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mksu19 01-08-2011 07:19 PM

Re: Helix/Depo Headlight and VVME HID Installation DIY (tons of p
 

Originally Posted by MapleSyrup (Post 155285)
Great write up, although a different model, i still used this as a general guide when i installed my HIDs , unfortunately, i could not fit the vvme ballast under my headlights :( there is a spot for a ballast there, but the vvme ballasts are to wide and wont fit :(

Post pic(s) of the ballast receptacle. Maybe a little bit of trimming and the VVME ballast could fit. I have a friend with a B6 A4 and she trimmed the little slits in the receptacle and after fiddling with it, made the ballast fit like it was factory equipped! Not sure if hers is an OEM headlight though so I don't know if yours could be trimmed. ;)

MapleSyrup 01-09-2011 01:15 PM

Re: Helix/Depo Headlight and VVME HID Installation DIY (tons of p
 
Yes trimming probably would of made the ballast fit but i did not have the proper tools :P also i was in a hurry to get them in haha, unfortunately i dont have a camera to take pictures :( being a student , makes me broke lol.

1996AudiA4 06-07-2011 07:46 PM

Re: Helix/Depo Headlight and VVME HID Installation DIY (tons of p
 
Did you wire the small city light bulbs to the running lights so you can run them during the day?

soundjamz 02-16-2012 08:11 AM

Re: Helix/Depo Headlight and VVME HID Installation DIY (tons of p
 
On mine I lost myauto adjust,anda light is on,on the menu cluster ofa headlight, sill illuminate perfectly.

Any one else have this problem?

Rick

jschrauwen 02-29-2012 01:42 PM

Re: Helix/Depo Headlight and VVME HID Installation DIY (tons of p
 
I had an H7 HID bought from and installed at my local Audi shop. It was supposed to be an HID kit specific for the A4. After 18 months one of the ballasts crapped out. I thought that by buying a kit through my shop It would be of a better quality since it cost me almost $130.00. In the past 7 years I've installed 3 HID kits that were Ebay specials. They weren't anything special per-say, but they've all been performing flawlessly for many years.
I see the H7 55W VVME kits on Ebay are still around the $60.00 range. However, I've found another H7 HID kit here - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Xenon-HID-Lig...item4162e2ca87 for $43.00 CDN. At this point I'm a bit disillusioned about brand name HID kits as I've had perfect service/reliability from the so-called no-name brands for almost 6 years.
Your thoughts?


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