oem projector swap and 3000k hid in fogs

[peta8368]

big thanx to Jens, i finally have HID headlights now!! Jens is the de facto source for anyone who want to swap in oem hid projectors
we all know that these kind of threads are worthless without pictures to tell the story, so here they are

only DRL on at 2 different angles



with the 3000k fogs on only, also 2 different angles



headlight AND fogs both on, 2 different angles




from next to the driver seat, with only 3000k fogs



from next to the driver seat, with headlight and fogs


from next to the driver seat, with headlight only

[Bryson]

wow nice! im confused on what you mean by projector swap..are the fogs projectors now?

[gaede]

CC and you're set! Looks great man.

[peta8368]

i swapped in a set of oem projector hid housings (headlight). The foglight is just 3000k hid in the regular foglight housing.


Peter

[Bryson]

ohhhhhh.
welcome to the xenon club! so doesyour car have the sensors for the levelers ?

[Sanjman]

looks sick dude

[peta8368]

i don't have the sensor for the levelers. I did read that someone had those retroffited too, but it was quite a bit more work and money. I am happy as is, and don't feel like spending another couple of hours under the sun to do anymore work in the near future. The bi-xenon swap and fog install took me 4 hours yesterday under the sun, I was near dehydrated by the time i finished cleaning up.


Peter

[zachf88]

why 3000k fogs?

[minameismud]

where'd you get the fog hid kit and how much?

[Bryson]

i don't have the sensor for the levelers. I did read that someone had those retroffited too, but it was quite a bit more work and money. I am happy as is, and don't feel like spending another couple of hours under the sun to do anymore work in the near future. The bi-xenon swap and fog install took me 4 hours yesterday under the sun, I was near dehydrated by the time i finished cleaning up.


Peter

ohh i hear ya man, its like 110 degrees or more here and i was working on mine, its so difficult. And i would never suggest retroing the sensors, however it would be cool to get yours to do the start-up dance

[peta8368]

why 3000k fogs?

I got 3000k fogs because yellow actually cuts through fogs, and it looks nice. I am not a big fan of "matching everything". I think the yellow sets the car apart

where'd you get the fog hid kit and how much?

I got the 3000k hid kit from ebay. I don't have it long enough to comment on the reliability yet, but it only cost 80 bucks or so. A word of advise, get 50w hid kits for the fogs, it'd make your life so much easier. If your seller offers it, get a relay kit while you are at it too. The relay kit is 20-30 extra, but it will most likely save you the work of taking everything apart later on when you find that the kit isn't getting enough power to be stable.



Peter

[lowestA4]

Pretty nice Peter. Good job!

Thanks for the kind words as well. I see my items arrived well (-:

-Jens

[Quattro]

jens = the man

[zachf88]

I got 3000k fogs because yellow actually cuts through fogs, and it looks nice. I am not a big fan of "matching everything". I think the yellow sets the car apart

Sorry ti burst your bubble, but 3000k doesn't actually cut through fog any better than OEM (4300k/4500k)

[peta8368]

Sorry ti burst your bubble, but 3000k doesn't actually cut through fog any better than OEM (4300k/4500k)

I just did some quick search on the web. Turns out that you are right, yellow doesn't work any better than white. Thank you for pointing that out.

I still like the contrast of the yellow anyhow, so i guess it's now just personal preference.


Peter

[B7A4Sport]

I love the 6000k headlight/3000k fog blue(white)/yellow combo, I had it on my old ride and it got tons of compliments. Well done! I may have to do this soon, can't stand being back w/ halogens, but I just couldn't rationalize the $$ charged for the OEM option....

Also, quick question, does this mod require taking the front bumper off?

[Cirlincione623]

How much were the oem HID projectors and what is jens sorry if this was a dumb ?

[peta8368]

Jens is one of our fellow audiziner. His username is "lowestA4" (he replied above, you can pm him if you want). His last set sold for $790, and was sold on the same day that he posted them.


Replacing the headlight housing doesn't REQUIRE taking off the bumper, but it is a bit easier if you take off the bumper. You can find a DIY in the sticky at the top of the b7 a4 forum


Peter