This is just the info I was really looking for! When I decide to drop the money on upgrading my headlights, I know exactly where I will be going!
Anything should have better output than my stock DOT buckets really.
Midwest Light Creations- HID Headlights and Retrofit Kits (Headlights by Jeff)
- Thread starter freakwithracket
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Anything should have better output than my stock DOT buckets really.
TwinTurboKen
Well-known member
Installed!
Had a couple small issues but Jeff assisted via email and got them sorted out.
Lights off.
City Lights on (parking lights)
Low beams on
Hi beams on
Had a couple small issues but Jeff assisted via email and got them sorted out.
Lights off.
City Lights on (parking lights)
Low beams on
Hi beams on
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This question may already have been answered, but its such a long thread... My 05 has only on and off on the headlight switch. No fog or parking light options. If I were to get the 4.0 HID headlights, how would I get them to function correctly with the city lights and fog lights? Do I need to get a new headlight switch?
Also, the "GLI" style would have a black surround with chrome headlight area right?
Lastly, going with a clear turn signal the bulb itself is yellow/orange so it would still flash yellow correct?
I just sent an email as well. Probably should have done that initially.
Also, the "GLI" style would have a black surround with chrome headlight area right?
Lastly, going with a clear turn signal the bulb itself is yellow/orange so it would still flash yellow correct?
I just sent an email as well. Probably should have done that initially.
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freakwithracket
Vendor
I said this in reply to your email, but I'll say it here as well for others to read. You actually do have a parking light on your stock lights. It's the turn signal which will stay lit when you turn the headlight switch on. On the 4.0 that function is replaced with a separate bulb. So you have a dual filament turn signal bulb with the stock lights, and two separate single filament bulbs with the 4.0. The city/parking light will come on with your headlight switch. If you get a euroswitch you can turn them on by themselves with the 1st switch click.
GLI is black trim with chrome buckets, correct.
Correct on the turn signal as well. You can either have a clear lens with amber bulb, an amber lens with a clear bulb, or amber lens with amber bulb..but I suppose that would lose some brightness.
GLI is black trim with chrome buckets, correct.
Correct on the turn signal as well. You can either have a clear lens with amber bulb, an amber lens with a clear bulb, or amber lens with amber bulb..but I suppose that would lose some brightness.
brian_e
Veteran Member
Placed order for MK5 headlights this morning--would love them before Christmas
dcwilson
Active member
Any christmas/new years deals coming up? I'm in need to replace my fogged over e code replicas. I know you do offer these at a great price in USD, would get them in a heartbeat for that price. With a weak Canadian dollar currently, just the lights with shipping is over $400CAD .
.freakwithracket
Vendor
No deals at the moment. Just so that everyone knows though, about 3 months ago we reduced all of our prices. We use to offer out lights at given prices and had various discount codes floating around, normally $25 or $30 off. A set of Jetta 4.0 lights for example use to cost $260 for a pair. We just decided to cut out the codes and drop the price permanently. So that same pair which could have been had for $235 with a coupon code, is now just priced at $235 and all the coupon codes are disabled. This was done with all sets of headlights with the exception of the Jetta e-code replicas due to what amounted to razor thin margins on those to begin with.
dcwilson
Active member
Thanks for the response and price explanation. Might have to wait it out until the CAD dollar gains some strength again. Thanks!
I was thinking the same or just do a retrofit myself..
Bengoshi2000
Veteran Member
So the internal headlight harness shorted out on the passenger side of my Golf. The insulation must have flaked off when I replaced a bulb last week... but I was in a hurry and wasn't paying attention. (And as you all know, you can change the oil, rotate the tires, and detail the interior in less time than it takes to change any bulb in the headlight housing... but I digress...)
Going to order a set from Midwest... not interested in a junk yard set nor crap market chineseum.
Customer service seems top notch from this thread and the price is right, deal me in.
Going to order a set from Midwest... not interested in a junk yard set nor crap market chineseum.
