[Biturbos4] So, those Depo replacement headlights are really good!
wilson
wnorthrup at gmail.com
Sun Sep 25 05:42:57 PDT 2016
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
>
>
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