Will these Eurpoean headlights on Ebay.co.uk fit my car?

[BillyT]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Au...item232b9a2ea9

It says "This part is for Right Hand Drive vehicles only" but I can't image how that matters.


Also how do I know if I have Xenon HID or halogen lights?

Some more links:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OEM-Audi-A...item46129b628f

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-20...item20d5a576ee

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-A4-S4...item257b41d677

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A4-S4...item35c6aaf95f

[BillyT]

But even if the right hand drive thing is an issue it seems they can be found on the German Ebay too:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/SCHEINWERFER-...item3f284ecee1

http://www.ebay.de/itm/SCHEINWERFER-...item5d42da2eb3

These are all in the $200 range whereas American venders sell them for over $1,400!

http://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-B6_S4-...ght/ES2575395/

[speedydragon]

They will fit your car. Your b6 s4 should have came with xenon headlights from the factory. The difference with a set of rhd headlights would be the cut off. Since drivers drive on the opposite side in most of the European countries, the cut off plates will be positioned opposite of what we would see on us spec lights. You can easily remove the two phillips screws holding the plates and switch them from the left housing to right, and right to left. Kind of hard to explain, but in the US, the cut-off beam should be something like this:
____/____/ The slant being used to light up road signs on the right and not blind oncoming drivers on the left. While euro spec lights are set with a beam like this:

\___\___ the slant being used to light up road signs on the left and not blind oncoming traffic on the right.

source: personal experience with the ecodes on my b5.

[BillyT]

BTW, my car is a B6 Cabriolet, so the headlights are different from the other models.

[jeffrey146]

Ill tell you guys what i know. On some helix/depo/oem projectors there is a flap that can change it. I don't remember how it would be done but you could make it work with fiddling with the projectors. however i would just buy these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/190819632248...84.m1439.l2649

ive put them in two cars of mine and the look and work great. Finding the bulbs for them is a bitch... side from that no complaints here.

[BillyT]

Ill tell you guys what i know. On some helix/depo/oem projectors there is a flap that can change it. I don't remember how it would be done but you could make it work with fiddling with the projectors. however i would just buy these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/190819632248...84.m1439.l2649

ive put them in two cars of mine and the look and work great. Finding the bulbs for them is a bitch... side from that no complaints here.

I don't like the way not all 3 of those are circles.

What about how my current headlights auto-adjust themselves every time I start the car?

[speedydragon]

BTW, my car is a B6 Cabriolet, so the headlights are different from the other models.

lol..the headlight itself may be different from other models, but it's the same concept. Depending on what those ebay sellers are including or not including with the headlights, you may have to take off the leveling motors from your own headlights in swap it into the new headlights. Use the search button; you may find some more info regarding the flap/plate from other b6'ers.

[R&Cs4]

Be very careful, most sedan parts will not fit the cabrio. However, since the code is 8H and not 8E, there is a chance that they will fit.

The ebay.uk link you posted should fit, but they are for halogen headlights and I'm assuming you have the bi-xenon?

[BillyT]

Are Americans actually able to sign up and make purchases on European Ebay sites?

So it seems the British ones have the reversed side of the road issue and aren't bi-xenon.
I really don't totally understand everything about the self adjusting factor either.
It looks like the German ones have no orange to the blinkers at all. Isn't that a US requirement?

[jeffrey146]

I really dig them. Guess that just me though.

[BillyT]

I really dig them. Guess that just me though.

They're not bad, but the non-complete circle things still kinda bugs me. I also don't see any cabriolet specific version anywhere.

[LJH]

Since drivers drive on the opposite side in most of the European countries,.

Just to clarify here, there is not a country in the EU that drives on the left hand side of the road (RHD car).

Having driven RHD cars with RHD lights on The right side of the road I can tell you that it is far from ideal for both you and oncoming traffic.

Cheers,
Jim

[BillyT]

Just to clarify here, there is not a country in the EU that drives on the left hand side of the road (RHD car).

Having driven RHD cars with RHD lights on The right side of the road I can tell you that it is far from ideal for both you and oncoming traffic.

Cheers,
Jim

Yea, I was gonna point that out. Think the UK is one of the only ones like that.

[BillyT]

The ebay.uk link you posted should fit, but they are for halogen headlights and I'm assuming you have the bi-xenon?

