Proud new owner of a 2010 S5 cabriolet

[Churchill]

Hi all,
I've been reading here for a while but never posted so forgive me if I ask noob questions.
Last week I took ownership of a 2010 triple black S5 cabriolet and I am chuffed! I traded in a BMW 328i xDrive and and the difference is like night and day. The S5 has much more acceleration and the body lines and interior detail is beyond compare. Couldn't be happier.
Although it's still early days, there is one change I want to make a right away.
I hate the pale white fog lights. I want to replace the bulbs with yellows from either Hoen or PIAA, who seem to have the yellowest lights without vinyl lens covers and they both appear to have a good track record of durability.
I know I need H11 bulbs but I don't know the OEM wattage. Either 35watts or 55w, I think. Does any one here know for sure?
Has anyone tried the Hoen Endurance and the PIAA Plasma yellow Ion bulbs. Any preference?
Comments welcome by all
Thanks for reading through this long post.

[AidansDaddy]

This may be helpful even if not exact model as yours, few posts down states 35w...

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...s-on-b8-s-line

Also, see post #4, a DIY link to AW with more info. Congrats on the new S5 Cabriolet!

[PlainOleS5]

Hi all,
I've been reading here for a while but never posted so forgiven me if I ask noob questions.
Last week I took ownership of a 2010 triple black S5 cabriolet and I am chuffed! I traded in a BMW 328i xDrive and and the difference is like night and day. The S5 has much more acceleration and the body lines and interior detail is beyond compare. Couldn't be happier.
Although it's still early days, there is one change I want to make a right away.
I hate the pale white fog lights. I want to replace the bulbs with yellows from either Hoen or PIAA, who seem to have the yellowest lights without vinyl lens covers and they both seem to have a good track record of durability.
I know I need H11 bulbs but I don't know the OEM wattage. Either 35w or 55 w, I think. Does any one hear know for sure?
Has anyone tried the Hoen Endurance and the PIAA Plasma yellow Ion bulbs. Any preference?
Comments welcome by all
Thanks for reading through this long post.

Pretty sure S5 fogs for 2010 are H11 55w

[The Outrage]

I've used Hella Yellow Star, Nokya Hyper Yellow, and PIAA Plasma Ion Yellow fog light bulbs over the years. The PIAA Plasma Ion Yellow bulbs provide the best pure yellow coloration. All of the others I've tried have a faint yellow tint in comparison. I made a video demonstrating PIAA Plasma Ion Yellow H11 fog lights installed in my old Lexus GS 350. I believe the pre-facelift B8 S5 uses H11 bulbs as well. My B8.5 S5 uses weaker 35 watt H8 bulbs so the output is less impressive.

[dseag2]

Hi all,
I've been reading here for a while but never posted so forgiven me if I ask noob questions.
Last week I took ownership of a 2010 triple black S5 cabriolet and I am chuffed! I traded in a BMW 328i xDrive and and the difference is like night and day. The S5 has much more acceleration and the body lines and interior detail is beyond compare. Couldn't be happier.
Although it's still early days, there is one change I want to make a right away.
I hate the pale white fog lights. I want to replace the bulbs with yellows from either Hoen or PIAA, who seem to have the yellowest lights without vinyl lens covers and they both seem to have a good track record of durability.
I know I need H11 bulbs but I don't know the OEM wattage. Either 35w or 55 w, I think. Does any one hear know for sure?
Has anyone tried the Hoen Endurance and the PIAA Plasma yellow Ion bulbs. Any preference?
Comments welcome by all
Thanks for reading through this long post.

My only comment is that I had a '10 S5 Cab and it was blast. I miss it! Congratulations!

[Gonzoe11]

Welcome Churchill. Let's see some pictures of this new beast. Congratulations and de-chrome those fog light trims once you're down there .

[bknewtype]

welcome! love black 5's.

i had nokya yellow fogs and i liked it. switched to HID yellow 3000k and loved it

[Churchill]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and your comments.
I confirmed with Audi today that the fog bulbs are indeed H11, 55watts. I ordered PIAA's Plasma Ion yellow bulbs and waiting for them to arrive.
I will post pictures once/if I can figure out how.

[B8 S FOR]

Congrats! Welcome to the Cab Club!

[Churchill]

I had the PIAA bulbs installed and they look great. Very yellow light on the ground. I haven't tried them in fog yet but they must be better than the washed-out look originals. Highly recommend the PIAA Plasma Ion Yellow H11s.