Adding Interior Door Handle Illumination to the Volkswagen Golf and Jetta – Front

This guide is not yet complete – any information contained within has not been confirmed yet.

Parts required:

Suitable LED and resister for 12V operation.
000 979 009 (000979009) - Repair Wire (1 required for 2 doors or 1 required per door – see below)
I’m not sure if there is a spare ground on the controller or if an existing [...]

Adding Interior Door Handle Illumination to the Volkswagen Golf and Jetta – Rear

This guide is not yet complete – any information contained within has not been confirmed yet.

Parts required:

Suitable LED and resister for 12V operation..
000 979 018 (000979018) - Repair Wire (1 required for 2 doors or 1 required per door – see below)
I’m not sure if there is a spare ground on the controller or if an [...]

Adding Door Warning Lights to the Volkswagen Golf and Jetta – Rear

This guide is not yet complete – any information contained within has not been confirmed yet.

Parts required:

1K0 947 411 A (1K0947411A) - Door Warning Light (1 per door)
1J0 971 972 (1J0971972) - Connector Housing (1 per door)
000 979 019 (000979019) - Repair Wire for Connector Housing (1 per door – 2 connectors)
000 979 018 (000979018) - Repair Wire (1 required [...]

Adding Door Warning Lights to the Volkswagen Golf and Jetta - Front

This guide covers the installation of the door warning lights to the Volkswagen Golf and Jetta front doors as was fitted to the very first Mark V’s before they were discontinued for I assume cost reasons.  Along with the Puddle Lights these really light up the area around the side of the car and Volkswagen really [...]

Volkswagen Golf & Jetta Door Controller Information Mark V

The driver and passanger door modules in the Golf controls many functions and comprises the following

CANBUS controller
Power Window Motor
Power Distribution Module

Generation 2 Min (K)

1K0 959 701K (1K0959701K) – drivers side
1K0 959 702K (1K0959702K) - passenger
(fitted from January 2005 to September 2005)

Ambient Mirror Illumination (puddle lights)
Mirror Turn Signals
Interior Door Handle Illumination
Mirror Heater
Door Exit/Warning Light

Generation 2 Max (L)

1K0 959 [...]

Adding Door Puddle Lights to the Volkswagen Golf and Jetta

This guide covers the installation of the puddle lights to the Volkswagen Golf and Jetta front doors as fitted in some countries and specifications of Mark V’s and to some models of the EOS. Along with the Door Warning Lights these really light up the area around the side of the car.

The light operates every time [...]

Removal and Installation of Mirror Covers from the Volkswagen Golf Mark V

To [...]

Removal and Installation of Mirrors from the Volkswagen Golf Mark V

See the guide – Passengers Front Door Trim – Removal and Installation – for details on removing the interior trim.

Remove cap covering the screw that holds the mirror on with a suitable tool to avoid damaging it.

The removed plastic cap.

Next remove the mirror wiring – the connector is located as indicated by the red [...]

Alignment problem with inner door handles in Volkswagen Golf Mark V

The inner door handles in the Volkswagen Golf Mark V can get out of alignment due to a design issue that causes rubber stoppers to fall out of the handle assembly into the door. These are easily lost when removing the door trim because of their size. The following shows the fix if you have the [...]

Trim Removal Tools

The 5 piece trim kit includes all the tools required to safely remove most of the trim.

Wide edge remover
Narrow edge remover
Pull-type remover
Handle remover
Upholstery clip remover

These are available from ebay for ~USD$10-15 or from ECS Tuning for [...]