Customer service seems top notch from this thread and the price is right, deal me in.
tdanielson95
Veteran Member
Jeff, lost your email and number. bought a set of 4.0 not quite a year ago i think. On the drivers side light, when you flip the high beams on, it will not open the "door?" to fully engage high beams. If you give it a few light taps, it will open. Is this something i can do or what do you suggest to do? Guessing its just sticky. Been doing it for a few months but just never did anything as i dont drive it much anymore. Thanks, Tobie
tdanielson95
Veteran Member
If you could email me thatd be great as i dont get on here much either. tobiedanielson@yahoo.com
freakwithracket
Vendor
PM sent.
freakwithracket
Vendor
I've had this question come up a few times recently so I figured I would post it here. Main beam LED bulbs technically can be used inside the projectors in our headlights. However, there are a few things that should be known for anyone desiring to pursue that. 1. LED bulbs are generally not as bright as HID bulbs. Light can be measured in lumens and lux. Lumens is brightness as measured from a short distance by a meter. Lux is a measurement of light taking area into account. A bulb can be "bright" in lumens, but low in lux. LED bulbs tend to fall into this category. 2. aftermarket LED systems generally have a heatsink/fan on the back of the bulb. This will make it difficult if not impossible for that bulb to fit in the housing without further modification. 3. LED bulbs in HID projectors will not produce the same even pattern and sharp cutoff as a HID bulb. All in all, there is practically no advantage to putting an LED bulb inside a HID projector, and it will be inferior to a HID bulb in that same projector in every way.
paramedick
TDIClub Enthusiast, Vendor
Jeff, are there any options for the Mk4 New Beetle?
brian_e
Veteran Member
Friends - I bought a HID set from Jeff just before Christmas and couldn't be happier. Truly plug an play. Far better job than the last set of retrofits I did myself. Job well done and they seem very reliable so far.
Cheers!
brian
Cheers!
brian
dhangejr
Veteran Member
I want them done with the ecode reps cuz they offer quad beam highs like my e36
Rookz
Member
Hey Jeff, tried to contact you and haven't got any reply yet. I was asking regarding the update for my headlight that I purchased about 1.5 week ago, since I haven't receive any tracking code either. Please PM or email me at (Problem solved)
Prefer to be emailed though, as I don't seem to receive any notification on my email for PM received from tdiclub.com
Thanks!
UPDATE: I got an email from Jeff right away regarding the back order due to his first-born child. Congrats man and thanks for the yet fast reply during this time, really appreciated
Prefer to be emailed though, as I don't seem to receive any notification on my email for PM received from tdiclub.com
Thanks!
UPDATE: I got an email from Jeff right away regarding the back order due to his first-born child. Congrats man and thanks for the yet fast reply during this time, really appreciated
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UhOh
Top Post Dawg
I'd post this in a general forum but I believe that it may be associated with lights I got from Jeff.
Daughter's car, Installed a set of HIDs from Jeff a few months ago. Aimed. All seemed perfect (after an initial quality control issue which Jeff walked me through in dealing with- not major, but I believe it shouldn't have passed). Just after the install I went to show my wife and one of the lights didn't turn on when I hit the light switch. WTH? I jiggled the stock harness connector on that light (right side) and the light came on. Figured it was just a fluke and sent the car on it's way with the daughter. A while later I hear that the light is dropping out again. When I got my hands on the car I sprayed the connector with electrical contact cleaner and dabbed with dialectic grease. Son and I reseated the connectors. Felt pretty good that things would be resolved. Just the other day I hear that the lights are flaking out again, though I believe it's the left/driver's side now. Son jiggled the connector and managed to get all lights -including the fog light which I'd installed along with the HIDs- working. I'd suspect the car's wire harness if not for the fact that the independent, and new, wiring for the fogs is also dropping out. It would appear, then, that this is a connector issue. I would be interested in hearing if anyone else has run into a case where there's been a connection issue (possibly due to a quality problem associated with these new housings).
