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

[wilson]

Thanks Ti.

You mentioned earlier that a reason you are interacted is the potentials
for the lenses to yellow/cloud from sun damage.

Has anyone looked into UV protection to limit this?  If I could keep my
e-codes running longer, without replacing,  that would be ideal.

On Sunday, September 25, 2016, Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:

> 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:
>
> ------- X quote X--------
> 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.
> ------- X quote X--------
>
> 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
>
>