HID's in Fogs A4 B5...

[overboostpsi]

Here are the pics of HID's in my fogs...just exterior...going to do a write up on it soon...more pics to come...

This is for the B5 H7 fogs...B6 H11 fogs will have pics soon...

[EVIL-AUDI]

Prepare to get flashed by every car that is coming in the opposite direction. That's what I get from every single car since I installed my HID fogs.

[A4_Andre]

Originally posted by EVIL-AUDI
Prepare to get flashed by every car that is coming in the opposite direction. That's what I get from every single car since I installed my HID fogs.

that's cause yours are insane lol. if u put your car perpendicular to the street and shined your lights into space, aliens could see u.

[EVIL-AUDI]

Wait till you see my next lighting project.

[mcpath]

Any word on B6 fogs?

[SEXICÄN]

That is exactly what i am wanting to do, looks sweet

[Rieger_RS4]

since there are no blinders or whatever they are called (little plate that covers the bulb) i was told it is illegal to do as It really blinds the oncoming traffic.

[SEXICÄN]

What do you recommend Rieger?

[rlebwohl]

I want to know how to do the HID in my fogs, it looks awsome

[nadroj81]

Originally posted by mcpath
Any word on B6 fogs?

My kit came in, we are going to do the install soon. And im pretty sure hes going to do pics and writeup to help all u guys out!

[fongaroos]

ooohhh
id love to see some b6 pics of HIDs in FOGS...

keep me posted...

[overboostpsi]

Originally posted by EVIL-AUDI
Prepare to get flashed by every car that is coming in the opposite direction. That's what I get from every single car since I installed my HID fogs.

It hasn't happened yet, but I'm sure it will eventually...

[overboostpsi]

Originally posted by Rieger_RS4
since there are no blinders or whatever they are called (little plate that covers the bulb) i was told it is illegal to do as It really blinds the oncoming traffic.

It is illegal to do run HID in your fogs without reflectors...so guys if you want to do this to your fogs you have a couple of options...

1. you can do it the way I have and run the HID in your stock fogs (no reflectors)

or

2. you can buy a set of fogs that come equiped to manage the HID output (reflectors)

If you do get a ticket for your HID's in the fogs though it's like getting a ticket for a broken light. All you have to do is replace your halogen bulbs, present the ticket and display that your lights are working in normally and it will be waived.

I haven't had a prob with my fogs in my oem fog housings and cops never bother me about them.

[overboostpsi]

OK...here's what I did to get the HID's in the fogs on my 2001 B5...

NOTE: The kit you see here is not the same as the kit I'm selling. This is the old version and the ballast will be much smaller. Therefore, there will be more room to play with.

1. Remove the Headlamp (3 screws: 2 on top and 1 in the rear)

2. Remove fogs...if you don't have the under carraige cover, you can see straight down, if not you don't have to remove it but you might need to get some lighting so you can see better.

3. I mounted the ballast on the driverside right next to the horn. Theres a cutout which I used to pass zipties to secure the ballast...here's the pics...





If you have the washers and are worried about the clearence...heres a pic...



4. The wireing harness and the wires to the xenon bulb pass straight down to the foglight housing.

5. The fog light housing has to be modified for this to work. The clip that connects the bulb must be removed in order to connecto to the wiring harness.

6. Install the bulb and connect the wires. You must tape the wires sinc the plastic connector was removed to avoid shorting out the system. Here's a pic...



7. Once the bulb is installed and the wire conncetions are made, you can move on to the cover of the foglight housing.

You must cut a hole in the back of the cover to pass the wiring harness the the wires to the xenon bulb...A dremel works really well here since the space is ver small...



8. Once you've cut that out, you can place the rubber waterproof grommet in place to prevent water from getting in...

9. Once you've done that and reconnected the foglight it should look like this...



10. Install the foglight housing back in and you're ready to go...

11. The passenger side is different because this wire gets in the way of mounting the ballast...



So I mounted the ballast by the turn signal in the bumper. This can be done on the other driverside as well with zipties...it's much cleaner install of the ballasts.



12. Again, the wiring harness goes stairght down to the foglight housing with no prob...

From here follow steps 4-10 and you'll be done. Doesnt take long to do.

If you need help with it, just send me an email and I'll be more than happy to help with the install.

I will be doing this same thing for a B6 next week with a H11 5300K kit.

I'll take pics and write it up for you guys...

if you're interested in getting a kit, please let me know so that I can put the orders in with my supplier.

Thanks

[overboostpsi]

nadroj81's B6 5300K HID fog install is complete...

Looks really cool

Pics to come later tonight along with a write up.