[Don]

I'd love to install a set in the little black panels at the outside front corners. It would be cool if VW offered an OEM set of new panels with fog lights in them to make for an easy install, or if some aftermarket company came out with a set. If it doesn't happen soon (and I kinda doubt it will) I'm thinking about cutting some holes in my car and adding a good set just to enhance my vision after dark. I've had fogs on every other car I've owned lately, mostly OEM but some that I added myself. If anyone gets around to this before I do, please post what you did and how

Thanks!

Don

 

[sk16]

The european spec GTX has fog lights there. Maybe you could import them and associated harness or tap into the headlamp harness.

 

[tonysunshine]

looks like the part number is 11A941055A and 11A941056A

 

[JimmyVW]

Don’t think they are fog lights though, might be more like daytime running lights?

 

[tonysunshine]

yeah doesn't look too functional, but adds a lot of flare IMHO to the GTX at least

Don’t think they are fog lights though, might be more like daytime running lights?

 

[JimmyVW]

Having the otherwise grey plastic matching the body colour does a lot too

 

[Don]

Yeah, those don't look like what I'm looking for . . . . and since they're from VW, they're probably $250 each - A bit steep for a cosmetic addition

Don

 

[JimmyVW]

Yeah, those don't look like what I'm looking for . . . . and since they're from VW, they're probably $250 each - A bit steep for a cosmetic addition

Don

132 EURO including 21% VAT here in The Netherlands.
so for the US it should be around $250 for the pair?

 

[Don]

132 EURO including 21% VAT here in The Netherlands.
so for the US it should be around $250 for the pair?

Yeah, but unfortunately they're decorative and not real fog lights

Don

 

[BlueDH]

Yeah, but unfortunately they're decorative and not real fog lights

Don

They are shiny black and the grill, whereas in NA they both are flat black. For a match you'd have to buy a matching shiny grill and that is probably very pricey 😬.

 

[VW TECHNICIAN]

For US on Pro S trim this is integrated in the headlights...no need for additional fog lights.

 

[JimmyVW]

They are shiny black and the grill, whereas in NA they both are flat black. For a match you'd have to buy a matching shiny grill and that is probably very pricey 😬.

painting them flat black before installation sounds cheaper and easier to do

 

[Don]

For US on Pro S trim this is integrated in the headlights...no need for additional fog lights.

That's another feature they left off the Pro models - Most of what I didn't get I don't really miss, but I do wish I had the better lights of the Pro S

Don

 

[VW TECHNICIAN]

That's another feature they left off the Pro models - Most of what I didn't get I don't really miss, but I do wish I had the better lights of the Pro S

Don

Wait and look at salvage yards for Pro S headlights....it is only matter of enabling this in the coding menu....and touch button will work but you will have to make small sticker for wide angle fog lights.

 

[BlueDH]

Wait and look at salvage yards for Pro S headlights....it is only matter of enabling this in the coding menu....and touch button will work but you will have to make small sticker for wide angle fog lights.

Not enough wrecks to go hunting. Also salvage yards know how much lights are worth. If in good condition maybe 80% of OEM. Since they are rare someone has probably grabbed them up already 😕.

 

[Don]

I'm hoping they sell enough ID.4's that an aftermarket company would be interested in designing, building and and selling a fog light kit which replaces the black panels in the front fascia. There are parking sensors in those panels already and they are vented for some reason, so it would be no small task to make what I'd like to see . . . . but, who knows?

Don

 

[BlueDH]

There are parking sensors in those panels already and they are vented for some reason...

I thought those vents were for routing air to the brakes. Someone here explained to me that they create a high pressure area in the wheel well that causes streamlining for less air resistance.
Ya' learn something here all the time 🙂.

 

[Don]

Maybe so - It might be something as simple as creating a high pressure area which helps keep brake dust off your wheels, who knows?

Don

 

[JohnnyForElectric]

looks like the part number is 11A941055A and 11A941056A

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We did discuss this retrofit in this post.

Those are IMHO relatively cheaply made DRLs (day time driving lights) for the GTX as others say. They seem to be turned on at the same time as the headlamp DRLs and the light bar/logo in the front. The assembly has no lens to focus the light, it's more dispersed light used for DRLs. There does not seem to be a separate switch to control those (GTX owners can confirm).

The shiny trim (discussed in this post) covers portion of the assembly - surprisingly the light surface is bigger than the opening - it's a very interesting design to keep the airflow around the wheel to decrease the total wind resistance - and to keep the light visible from all angles... impressive (or over-engineered?)

 

[d287]

Maybe so - It might be something as simple as creating a high pressure area which helps keep brake dust off your wheels, who knows?

Don

They definitely don’t keep dust off your wheels! For a car that uses regen for most of its braking, it sure gets a lot of brake dust on the front wheels! (The vents are actually to create an air curtain passing over the wheels and down the side of the car, which attaches itself to the little bump behind the rear wheel to complete the effect. Laminar flow I believe is the governing theorem.)