HID Fog Lamps?

[TWINTURBOA6]

Anyone know where to get a good HID kit for the fog lamps? Also what is the bulb size so I know what i'm looking for?

It's an 02 A6 2.7T came stock w/ Auto leveling HID's

[oxygen]

I got mine from www.vvme.com and they work great. I have a 2003 with the H7 bulb. Yours might be an H3.

[TWINTURBOA6]

anyone know for sure which bulb size is on the 02 a6 2.7t?

[scot_w]

Sylvania Lamp Replacement Guide
2002 AUDI A6 (With HID (high intensity discharge) headlamps)

Low beam headlamp
HID-D2S

High beam headlamp
H7
H7SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen
H7ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
H7XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
H7CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light

Parking light
3457ALL
3457AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Front turn signal
3457ALL
3457AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Rear turn signal
7506
7506LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Tail light
7528
7528LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Stop light
7528
7528LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

High mount stop light
70

Fog/Driving light
H3-55W
H3ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen

License plate
6418
6418LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Back up light
7506
7506LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker
3457ALL
3457AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Rear sidemarker
7528
7528LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Glove box
6418
6418LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Map light
64111

Dome light
6411

Step/Courtesy light
2825
2825LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
64111
6418
6418LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Trunk/Cargo area
6418
6418LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Under hood light
6411

Daytime running light
2825
2825LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

[TWINTURBOA6]

Thanks alot man you've saved the day

[Snowhere]

I just ordered a set of 35w HID H3 setup for both the rado and the A6, from theses guys. http://www.ddmtuning.com/hidkihidbuhi.html

I will see how they are when I get them. A friend put them into his A4 fogs and they worked good so I figured I would try them out in my rides.

[TWINTURBOA6]

I just ordered a set of 35w HID H3 setup for both the rado and the A6, from theses guys. http://www.ddmtuning.com/hidkihidbuhi.html

I will see how they are when I get them. A friend put them into his A4 fogs and they worked good so I figured I would try them out in my rides.

sweet man definitly post some pics of it!!

[02AudiKing]

I wish I could have replied to you earlier with the bulb size. I have a 02 A6 2.7T and just put a HID set in the fogs. The sylvania guide says the fog light bulbs are H3 so thats what I ordered. I went to get them installed and it turned out that the H3 was the wrong size. They are actually H7's, so if they didnt ship em out yet...see if you can get the bulbs changed. Good luck with them

[TWINTURBOA6]

thank you so much man I was waiting because I had a gut feeeling the sylvania guide was a bit incorrect

[TWINTURBOA6]

did you have a 55w set up or 35w set up?

[2.slowT]

I have H7's in my 2002 A6

Oh, and I have a Bright yellow set of fogs H7 for sale, not really used

[Invanity]

Anyone have any pics yet?

[Stampy]

I've posted pics of mine before. I think I have one on my profile pic too.

[sleeprr]

I have H7's in my 2002 A6

Oh, and I have a Bright yellow set of fogs H7 for sale, not really used

how much shipped to 83815? also, you think my 04 a6 takes the H7 bulb?? Cause the sylvania thing says H3s

[2.slowT]

how much shipped to 83815? also, you think my 04 a6 takes the H7 bulb?? Cause the sylvania thing says H3s

It takes 2 min to get the bulb out. If you hace the 2 metal prongs then that is the H7

[02alltoad]

I just ordered a set of 35w HID H3 setup for both the rado and the A6, from theses guys. http://www.ddmtuning.com/hidkihidbuhi.html

I will see how they are when I get them. A friend put them into his A4 fogs and they worked good so I figured I would try them out in my rides.

i got mine from ddm as well the slim blallists they where very easy to install oh and the bulb was a h7 my 02 allroad

[sleeprr]

weird...I've got 2prongs so it's an h7 right?? Even my Bentley Service Manual says H3 though...lol. ok so how much for the bulbs 2.slowT?

[04A6SLine]

did you have a 55w set up or 35w set up?

i thought you wanted HID...

well. here's a pic of my HID frog 3000.. sorry for the bad phone picture. the output is pretty yellow. but when looking straight at the light it's not as yellow.

[02AudiKing]

honestly i couldnt even tell you..ill find out later today and let you know.

[2.slowT]

sleeprr, I sent you a PM

[TWINTURBOA6]

Damn...DDM cant ship out untill after Xmas!! ehhh it's only the 16th...

[A6.S-line]

Are H7s OEM on the C5 or do they require a kit?

The VME bulbs are only 4.99 a pair - is that a special or are they always that inexpensive?

[Snowhere]

I wish I could have replied to you earlier with the bulb size. I have a 02 A6 2.7T and just put a HID set in the fogs. The sylvania guide says the fog light bulbs are H3 so thats what I ordered. I went to get them installed and it turned out that the H3 was the wrong size. They are actually H7's, so if they didnt ship em out yet...see if you can get the bulbs changed. Good luck with them

They showed up Friday and I am doing the install tonight. My 01 is H3s, I wonder if the facelift has different, but my friends 02 2.7TT has H3s too. Go figure.

[TWINTURBOA6]

They showed up Friday and I am doing the install tonight. My 01 is H3s, I wonder if the facelift has different, but my friends 02 2.7TT has H3s too. Go figure.

cool man how did it go?

