[Biturbos4] So, those Depo replacement headlights are really good!

[Ti Kan]

On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 08:41:02AM -0500, Joel Liggins wrote:
> D2S plug and play E-codes
> 
> http://m.ebay.com/itm/Plug-Play-DEPO-1999-2001-AUDI-A4-B5-XENON-HID-CHROME-ECODE-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHT-/121968597048?nav=SEARCH

FYI.

I sent a question to the seller "fishcake321" about this one,
specifically about whether it uses D2S bulbs and whether the factory
ballast can be mounted on it.  Also I asked if the factory self-leveling
feature is retained.  Here's his answer:

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1.  Item #121968597048 comes with H7 housing since it's ecode headlight,
not D2S, so you can not use your factory xenon bulbs nor ballasts,
however, the unit does come with new xenon H7 HID bulbs AND ballasts.
The connection part is still plug and play to your main connector.

2.  As mentioned in the item description, minor trimming on the stock
factory socket is needed to fit to the new ecode headlight, but no need
to buy new parts.

3.  Ecode headlight has extra city light feature located in the inner
high beam housing.

4.  You can transfer your stock auto-leveling motor to the new headlight
to continue using it.
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I was looking for an equivalent of the Valeo Euro HID housing, which
uses D2S bulbs and has lets you mount the factory ballast on it.
It also supports auto-leveing (no modification necessary), has
city light, and clear side markers.  The Euro low beam uptilt on
the right side is more aggressive than the U.S. version.

It doesn't appear that Depo makes such a thing...

-Ti