Luzes Indicadoras Laterais para Volkswagen Golf

Volkswagen Golf Side Marker Lights

The side marker lights on the Volkswagen Golf are important for signaling and illumination. It is important to make sure that you keep them up to date and working properly. If you have to replace some of them or you want to change them out for a different type, you will find that there are many different side marker lights with varying characteristics.

Many car parts are not made by the primary manufacturer, which in this case is Volkswagen. Volkswagen contracts out some of the manufacturing work to other companies. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturers, and any part sold as an OEM part is an exact match of the version that originally shipped with the car when it was brand new. OEM parts make an ideal standard replacement. There are non-OEM parts as aftermarket products. These can be similar to OEM parts, but aftermarket products may differ in color, shape, power draw, or other aspects depending on the part in question. For side marker lights, the bulb type and color are the most important differentiating factors.

There are two important bulb technologies for lighting in car and they are halogen and LED. Halogen is the older style. It has a diffuse glow in contrast to the narrow beam of LED. The key difference between these two types is in their energy efficiency. The LED bulbs are significantly more efficient, so they last longer without needing to be replaced. LEDs also shed a light that is a bright white color, while halogen creates a yellow light. Car manufacturers have largely switched over to LEDs for new production, but you can still find halogen bulbs as replacement parts for older models if thats your first choice.

The four main colors are amber, red, tinted, and clear. Clear lights are further subdivided into color temperature, which measures the tint of the light. A lower color temperature has a halogen-style yellow light. Medium temperature implies a white light. High temperature creates a blue light. This is not related to heat although it is measured in degrees.

There are several fitments for side lighting when it comes to Volkswagen Golf side marker lights. They include fog lights, brake lights, headlights, taillights, license plate lights, turn indicators, and reverse lights. Each one of these have unique cases and bulbs that are not interchangeable.