{"id":5583,"date":"2016-03-10T15:47:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T15:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=5583"},"modified":"2016-03-08T15:52:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T15:52:03","slug":"my-car-deautokey-entire-trunk-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/03\/10\/my-car-deautokey-entire-trunk-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"My Car: DeAutoKey Entire Trunk Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5030,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/deautokey.com\\\/product\\\/mkvii-vw-gti-entire-trunk-housing-bright-error-free-plug-and-play&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250716071333\\\/https:\\\/\\\/deautokey.com\\\/product\\\/mkvii-vw-gti-entire-trunk-housing-bright-error-free-plug-and-play&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 12:08:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-16 06:17:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-19 09:07:43&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-23 05:16:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-27 11:18:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-31 00:43:45&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03 12:38:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-07 08:53:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-12 02:21:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-17 06:24:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-21 01:11:01&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 03:02:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-21 13:15:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-26 16:36:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 00:29:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 03:27:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14 22:39:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 03:07:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-27 14:33:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-27 14:33:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deautokey.com\/product\/mkvii-vw-gti-entire-trunk-housing-bright-error-free-plug-and-play\">I ordered this from DeAutoKey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>$29 and it shipped the same day from New York for anyone interested in that sort of detail. Packing was decent but it doesn&#8217;t need to be a pro job. Came via USPS in a standard box.<\/p>\n<p>first of all, I already have an LED light in my boot. IT&#8217;s this one that I bought from ECS &#8211; https:\/\/www.ecstuning.com\/ES2863506\/ $11.99 and made by Ziza. This is what that light looks like (taken in August)<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  style=\"max-width: 100%; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  border=\"0\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/416\/20318587790_92a21b674c_b.jpg\" ><br style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\" \/><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  style=\"max-width: 100%; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  border=\"0\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1479\/25105151869_f7d63d27fc_b.jpg\" ><br \/>\nI ordered from DeAutoKey in hopes theirs was a bit brighter. if not, I planned on returning it. I was amazed to see this (Ziza Bottom, DeAutoKey Top)<br \/>\nZiza has 8 LED lights and the DAK has between 12-16 lights and has a protective rear metal housing and overall the snap-in to the rear plastic was way more tight than the Ziza. Overall, this feels like a $30 part and the Ziza feels like a $5 part. The difference is huge especially when you look at the amount of light!!!!<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  style=\"max-width: 100%; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  border=\"0\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1686\/25105152519_ab089ec39b_b.jpg\" ><br style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\">DeAutoKey:<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\" \/><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  style=\"max-width: 100%; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  border=\"0\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1701\/25472721795_cfa0680e32_b.jpg\" ><br style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\">Here&#8217;s the packaging:\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\" \/><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  style=\"max-width: 100%; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  border=\"0\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1610\/25379856281_13afbaf56f_b.jpg\" ><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re in need of brighter rear boot lights, I&#8217;d go DAK over Ziza and pay the extra cost.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bosVowpkOds?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I ordered this from DeAutoKey $29 and it shipped the same day from New York for anyone interested&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2016-08-31T00:02:14Z","apple_news_api_id":"20005542-a107-40b6-a532-ed7b42a100a8","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2016-08-31T00:02:14Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AIABVQqEHQLalMu17QqEAqA","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[145],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5583","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-my-car","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-1s3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4888,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/08\/18\/volkswagen-golf-r-2016-mk7-planned-modifications-overview\/","url_meta":{"origin":5583,"position":0},"title":"Volkswagen Golf R 2016 (MK7) Planned Modifications Overview","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"August 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 \u00a0This entry is now out-dated. 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