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Headlight upgrade for early 1999 S4
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:16 pm
by ogg14
I am looking for an upgrade for my april 1999 S4.. pre-facelift model...
Currently i have the two piece headlights/indicators... Can someone help me with a very good replacement...
I have spotted some 99-01 rs4 headlights for sale but will buying these give me a improvement from what i have already... or does someone known of anything else i could use...
Any help would be much appreciated...
Andy
RE: Headlight upgrade for early 1999 S4
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:34 pm
by Blue_Thunder
The facelift lights are only a cosmetic upgrade. If you're wanting better lighting, you'll need to look into getting a decent 50W+ HID kit.
There is a lot of info on here if you search for HID. Some guys have gone dual xenon, but I think if you don't want to take that route, Osram 'Nightbreakers' are recommended for full beam.
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:08 pm
by UKS4APR1
Just replacing your 9 year old xenon bulbs (even with cheap ebay specials) will give a good improvement, plus you can choose your shade.
Here's a link to an old post of mine on the subject....
http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... hlight=d2s
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:02 pm
by ogg14
I have just bought a 6K HID kit from fleabay... from china though. They werent expensive so if they are rubbish i wont be so upset about it...
I will be replacing the whole headlamp unit for one piece item that will arrive very soon so i will add the new 6k kit to them. Should be a huge improvement..
Andy
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:13 pm
by dest
You wont be disapointed atall, I had a Chinese ebay kit on my S2 and it was no problem, the difference was amazing!
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:51 pm
by Blue_Thunder
Did you guys get the 50-55W kits? I got a 30W kit and it was very poor compared to OEM.
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:02 pm
by ogg14
Neither... I bought the 35watt kit... Didnt want any problems with the wiring in the future... I have read many positives about these kits but i will wait and see how they turn out...
Andy
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:11 pm
by Blue_Thunder
Sorry, it was the 35W kit from eBay seller 'Diane-Shop' that I bought.
Takes them about 20-30 seconds to fire up and they are nowhere near as bright as my OEM lights off my 1998 S4(not sure if the bulbs had been replaced before I bought it a couple of years ago).
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:23 pm
by ogg14
Oh no... The same... will i just put them in the bin then...
Andy
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:39 pm
by Blue_Thunder
They take 5 mins to install, so you might as well give them a go and see how they do.
Infact install one, then see the difference between the beams. I wish I'd done this to get a genuine comparison.
Would be interested to see how you find yours. My ballasts may be faulty, etc.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:20 am
by okkim
I have OLLO xenons in the high beams, and they are very good. Wires are made of silicon, and the connectors are also good.