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Who has converted their factory HID/Xenons to the euro housings and was it worth it?

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Old 05-23-2001, 06:02 AM
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Default Who has converted their factory HID/Xenons to the euro housings and was it worth it?

The euro housing post from yesterday (Todd from AWE) is making me a) lose sleep and b) realize that I 'need' Euro housings more than a leather recliner.

Can someone provide feedback on converting stock xenon/HID setup to the S4 euro housings?

Was it worth the $540 and why?

I'm still a little fuzzy on the 'city lights' feature - what exacty needs to be done to get this to work? (I dont see any additional bulbs in the euro housing...so how is the lighting accomplished?)
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Default I did! It's MUCH brighter... (more)

Because of U.S. standard and regulations, the Audi OEM factory housings have a film over the xenon lens similar to the film you sometimes see on the top of a windsheild in older cars, which dims the xenon beam. The euro housing are clear as a bell projecting a stream of light brighter than Clark Griswold's Christmas lights.
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Thanks! How about the city lights - did you hook those up too?
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Yep - They're really cool too, but most people don't even notice them.
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Thanks for the input! Looks like my wallet is going to be $540 lighter!
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Don't worry, you're not the only one! ;-(
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