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Old 09-26-2011, 05:27 PM
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Ok so I’m at the junk yard this weekend when they bring out an A4, can’t believe my luck. Here is what I picked up; set of DEPO 2 piece projector Headlights with clear corners and a set of smoked side markers.
So my question is about the wiring setup for 2 piece headlights, I have used the search function only to find post for one piece conversions.
 
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Old 09-27-2011, 10:40 AM
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congrats on the pick up man! Those are fairly rare. The wiring will be very much the same, you just get to avoid the fender trimming
 
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Old 09-27-2011, 01:41 PM
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I know how rare of find they are......I hit pick a part every Saturday. The car was literally just put in the yard and I couldn’t get them off fast enough, paid $80 all I need now is the HID set up. I have seen your DIY (great one) my lights do not have a different style plug since the corner is separate, should I just follow your steps anyways?
 
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Well, if the plugs are the same, I would alter the DIY slightly. The wiring job in the DIY was admittedly messy. A cleaner way to do it would be to plug the stock harness into your new 2-piece housings and then wire the HID's in from the inside of the housings. This will make for a much cleaner (and more waterproof) install
 
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I fond a voltometer to be pretty handy, just trial and error and you will find high beams, low beams, ground etc.
 
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Old 10-01-2011, 05:47 PM
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If you have two-piece lights on your car, those are plug and play - zero modding needed.
 
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Old 10-01-2011, 06:21 PM
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Thanks for the help.
Yeah I have the pre-facelift, wanted one piece but couldn't pass them up. I am going to switch out my stock headlight connectors on the depos, both depos have burned ground pins. I am going with a 35W 6K setup, should I use H7 or D2S lamps? The housing is marked D2S.
 
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Old 10-02-2011, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by chivo818
should I use H7 or D2S lamps? The housing is marked D2S.
Use D2S bulbs then. Some OEM one piece and aftermarket 2-piece housings use D2S.
 
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