Mark 7 Golf Estate (Variant) Tail Lights

CX16240722

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Joined
Nov 4, 2025
Location
United Kingdom
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Vw Golf Estate Mark 7 1.6 TDI
Good Afternoon Ladies and Gents

Apologies if this has already been discussed. I am having a problem finding anyone who has upgraded the brake (tail) lights on a VW golf mark 7 estate.

I own a 1.6 TDI and have turned it into a mini project car.

Does anyone have any recommendations for upgraded tail lights on the estate mark 7? I can only seem to find them on Ali Express. Ebay stores in the UK and Europe show many options for golf mark 7 hatch upgraded tail lights but none for an estate version. After looking into the lights for the hatch it appears they are slightly different in shape when compared to the estate version (more of a straight line rather then the diagonal line on the lights of the hatch.)

If anyone has come accross any or purchased any from Ali express it would be great to have more info on the product itself and fitting!

Thank you.

Kindest Regards

CX16.
 

Lug_Nut

TDIClub Enthusiast, Pre-Forum Veteran Member
Joined
Jun 20, 1998
Location
Sterling, MA. USA
TDI
2015 GSW 6M in S trim the other oil burners: 1967 two stroke Sonett 1988 Bolens DGT1700 1962 Quantum III
What are the present tail lamps? I was surprised to find that the lamps in my "S" (US market base level) had incandescent bayonette bulbs. This after having read up on the issues of integrating trailer wiring harnesses to adapt the apparently prevalent Golf wagon LED lighting PWM signals to work correctly.
Are yours also presently incandescent?
What do you consider to be an "upgrade"?
 

privateTDIjet

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Joined
Jun 21, 2022
Location
Canada
TDI
2009
Good Afternoon Ladies and Gents

Apologies if this has already been discussed. I am having a problem finding anyone who has upgraded the brake (tail) lights on a VW golf mark 7 estate.

I own a 1.6 TDI and have turned it into a mini project car.

Does anyone have any recommendations for upgraded tail lights on the estate mark 7? I can only seem to find them on Ali Express. Ebay stores in the UK and Europe show many options for golf mark 7 hatch upgraded tail lights but none for an estate version. After looking into the lights for the hatch it appears they are slightly different in shape when compared to the estate version (more of a straight line rather then the diagonal line on the lights of the hatch.)

If anyone has come accross any or purchased any from Ali express it would be great to have more info on the product itself and fitting!

Thank you.

Kindest Regards

CX16.
bought my taillights from aliexpress. got lucky that they still work after 3 winters. one fogs up internmentantly but its not a big deal
 

hskrdu

Top Post Dawg
Joined
Oct 17, 2003
Location
Maryland and New England
TDI
2003 Golf GLS 4D 5M, 2015 GSW SE 6M
Yes, the Golf tail light assemblies are different for the hatch vs the wagon/estate/variant. The wagon tail lights can be "modified" by using one of several different shades of plastic assemblies (red, cherry, tinted), by using LED bulbs instead of incandescent, or by making changes to the leuchte channels in coding. DAP, among others in the US, formerly sold various tail light housings, but I'd be surprised if you can't also get OEM versions in the UK. One of the early mods I made was to change the red turn signal to yellow by removing the interior strip of colored plastic from the housing and using an amber bulb. There are lots and lots of threads in various locations on these mods...


Check the vwvortex and UK GolfMK7 forums...
 
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