How do I know if my Audi has xenon headlights?
The angel eyes may be halogen, which will look yellowish like any normal halogen. Turn your car on, turn the high beams on, stand in front of one headlight and stare straight into it for 10 seconds. If you are only partially blind, its a halogen. If you are completely blind, its xenon.
Is it legal to use xenon headlights?
Xenon HIDs are only road legal if the headlight unit is correctly E marked. If you’re unsure, you’re looking for an ECE R99 certification. There are only two ways for a HID kit to qualify as road legal: If the whole headlight unit is replaced with one specifically designed for HID.
Can I convert my halogen headlights to xenon?
‘ The short answer is yes, but you’ll need to use an HID Conversion Kit. Xenon HIDs won’t fit into spaces that are designed for halogen bulbs, and vice versa.
How do I know if my headlights are halogen or xenon?
Xenon headlights have a light blue colour (4000-6000K), which is similar to natural daylight, and halogen headlights are a yellow-orange colour (3200-5000K), which is warmer. Installing halogen headlights is straightforward – they just click into position.
Does my Audi have halogen or HID?
For the model I got (2005 B6) the easiest way to tell is look at the housing of the headlights. If its chrome they are halogens, if its a flat-grey they are xenon’s (HID).
Are Xenons legal in the UK?
According to the letter of UK law, HID xenon lights are not permitted. However, European type approval regulations do allow them, and therefore they must be allowed on EU cars registered in the UK. There is a similar situation when converting a car from halogen to xenon units.
Do Xenon headlights dim over time?
Do Xenon HID Bulbs lose brightness and dim over time? Yes, over time a Xenon HID bulb can lose some brightness and colour intensity as they begin to age. We find that branded bulbs like Osram Xenon HID Bulbs degrade a lot less than cheap unbranded Xenon HID Bulbs.
Are Xenon lights better than halogen?
Xenon bulbs can produce a brighter, whiter light than a halogen car, and tend to have a longer lifespan. This produces the light you see on the road. Xenon bulbs can produce a brighter, whiter light than a halogen car, and tend to have a longer lifespan.