Yeah, I went cheap and boned-up...
02-16-2005, 08:56 AM
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Yeah, I went cheap and boned-up...
I went cheap and bought some 2-piece headlight projector housings from eBay. I should have known that I was in trouble when I saw that the instructions were in Chinese! (I'm Chinese and it *STILL* shocks me!) At any rate, the headlights leave a 1/8" gap from the bumper to the bottom of the headlight housing and the beam pattern isn't very good. Just thought I'd let everyone know before they bought them.
With that said... I have these headlight housings (that I paid $300 for) and clear corner lights for *FREE* if someone wants to come and pick them up from me in Los Angeles. They're not very good and I can't, in good conscience, sell them to anyone. But I'd hate to throw them away if someone has some sort of use for them. Just let me know! E-mail me at robert_t_king (AT) hotmail (DOT) com.
Bob
With that said... I have these headlight housings (that I paid $300 for) and clear corner lights for *FREE* if someone wants to come and pick them up from me in Los Angeles. They're not very good and I can't, in good conscience, sell them to anyone. But I'd hate to throw them away if someone has some sort of use for them. Just let me know! E-mail me at robert_t_king (AT) hotmail (DOT) com.
Bob
02-16-2005, 09:50 AM
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I don't think they're from the Depo.
I got them from eBay and I can't remember who the seller was! But the light pattern is a bit wonky... and I adjusted them as high as they would go and they weren't quite right still. I just opted to stay with my original headlamps.
I live in Huntington Beach, but I go to Hollywood pretty often to visit my mom. I can always meet-up with someone in-between to drop-off the lights...
Bob
I live in Huntington Beach, but I go to Hollywood pretty often to visit my mom. I can always meet-up with someone in-between to drop-off the lights...
Bob
02-16-2005, 11:47 AM
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They weren't as bright as I expected and the beam pattern is low and has a sharp cutoff
on the driver's side (I think for oncoming traffic). Overall though I feel they were an improvement over my old lights (after you aim them properly, they were pointing at the ground when first installed) and they look much better in the daytime. They don't leak or get condensation inside, either, which I've heard some of the aftermarket 2 piece lights do. Overall the quality is not as good as the stock Audi lights but nothing on them broke. I thought fitment was good, too.
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02-16-2005, 03:09 PM
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Thanks for the feedback. I understand your's are one piece headlights
Unfortunately my 96 has 2 piece Bosch headlights.
I am very tempted to make this move and get rid os the frosted ones.
But I confess that the fitting & condensation issues scare me a little.
Are the 2 pieces sold by LLTEK the same ?
I am very tempted to make this move and get rid os the frosted ones.
But I confess that the fitting & condensation issues scare me a little.
Are the 2 pieces sold by LLTEK the same ?
02-16-2005, 03:48 PM
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Mr. D's are 2 pieces not the 1 piece. I have the same lights from Depo installed on my A4.
So far no condensation issues whatsoever. Everything was plug and play. No fender trimming like you have to do on the 1 pieces. Only thing I lost was my fog lights. The Depo headlights included connectors for city lights rather than the stock foglights. The wires are the same color though, so if I can get my hands on some of those fog light connectors from the old lights I may be back in business.
I purchased my lights from KenSu on ebay for $280. Looks like LLTEK wants $444. Yikes!!
I purchased my lights from KenSu on ebay for $280. Looks like LLTEK wants $444. Yikes!!