modifying my 200q headlights

[paul fernandes]

Scott and all,

if you are interested in doing this check out this
web-site. This guy (Micha) did it on his audi 4000.

http://www.audi-limits.de/

Sorry that it is in German but you can you use a translator
site to translate for you.

Paul
(LUXEMBOURG)






--- scott thomas <scott at dreamtheater.zzn.com> wrote:
> I got an idea from another VW person that's done this
> type of
> headlight mod with great results.
>
> I'm going to get projector style headlights out of (most
> likely)a 3
> 5 or 7 series Bimmer. I'm gonna cut them apart to remove
> the
> projector portion out of the lamp. Modify my 200
> refelctor
> assemblies to accept them. I saw a guy with a VW around
> here that
> did just that. It's an early Golf. I can't tell the
> difference
> (behind the wheel) between his lights and my buddy's 2003
> Passat.
> Same sharp cut off, horizontal line and light where you
> want it!
>
> Since the optics are in the projector lamp, itself, there
> shouldn't
> be too much of a problem with much, outside of alignment
> and
> distance from the lens. For ease of installation and an
> oem look,
> I'll continue using the stock glass lenses. I figure
> making new
> lenses from Lexan and bending them would be more trouble
> than it's
> worth. Optical grade is needed here. I'm just going to
> polish out
> the lenses. As far as the stock reflector is concerned,
> no changes
> there, because it's going to do little to nothing,
> compared to the
> lamp.
>
> The inner parking lights are going to be my high beam.
> I'm going to
> break the diffusers off, then use some type of driving
> lights in
> their place. I currently use #1156 bulbs as my drls in
> those lenses,
> so I'have to figue out if I'm going to wire in city blubs
> (likely)
> and drill into that reflector, or have a low power
> controller
> running those inner driving bulbs. My question is are
> there models
> made that have adjustable output, or low wattage? I see
> those GM
> cars with 'em, and you might as well use them as
> headlights.
>
> This is going to be an early summer project. This option
> is alot
> cheaper than going with euros because my friend is a BMW
> tech and
> he'd get to keep the take offs they'd normally throw out.
>
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