983 · Post by **Lewis1983** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:53 pm

It's the rear number plate lights. ? Fitted leds and its putting the light on. Tried a few sets now

ilz2729 · Post by **ilz2729** » Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:00 pm

I bought led ones other week and they are terrible. They wouldn’t work for me.

I went back to brand new standard ones.

The van runs a test.

5 tests and if there’s a fault then it shuts the power to the lights.

I couldn’t find any decent led ones. The connections are terrible.

Hope that helps

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Lewis1983 · Post by **Lewis1983** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 5:22 am

Yeh having the same problem. Gone in the bin already.

DanHughes · Post by **DanHughes** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:28 pm

I have been having this problem even with canbus error free bulbs, is you have vcds you can go onto the long coding helper and turn off the bulb failure warning for the number plate bulbs. There is a youtube tutorial if you search it on there. Will tell you which module etc to go into for the coding.

Sneck · Post by **Sneck** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:25 pm

I fitted these never had a problem with the bulb failure coming on

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Touran-Ca ... Sw7btatN0K

ilz2729 · Post by **ilz2729** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:27 pm

Sneck wrote:I fitted these never had a problem with the bulb failure coming on

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Touran-Ca ... Sw7btatN0K

Ones I got didn’t even line up properly. They were terrible and stupid bright :-/

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Dugpal · Post by **Dugpal** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 11:11 pm

The answer to fixing this with VCDS is no there is no way to turn it off, I tried to find a solution to this myself for some time! There is some other software you can get to sort it but it looked a bit too complicated and risky to me, far too much hassle than it was worth.

I have HIDs, and led bulbs in the side/DRLs and I did get some resistors to sort it but they get mega hot. I decided to whip the instrument panel out, take the front off, peel the bit of the front off and ram some black electrical tape in the bulb hole! You'll never see the bulb light on again!

Post by **Doc** » Thu Mar 07, 2019 12:32 am

Any idea what the software is that can do this, it sounds like something I should have.
I wasn't aware of anything for the first generation Caddy 2k bulb error removal.

Dugpal · Post by **Dugpal** » Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:23 pm

Doc wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 12:32 am Any idea what the software is that can do this, it sounds like something I should have.
I wasn't aware of anything for the first generation Caddy 2k bulb error removal.

Not sure which year Caddy you can or can't turn it off on.

I'm not sure it was a while ago when I was looking in to this but gave up. I have a genuine Vagcom cable but on the newer VW's I'm fairly sure you can't turn it off with it.

I think VAS5054 might be the software/cable to make the changes, but seemed far too much effort for me.

I haven't watched all this video, but the title seems to suggest this software will do it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ffmGfC_TI4

Post by **Doc** » Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:51 pm

Oh, ok.
I thought you knew of something relevant to the original posters problem with a 2010 caddy which will have the older control modules. I have the tools for 2010+ already.

Dugpal · Post by **Dugpal** » Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:29 pm

Doc wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:51 pm Oh, ok.
I thought you knew of something relevant to the original posters problem with a 2010 caddy which will have the older control modules. I have the tools for 2010+ already.

Oh sorry I didn't realise it would be that much different.

Lewis1983 · Post by **Lewis1983** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 6:45 pm

Given up in the end. Just going to stick with the originals. Thanks for the input.

mikenorman · Post by **mikenorman** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:21 pm

I’ve got these on a 2010 pre facelift with no errors and they don’t look like a mobile disco either

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