ordering aftermarket HIDs, bulb is H11 I believe for low beam
05-26-2005, 01:26 PM
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Please, if you do a retro for non-Xenon A3's, share the info.
Wish I got Xenons with mine, but they didn't have cars with them when I bought mine. I was impatient, but what the heck.
05-26-2005, 02:25 PM
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Factory non Xenon lights use an H7 bulb
H11 is a base for actual XENON lights (as a replacement) if I recall correctly
Make sure since our cars have reflectors that the kit you get has D2R bulbs.. R for reflector the element inside the bulb is placed correctly to work with a reflector. Cheap sets do not account for this and give off worse light then stock.
Also the higher the Kelvin the lower the actual lumens but the more purple the light looks.. Like a 4500K is about peak for lumens and color before you lose light output..
high beams are also H7 and so our the fog light bulbs.
Make sure since our cars have reflectors that the kit you get has D2R bulbs.. R for reflector the element inside the bulb is placed correctly to work with a reflector. Cheap sets do not account for this and give off worse light then stock.
Also the higher the Kelvin the lower the actual lumens but the more purple the light looks.. Like a 4500K is about peak for lumens and color before you lose light output..
high beams are also H7 and so our the fog light bulbs.
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05-27-2005, 02:55 AM
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I"m confused.. are you putting these in your..
current housings or are you buying Xenon housings to put them in.
If you are keeping your current reflector housings then you need the H7 D2R bulb.
If you are getting Xenon projector housings then you need the H11 bulbs.
If you are keeping your current reflector housings then you need the H7 D2R bulb.
If you are getting Xenon projector housings then you need the H11 bulbs.
05-27-2005, 05:36 AM
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reflector housing that uses H11 now
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/5987/p1010093.jpg"></center><p>don't you need a H11 kit to replace the H11 stock halogen bulb? Why would you replace a H11 with a H7 xenon?