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Can I add courtesy door lights to 2021 Q5?
I do not see any light projected by the door, however hardware seems to be there. I am not sure about the wiring..
Not sure about what you mean with hardware but if you have lights in the doors you can swap the plain LED lights with the projection LED lights. Prestige in the US has them in all 4 doors. If the lights are missing then so is the wiring and the project gets a little more complicated.
The warning lights can be retrofit if the puddle lights are present (or vices versa). See this post, they fit the Q5 also.
I got the kit from Eric for my A4 B9 and just moved them over, no need to remove the door panels, just fish the wire from the bottom light to the rear light (or vice versa). The kit came with light bulbs that the door control unit doesn't like at all. I replaced them with
and it works just fine. The reflectors come out by pushing the top down and then out. Might be a tight fit but a sharp knife fixes that.
The puddle lights are hard to see unless it's dark, especially if they are not the projector kind. But looking form the bottom at the door you should see them.
In Canada, the entry LED S logo is a factory option but "only usable in combination with light package or front and rear ambient lighting". If you "build" a Q5 Technik without any other option, the PDF shows as standard equipment the "Multicolour Contour and Ambient LED interior lighting package" under Light packages and that package includes the illuminated outside door handles and puddle lights in all 4 doors.
A you certain that there are no lights in the bottom of the door panels? They are not very bright and invisible during the day, especially if they are not the projection LED kind.
In Canada, the entry LED S logo is a factory option but "only usable in combination with light package or front and rear ambient lighting". If you "build" a Q5 Technik without any other option, the PDF shows as standard equipment the "Multicolour Contour and Ambient LED interior lighting package" under Light packages and that package includes the illuminated outside door handles and puddle lights in all 4 doors.
A you certain that there are no lights in the bottom of the door panels? They are not very bright and invisible during the day, especially if they are not the projection LED kind.
I do have them and indeed they are barely visible but they lit on
12-28-2020, 08:23 AM
Q5 custom courtesy door lights