I spent a LOT of time chastising the daughter (and her ex-boyfriend) for installing crap HID kits, only to now be facing problems with these lights that I insisted on installing (as well as paying for). It has made me look like a fool and I'm less than happy about this. Not saying it's the product from Jeff, I really cannot say for sure, but I cannot see any other reason for this happening (especially given that the fog light, which is on it's own circuit and has a brand new wire, is also subjected to this problem). It sure seems like a flaky connection at this main connector: feels tight: didn't have this issue with the original/stock headlights/housings. I'm at a loss. (Wife suggested I replace the lights with stock ones- perhaps this would solve the connection issue but I'd be faced with an unhappy daughter- crappy lights.)
Daughter's car, Installed a set of HIDs from Jeff a few months ago. Aimed. All seemed perfect (after an initial quality control issue which Jeff walked me through in dealing with- not major, but I believe it shouldn't have passed). Just after the install I went to show my wife and one of the lights didn't turn on when I hit the light switch. WTH? I jiggled the stock harness connector on that light (right side) and the light came on. Figured it was just a fluke and sent the car on it's way with the daughter. A while later I hear that the light is dropping out again. When I got my hands on the car I sprayed the connector with electrical contact cleaner and dabbed with dialectic grease. Son and I reseated the connectors. Felt pretty good that things would be resolved. Just the other day I hear that the lights are flaking out again, though I believe it's the left/driver's side now. Son jiggled the connector and managed to get all lights -including the fog light which I'd installed along with the HIDs- working. I'd suspect the car's wire harness if not for the fact that the independent, and new, wiring for the fogs is also dropping out. It would appear, then, that this is a connector issue. I would be interested in hearing if anyone else has run into a case where there's been a connection issue (possibly due to a quality problem associated with these new housings).
I spent a LOT of time chastising the daughter (and her ex-boyfriend) for installing crap HID kits, only to now be facing problems with these lights that I insisted on installing (as well as paying for). It has made me look like a fool and I'm less than happy about this. Not saying it's the product from Jeff, I really cannot say for sure, but I cannot see any other reason for this happening (especially given that the fog light, which is on it's own circuit and has a brand new wire, is also subjected to this problem). It sure seems like a flaky connection at this main connector: feels tight: didn't have this issue with the original/stock headlights/housings. I'm at a loss. (Wife suggested I replace the lights with stock ones- perhaps this would solve the connection issue but I'd be faced with an unhappy daughter- crappy lights.)
JDSwan87
Black Swamp Thing
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- 2001 Jetta TDI, 5 speed Lagoon Blue Metallic(sold); 2005 Jetta TDI Wagon auto
I had a problem similar to yours. The problem I had was the metal connector pushes back inside of the water proof cover and doesn't properly seat (metal to metal, male to female). Not sure if that makes sense or not...
golfclub
Well-known member
For the issue where you have to jiggle the connector on the back
of the light sometimes to get all the bulbs to work, has this problem been resolved?
I am seeing this show up on my recently installed lights also.
Peter
of the light sometimes to get all the bulbs to work, has this problem been resolved?
I am seeing this show up on my recently installed lights also.
Peter
freakwithracket
Vendor
Peter,
Sorry man, been tied up moving to a new house this past week and forgot to reply to your email, which I just did. In reference to the issue with the main harness plug a few posts up, that was resolved and turned out to be the poster's fog light harness that he installed was not seated on the car-side plug correctly. There was also one issue a while back (JDSwan) where one of the main connector pins not being seated correctly and pushed back into the housing, but that was a solitary instance as far as I'm aware. Anyway, I replied to your email and hopefully a more detailed description will allow me to provide a resolution to whatever the issue is.
Jeff
Sorry man, been tied up moving to a new house this past week and forgot to reply to your email, which I just did. In reference to the issue with the main harness plug a few posts up, that was resolved and turned out to be the poster's fog light harness that he installed was not seated on the car-side plug correctly. There was also one issue a while back (JDSwan) where one of the main connector pins not being seated correctly and pushed back into the housing, but that was a solitary instance as far as I'm aware. Anyway, I replied to your email and hopefully a more detailed description will allow me to provide a resolution to whatever the issue is.
Jeff
tjpeterson96
Well-known member
I LOVE these things!