[Snowhere]

It went well, the install is pretty much plug and play. I think it may have taken me 30 minutes with drinking beer and taking it slow to insure I did not touch the bulb. The first pic is just the low beams. The second is with the fogs on. I still have them aimed pretty low, but they do a great job of lighting up everything nearby more clearly. You can see how much clearer the hid light is. It looks a little blue on the snow, but it is all white (4500K). And yes, that is a deer just off the road!





I drove home from work tonight in a blizzard. The fogs did not blind me like my truck's light will. Being low works great for the driving conditions I experience often. For about 25 miles, I was only going 40ish and still passing an occasional 18 wheeler or suv.

[techaman]

i know www.retrofitlab.com
does all types real nice kits they are based out of Europe germany or england i think

[V1nny]

don't do HID, LED's are better for fogs:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/H3-Philips-5...-/131640584725
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Philips-H7-5...-/351563712804

[forcefed7]

don't do HID, LED's are better for fogs:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/H3-Philips-5...-/131640584725
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Philips-H7-5...-/351563712804

Have pics of them installed on your vehicle?

[V1nny]

Have pics of them installed on your vehicle?

pics mean nothing, unless everyone would make them at the same distance from the exact same color wall, in the exact same ambient lighting, with exact same camera. Otherwise they either mean nothing, or less than nothing, being misleading. I have H7 from my ebay link installed in my 01 Allroad, and they look great. Meaningful number is the light output, usually measured in lumen, and these LED providing about 3/4 output comparing to good 35Watt HID's. General rule about HID - never install them in reflector housings, only in projectors.

[forcefed7]

pics mean nothing, unless everyone would make them at the same distance from the exact same color wall, in the exact same ambient lighting, with exact same camera. Otherwise they either mean nothing, or less than nothing, being misleading.

Really? I thought the pics Snowhere posted above give a very good representation of what you could expect for actual light output. I can tell by that pic that the light output of the HID fogs is far greater than the stock halogen bulbs.

I have H7 from my ebay link installed in my 01 Allroad, and they look great.

That's great you think they are great, but that's just your opinion.

Meaningful number is the light output, usually measured in lumen, and these LED providing about 3/4 output comparing to good 35Watt HID's. General rule about HID - never install them in reflector housings, only in projectors.

I know how light is measured. Thanks. So are you in fact saying that the LED lights you are referencing provide less light output than most 35W HIDs?
If yes, what was the point of installing the LED lights again?

[V1nny]

Really? I thought the pics Snowhere posted above give a very good representation of what you could expect for actual light output. I can tell by that pic that the light output of the HID fogs is far greater than the stock halogen bulbs.

That's great you think they are great, but that's just your opinion.

I know how light is measured. Thanks. So are you in fact saying that the LED lights you are referencing provide less light output than most 35W HIDs?
If yes, what was the point of installing the LED lights again?

I am not saying that HID is not brighter than stock halogen, nor I am saying that the LED's I referenced are brighter than HID. What you missing is that HID arch shape is not designed to work in reflector, when the LED I referenced are.

Please red this:
"Halogen headlamps and HID headlamps require very different optics to produce a safe and effective—not to mention legal—beam pattern. How come?
Because of the very different characteristics of the two kinds of light source."
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...nversions.html

From this latest generation LED you will get 3/4 of the HID output, BUT much better shaped beam. In any case you getting about twice the output from LED and almost 3 times from HID comparing to stock. That is in addition to easier installation and longer life of LED. Shining HID misformed beam into actual fog is not a good idea.

[julex]

Let's not forget that LED output numbers are highly dependent on junction temperatures so proper heat sinks are a must. If you have a LED with crazy lumen output and active heatsink... it is not designed to be OUTSIDE of housing (like our fogs) but inside light assembly, so that rules these out- fan will fail quick once water gets to it. If similar LED bulb has only passive heatsink, rest assured that once it fires up, it will quickly dim the hotter it gets until it melts/shuts down.

[V1nny]

Let's not forget that LED output numbers are highly dependent on junction temperatures so proper heat sinks are a must. If you have a LED with crazy lumen output and active heatsink... it is not designed to be OUTSIDE of housing (like our fogs) but inside light assembly, so that rules these out- fan will fail quick once water gets to it. If similar LED bulb has only passive heatsink, rest assured that once it fires up, it will quickly dim the hotter it gets until it melts/shuts down.

good point about overheating and LED output. If you look at the LEDs I linked, they have flexible braided heatsinks and completely waterproof. This is what they call 5th gen LEDs, where for the first time thermal management issue is solved. Not sure about A6 fog light design, but there is a plug in Allroad rear housing cover. I removed that plug, pulled braided heatsink through the hole and sealed opening with silicone.

[masternes]

Old thread but I've recently put some xenons on mine


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[julex]

Old thread but I've recently put some xenons on mine ️
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And the pic shows EXACTLY what that's illegal. Are you f.ing kidding me? I mean I see douches in their chevy junk pickups sticking these in and thinking in their limited ways that they're so cool...but come on. Having a proper projector laying all these lumens in one coherent beam and not blinding everyone on the road is far cooler.