What about the German ones? The text on the page says "Lighting: Halogen & Xenon"

http://www.ebay.de/itm/SCHEINWERFER-...d=520541815700

http://www.ebay.de/itm/SCHEINWERFER-...d=520530485904

[LJH]

Yea, I was gonna point that out. Think the UK is one of the only ones like that.

Actually more countries then not, world wide, drive on the left hand side of the road.

Cheers,
Jim

[BillyT]

Actually more countries then not, world wide, drive on the left hand side of the road.

Cheers,
Jim

In Europe I mean.

[CDN_S4]

In Europe, England is the only one to drive on the left hand side, or how we like to think, the "wrong" side lol. Who else besides Singapore, Japan and the UK drives on the left?? Australia?

[troyguitar]

Places that used to be part of the British Empire

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right...t-hand_traffic

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[BillyT]

Has anyone on here actually done this or does every one just either buy the $250 types jeffrey146 posted above or pony up for the $1,400 ones in the ECS link I posted above?

[dparm]

You might be able to just swap the projector assemblies from the left headlamp to the right, and vice-versa. That's what we basically did on my friend's WRX ProDrive headlamps that came from Europe.

[BillyT]

They will fit your car. Your b6 s4 should have came with xenon headlights from the factory. The difference with a set of rhd headlights would be the cut off. Since drivers drive on the opposite side in most of the European countries, the cut off plates will be positioned opposite of what we would see on us spec lights. You can easily remove the two phillips screws holding the plates and switch them from the left housing to right, and right to left. Kind of hard to explain, but in the US, the cut-off beam should be something like this:
____/____/ The slant being used to light up road signs on the right and not blind oncoming drivers on the left. While euro spec lights are set with a beam like this:

\___\___ the slant being used to light up road signs on the left and not blind oncoming traffic on the right.

source: personal experience with the ecodes on my b5.

Thanks man. But so what happens every time a Brit goes on "holiday" to some EU destination?

[Whatset]

In Europe, England is the only one to drive on the left hand side, or how we like to think, the "wrong" side lol. Who else besides Singapore, Japan and the UK drives on the left?? Australia?

The thriving empire of Turks and Caicos does.

[LJH]

Thanks man. But so what happens every time a Brit goes on "holiday" to some EU destination?

You get these:
http://www.motoring-into-europe.co.uk/faq.html

In the old days before projector lamps you could just use black electrical tape strategically.

Cheers,
Jim

[tboo72]

Im thinking of getting ecodes but since Im not the original owner I have no idea if my car has them already. Is there any easy way to tell?

[BillyT]

I just realized that B6 headlights have a dark gray or black background but they changed it to silver or chrome for the B7.
I wonder if there's silver/chrome ones available for the B6 and if they would look better or worse. Anyone got such pics?
Perhaps those Valeo ones are the only option for silver/chrome on the B6.

[BillyT]

What about these suckers right here?



http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDI-A4-S4-C...60774313705%26

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDI-A4-S4-C...60774313705%26

[Brettannica]

According to the description, If your car is an 02/2004 - 12/2005 then they should fit.
It looks to be just the housing with no internals.
I'm assuming Latvia is left hand drive?

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[R&Cs4]

What about these suckers right here?



http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDI-A4-S4-C...60774313705%26

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDI-A4-S4-C...60774313705%26

You really want to spend $900 on headlights? Search for the orange reflector removal DIY, you'll come out with pretty much the same result.

[LJH]

You really want to spend $900 on headlights? Search for the orange reflector removal DIY, you'll come out with pretty much the same result.

Far from the same result....E-Codes give you much better lighting.

Cheers,
Jim

[R&Cs4]

Far from the same result....E-Codes give you much better lighting.

Cheers,
Jim

That may be true, but the question is if he's going for better lighting or just the visual pleasure of not having the reflector. If it's the latter, then pulling the reflectors make more sense than spending $900.

[BillyT]

You really want to spend $900 on headlights? Search for the orange reflector removal DIY, you'll come out with pretty much the same result.

I've searched plenty and found the going consensus is that the reflector removal DIY is impossible on cabriolet specific lights.

[BillyT]

I also would like to switch from having a black background to a chrome or silver one plus better lighting is always a good thing.

The ad also says "Without ballast, levelling device, without bulbs, self levelling system, HID low/high beam + halogen low beam"

So how much of that can be used from my old lights and how much needs to be sourced and from where and at what kinda price?

[BillyT]

Who is Valeo anyway? A third party vendor Audi rebadges as OEM? And if so can I just order stuff from some website that stocks all their stuff?