Ok so I've had my 2011 A3 TDI for one week now and it's absolutely awesome!!
My A3 has the regular halogen headlights. Is there any way that I can have the OEM Bixenon LED headlights installed in place of the halogens? If so who can do it and any idea of cost? I want to remain in warranty and have a completely stock look. And FYI it was a dealer demo so I had no choice in the headlight matter. = (

Thanks for any help guys!

 

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If you want the HID, we must not have only new head lights. You need the Ballasts. Ballasts transform the current 12v to high intensity discharge, allowing the Xenon gas lights up.

There are kits on eBay with HID bulbs and ballasts for A3. Like this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/AUDI-HID-CONV...ht_3609wt_1501

By cons, you will not have the LED headlights facelift.

The kit FaceBook is interested, but you need to buy HID bulbs and ballasts separately (with connectors). And, I don't know if your switch (and wire) will be compatible...

Try to find a good DIY on Internet about that. It's not that simple seems at first.

 

thx FourCircle and Tiptronic. I'll keep looking into this.

 

I did it on my 2009 S-Line A3.

You need: headlights (800$), ballasts(250$), bulbs (100$), bulb holder (70$), kufatec harness (100$) and vag-com cable (300$).

Labor time: 8-10 hours...

 

Jeepee, that's sounds reasonable price-wise. Do you have any pics of the install? Did you have to remove the bumper etc. or do the LED HID headlamps fit directly in place of the halogen units? Was there any wires to cut? I prefer not to cut any wires.

Thx.

 

I do have some pics of the install.

You must remove the bumper.

No wires need to be cut.

 

Nice facelift for a reasonable price. For the VagCom programming, any small garage Audi / VW can do the programming for few bucks (instead of pay for cable and software).

If I did not have them genuine, I would undoubtedly do this retrofit. For security (HID lighting) and for the look.

4Circle

 

The price isn't too bad at all but my guess is that these retrofitted lights won't auto level or have the AFS feature (Adaptive cornering) correct JeePee? Either way I'd have to wait until the weather warms up and I can borrow a friends garage space for a day.

In the meantime I was thinking of just getting a basic xenon HID upgrade kit for the current headlight housing. I have heard around the forums that this may cause a wiper motor to blow. Anybody have a definitive answer on this? This is the kit I was going to get its $100 CAD from a local shop and includes bulbs, ballast, wiring harness and brackets for mounting: http://www.lumenshid.com/conv_kits.html vs the Philips kits which are $300-400.

any thoughts?

thx guys

 

Dont waste your money on HID kit with your actual healights.

It's gonna blind every incomming trafic since light isnt directed.

You can get a auto-leveling motor for 200-300$. It's only a matter of Vag-Com to make it work.

Where you from ?