quick headlight dilemma

[skuba313]

two options

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...=#ht_958wt_939
and
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-...ht_9407wt_1165

I have a 2006 audi a4 2.0t quattro. My questions are about the compatibly. from what i can tell i have the most basic headlights that comes on audi's and don't know if these will be "plug and play" any suggestions or helpful comments will be appreciated.

[Stewy]

Both items have been removed...

[skuba313]

Both items have been removed...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190481633711&viewitem=#ht_958wt_939

and

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-2008-AUDI-A4-B7-R8-LED-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS-BLACK-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZModelQ3aA4QQhashZitem2c599 d2b13QQitemZ190482033427QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ 5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_9407wt_1165

[makav3li]

ya those should be plug and play, i bought some dectanes off ebay and they are workin out for me pretty well. So not too many people have looked into those but id be interested to see how theyd look, so id say its a pretty safe bet goin with those, don't expect oem quality but its a good headlight.

[skuba313]

thanks man, i went with the first link, late christmas present for me

[a3s-line]

For those who have aftermarket HID kit, will this headlights fit?

[mo17k3y85]

nope....don't think so, have to do a little retrofitting

[brownishwater]

These will fit if your car came with stock halogens.

If you're car came with OEM bi-xenons, you are high for buying these. They are shit quality and come with a 10-pin connector harness which is why (without modification to the harness) it will not fit unless you have OEM halogens.

[a3s-line]

I have OEM halo's and retrofitted HID's H7's.Can I transfer the HID's to this housings? I think that I need new bulbs (i.e. H4) since these have only one housing for the bulb and I will not have high beam with the H7's

[makav3li]

I'm only speaking from experience, the dectances i bought off line i could install my own h7 hid kit in and it fits just fine. As long as the h7 bulb will fit in there, the hid kit should be good to go, it says you need to retrofit but i didnt have to do shit with my dectanes.

[delta]

Bump! Comments on the first link that you bought. And pics? thanks

[skuba313]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58062735@N02/5337614607/in/photostream/http://www.flickr.com/photos/58062735@N02/5337613555/in/photostream/
first of all, there was no package tracking from sociallightusa (ebay handle) which wasn't a big deal because they shipped quickly ($317 total with shipping). they were made in taiwan (at least it wasn't china) install was easy used both of the b7 DIY how to remove you bummer, a plug and play set. they look very similar to the 2010 headlights with exception to the turn signal placement (next to the grill on mine, close to the wheels on the new ones)
adjusting them sucks, the up and down was a 30 torque bit, the left to right is a 40 torque bit, the 40 bit needs to be a few inches long and slender to be able to rotate.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58062735@N02/5338224418/in/photostream/ the adjustment ports are soft plastic and will strip out on you in a heartbeat. when you get the lo beams where you want, the high beams are REALLY high. and when the High beams are where you want them the lo beams are really low. I can't seem to get the headlights to aim at the same level with perfect coverage left to right, in that regard they seem cheap.
They dont fit perfectly either. on the outer edge they dont sit flush with the curve of the car. only you can't really tell unless you installed them yourself, or a perfectionist. If your both it'll drive you crazy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58062735@N02/5338219544/in/photostream/http://www.flickr.com/photos/58062735@N02/5338218330/in/photostream/
Overall pretty pleased, though i still want to change to HID in the future. I get alot of complements from other audi drivers and when non-audi types see my car they wonder how i beat up a 2010 a4 so quickly (good and bad i guess).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58062735@N02/5338196350/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58062735@N02/5338191536/in/photostream/


dont know if these pictures are going to work, heres a flickr link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58062735@N02/

[delta]

Can you post pictures of beam pattern off a wall and on the street.

[fly300kts]

Post pics of LED ON in direct sunlight

Phil

[skuba313]

Post pics of LED ON in direct sunlight

Phil

tried to, my camera isn't the greatest so none of them really turned out. I have a new camera coming soon so will try again with that one.

[event]

tried to, my camera isn't the greatest so none of them really turned out. I have a new camera coming soon so will try again with that one.

They shouldn't be bright enough to show in sunlight all that well, especially in a pic regardless of camera. From what I've seen on here anyway. VAG your lights so the turns don't light up and they should look a lot better.

[fly300kts]

They shouldn't be bright enough to show in sunlight all that well, especially in a pic regardless of camera

That's what I would like to see