[s-cars] TT HID retrofit into URS

[P. Dooley]

Bob,

You mean any pair of A6 projectors - like these? 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AUDI-A6-XENON-HID-PROJECTORS-D2S-HEADLIGHT-HEADLAMP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33710QQihZ013QQitemZ230071612555QQrdZ1

Paul

Robert Rossato wrote:
> I would imagine just about any year TT ought to do, as I don't think
> they changed much on those up to this point.  Don't think the 2nd gen TT
> is here yet.
>
> As for me, I went with Euro A6 HIDs from a 2000 & 2001.  Happened to be
> one from each.  Only difference was in styling of decorative reflector
> around the projector lens, which gets tossed anyway.  Got them from
> somebody in Belgium selling on German Ebay.  Paid a total of $300
> including shipping.  
>
> The Euro A6 HID projectors have a better light output than the US
> versions, but they are a tight fit (had to do some slight modifying).
> The light output is phenomenal, however, and it was well worth it.  I
> haven't seen any that are brighter or have a wider coverage.  They're
> better than S8, TT, or A4.  You may want to check out the US A6 HID
> projectors as A) they'd be more readily available than the Euro A6 or TT
> units, and 2) I believe they're easier fit than the Euro A6 projectors.
> I believe Paul K, Tom Mullane, and good ole Uncle Bob Pastore have all
> used the US A6 versions, so any of them can give you info on hard/easy
> it might have been to install.
>
> You'll have to make some brackets to adapt the different mounting
> pattern of the donor projectors.  Don't know how the TT ones are, but
> the A6 ones are definitely a different pattern.  Then you'll have to
> figure out how you want to feed the high tension wire through the
> housing.  Most folks have it come out the back cover.  I went out the
> side so that the back cover is free to be removed independently.  As for
> power, I brought the two wires going to the ballast into the housing
> through a small whole and connected them directly to the wires that
> power the stock low beam projector.  Eventually I want to graft in the
> fog light connector that is used on the S4 headlights (S6 headlights
> delete this and have fog light circuit go through the main harness
> connector to the lights), and use this as the pass through for powering
> the ballasts.
>
> I can also send you a little slide show of what I did to get mine to
> fit.  It's not a complete how to, just highlights some of the fit
> issues.  Also have a file that shows what the light output is like
> compared to stock.  I've had mine for 3 years now and I could never go
> back to regular halogen lighting again.  The big, big plus is in the
> rain.
>
> BR
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of P. Dooley
>> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 10:27 PM
>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: [s-cars] TT HID retrofit into URS
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>> As the end of the year comes, I find myself rereading old s-car email 
>> and figuring out if there will ever be any grip on the 
>> slippery slope or 
>> not (I think not).  I'm intrigued by the idea of retrofitting 
>> some Audi 
>> TT HID low beam projectors into my Euro S6 headlights, but I 
>> can't find 
>> any reference to the exact year/part numbers of TT headlights I'm 
>> looking for.  So, to those that have already done so, do you have any 
>> part numbers?  I believe Fred Munro has done this as well as Mark 
>> Strangeways and I think Dave Forgie while Igor Kessel use 
>> some Euro 740i 
>> lights.
>>
>> Some how about some part numbers, years of potential donor 
>> cars, and any 
>> other advice you can throw out at us.
>>
>> TIA<
>>
>> Paul Dooley
>> 95 S6
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