Speedtoys

Need to replace my front dome light, any color, I can dye to black.

Alan

Call Roger - he can sell you the light and the pigtail you will also need.

Otherwise - you may need to post on a VW forum...?

Alan

jschiller

I try not to buy Chinese junk but for the money and non-critical, I thought I'd take a chance:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/252579538355

If they are crap, nothing lost. It says they are for a MK4, but they look like the MK3 versions. I haven't gotten them yet so I don't know if they will work.

Alan

Do you have the plug in pigtails for it? Looks like the stock versions, tell us what it seems like when you get it.

Alan

jschiller

I don't have the pigtails, I just plan on trimming the back side to expose the connector and soldering wires on the existing tabs, then terminating those with quick disconnects. Pot it up with some J-B Weld and it should be OK. I'll post it up when I get the lamps in.

Alan

That will work - BTDT you have to do it to use one of these in the rear hatch location anyway due to the available space.

Alan

vanster

I bought the Chinese lights and pig tails from Roger. They worked fair to OK but I ended up pulling them out and replacing them with OEM lights.
Now I have a bag full of them

The Forgotten On

I pulled mine out of a junk yard. They were like $2 each and come out fairly painlessly.

Otherwise, hunt around on ebay for ones with the pigtail.

Hey_Allen

I pulled them from a junkyard as well.

Regarding dying them, I'm using some RIT DyeMore black dye in my car.
The "DyeMore" part is the line intended for synthetics, and appears to work well on automotive plastics, based on reports from a couple sources I've come across.
Their regular line of dyes is not intended for synthetic materials, and will barely discolor the plastic.

Speedtoys

Igot some on the way, thanks!

Alan

Interesting - I consider the stock interior lights to be one of the very low points of 928 equipment. The VW lights are functionally better all round and to me better aesthetically too. was your decision driven by originality concerns or issues with the VW units?

It is also common on older cars for the headliner material to pull away from the interior light openings - the VW units overlap the hole sufficiently to cover this up in most cases - worked for me.

Alan

vanster

Alan, I agree with you on the aesthetics and the way they function. Maybe I will try the OEM version.

928NOOBIE

I had issues with the VW light in the back hatch...stuck in too far and was causing short....bought a OEM light from Roger for the back and no more issues.

Hey_Allen

How could a VW light assembly cause a short? The wiring is completely enclosed on that light, unlike the stock light that has the exposed contacts...

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