I bought these lights back when i was working my first minimum wage job and had to save up 2 months pay to afford these and i DO NOT regret it!!! i have had these lights installed almost 2 years now and they are FANTASTIC. Function perfectly as advertised. i got the insides painted black to match the theme of my car and man, i get SO many compliments. the 5k bulbs match perfectly with the white of the white/amber switchback led bulbs i have in my indicators, which make me feel like im driving an audi Had some initial problems with the lights because i had Jeff make them using my stock housings because i wanted to be able to use that particular signal bulb type ran into multiple issues with the stock wiring harness being unusable and the adjustment mounts being broken, and after being repaired breaking again during shipping! had to be shipped back and forth twice, through no fault of his own, but he payed for it anyways at one point the relay harness malfunctioned and blew a couple fuses, understandable because he is not the one that makes them, and Jeff sourced some from a different manufacturer and shipped them to me expedited! Since then it has been over 1 year and the lights have performed flawlessly. the only issue if have is that occasionally i will turn the high beams on and one or both of the headlights will cut out. Very easy remedy just turn the highs off and back on. not too big of a deal, my stock headlights on my old car did that Jeff is very professional and a pleasure to work with even with my unique circumstances. Very nice guy, very quality product that he stands behind 100%. 10/10 would buy again.
I bought these lights back when i was working my first minimum wage job and had to save up 2 months pay to afford these
and i DO NOT regret it!!! i have had these lights installed almost 2 years now and they are FANTASTIC. Function perfectly as advertised. i got the insides painted black to match the theme of my car and man, i get SO many compliments. the 5k bulbs match perfectly with the white of the white/amber switchback led bulbs i have in my indicators, which make me feel like im driving an audi Had some initial problems with the lights because i had Jeff make them using my stock housings because i wanted to be able to use that particular signal bulb type ran into multiple issues with the stock wiring harness being unusable and the adjustment mounts being broken, and after being repaired breaking again during shipping! had to be shipped back and forth twice, through no fault of his own, but he payed for it anyways at one point the relay harness malfunctioned and blew a couple fuses, understandable because he is not the one that makes them, and Jeff sourced some from a different manufacturer and shipped them to me expedited! Since then it has been over 1 year and the lights have performed flawlessly. the only issue if have is that occasionally i will turn the high beams on and one or both of the headlights will cut out. Very easy remedy just turn the highs off and back on. not too big of a deal, my stock headlights on my old car did that Jeff is very professional and a pleasure to work with even with my unique circumstances. Very nice guy, very quality product that he stands behind 100%. 10/10 would buy again.
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Rechtsverdreher
Veteran Member
Another nod to what Jeff can do. He did the lights on my Jeep Liberty and then showed me how to do some modifications!
Next, he obtained some really nice HID's for the Jeep Wrangler! Expensive but well worth it for the lighting upgrade. the Dodge Ram is next!!
Thanks Jeff for your help and patience with some of my questions!!
Next, he obtained some really nice HID's for the Jeep Wrangler! Expensive but well worth it for the lighting upgrade. the Dodge Ram is next!!
Thanks Jeff for your help and patience with some of my questions!!
Chris Tobin
Veteran Member
Hey Jeff,
I sent an email also, but figured I'd post here too...
My son had a deer jump out and hit his TDI and the headlight housing broke so we will need a new set of lights ASAP. Please call, text or email me ASAP so that we can get a replacement set built (2002 Jetta TDI with matte black inside and glass lenses this time) and get the car into the body shop.
Thanks,
CT
I sent an email also, but figured I'd post here too...
My son had a deer jump out and hit his TDI and the headlight housing broke so we will need a new set of lights ASAP. Please call, text or email me ASAP so that we can get a replacement set built (2002 Jetta TDI with matte black inside and glass lenses this time) and get the car into the body shop.
Thanks,
CT
Bpic902
Member
Are you still making these? What would shipping to nova Scotia Canada be like ? Thanks
Rechtsverdreher
Veteran Member
Jeff just put together my MkV HID's and they came in tonight. He has now put together lights for several of my vehicles! First class product he builds!