Birchall
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On the contrary, please 'enlighten' me Steve.
That was my "main aim" but it "dipped" slightly
But I haven't the foggiest why.
Steve B
On the contrary, please 'enlighten' me Steve.
Hi
I believe that they would have that.
I am getting a H3 kit fir my main beam as well as another H7 kit for my fogs.
So there are other bulb sizes.
What bulbs are the originals?
Steve B
Hi
I believe that they would have that.
I am getting a H3 kit fir my main beam as well as another H7 kit for my fogs.
So there are other bulb sizes.
What bulbs are the originals?
Steve B
I thought the dipped/main bulb for the A2 was an H7? Do you have LED sidelights too?
Aah ok. Very interested in how this goes keep us all updated.
How are you getting on with the LED headlamps Steve?
One comment though, if you just want brighter headlamps then the replacement bulbs such as http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H7-XENON-...ts=Car+Make:Audi|Model:A2&hash=item19e381348e
are much simpler and much cheaper. Less than £5 !!!
But if you do want LED headlamp bulbs then this kit I am testing out is great (although check the legality of such a kit, I am happy to use it especially as an MOT tester told me they would pass an MOT, but as people have pointed out, this is no guarantee that they are legal.
I have the halogens in the wife's A2 are they are much brighter than standard but check the legality again!!
Steve B
To be honest. We have the brighter bulbs fitted to our 4 A2s (so all except mine).
They work very well and are much brighter than standard but their life is occasionally shorter.
For example of the 4 cars two bulbs have gone in less than a year.
But they are worth it for the extra brightness and they are not too expensive to replace more often if that happens.
So I feel that the brighter bulbs are the best option.
The LED headlamps are just more of a gadget. I like gadgets and new options so they suit the project.
But fir daily driver cars the cheaper brighter bulbs make sense.
The extra brightness helps with safety.
Steve B
I've gone back to using "standard" bulbs. These so-called higher-output bulbs seem all very well, but they're not significantly much brighter (nothing like the gain you get going from halogen to Xenon HID for example), and the reduction in life-span is ridiculous - I don't think it's acceptable to have to be changing H7 bulbs every 6-9 months, which is what I was doing with the "extreme brightness" bulbs I used for a while.
I may yet try this LED kit idea though - Steve have you installed them in the main beam units as well yet?
I may yet try this LED kit idea though - Steve have you installed them in the main beam units as well yet?