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  • rotoryboy
    S2Forum Possessed
    • May 2004
    • 3281
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #16
    The Elipsoids are H1's
    Mark

    Race Clio RS197

    S2 Coupe ABY (Green) - RIP
    S2 Coupe ABY (Blue) - Sold

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    • Fat Audi 80
      Super Moderator
      • Jan 2004
      • 10547
      • Country: England

      #17
      @ Ross, I believe (correct me guys if I am wrong) that you will need to do the wiring stalk mod to make the dipped beams (HID's) stay on all the time whilst Main beam is activated. There is a thread on this somewhere if you search on "Extreme HID"...

      Cheers,

      Steve

      (You really are going to town aren't you! )
      Last edited by Fat Audi 80; 9 February 2006, 20:41.
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      • 4WheelDrifter
        S2Forum Zealot
        • Oct 2004
        • 5773
        • Country: Devon

        #18
        Originally posted by Jamo
        I wondered how long before 4WDrifter would post on this
        Next he'll want to upgrade his rear windows.
        SS

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        • Jamo
          Retired OG Mod
          • Mar 2004
          • 21750
          • Country: United Kingdom

          #19
          Originally posted by 4WheelDrifter
          Next he'll want to upgrade his rear windows.
          *Jamo* waits for the pic

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          • rotoryboy
            S2Forum Possessed
            • May 2004
            • 3281
            • Country: United Kingdom

            #20
            Oh God, he's off again
            Mark

            Race Clio RS197

            S2 Coupe ABY (Green) - RIP
            S2 Coupe ABY (Blue) - Sold

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            • 4WheelDrifter
              S2Forum Zealot
              • Oct 2004
              • 5773
              • Country: Devon

              #21
              Nah. no picture this time. How do upload videos?
              SS

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              • martinjs
                S2Forum Possessed
                • Jul 2003
                • 3205
                • Country: England

                #22
                I got a pair of elipsoids for 60 quid (right place at the right time lol)and bought a HID kit off ebay for 100.

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                • Jamo
                  Retired OG Mod
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 21750
                  • Country: United Kingdom

                  #23
                  Originally posted by martinjs
                  I got a pair of elipsoids for 60 quid (right place at the right time lol)and bought a HID kit off ebay for 100.
                  Yes but your a jammy sod!

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                  • Jas11n
                    S2Forum Zealot
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 5067
                    • Country: England

                    #24
                    Originally posted by 4WheelDrifter
                    Nah. no picture this time. How do upload videos?
                    Hey up Stu, you and Tom aren't "opening rear window" exclusive anymore, Tina's pearl white 3B has them, though she couldn't understand what all the fuss was about, eh Tina?
                    2001 Avus Silver B5 RS4.
                    2004 A4 Avant 1.8T quattro Sport-LE.
                    1995 S2 Coupe - sold (sniff)

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                    • 4WheelDrifter
                      S2Forum Zealot
                      • Oct 2004
                      • 5773
                      • Country: Devon

                      #25
                      Interesting. I was talking to Sal about them, he says it's normally only the 3Bs that have opening rear windows. Strange.
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                      • europeanme
                        S2Forum Possessed
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 3817
                        • Country: United Kingdom

                        #26
                        HID's=
                        got to do it dude...they make such a difference....as far as I am aware you only have to change the bulb to fit the old school lights.....

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                        • dan_b
                          S2Forum Possessed
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 3670
                          • Home: United Kingdom Current: England

                          #27
                          Originally posted by Ross
                          So it's a different kit for the ABY than the H4? What's the difference?

                          Cheers
                          Ross
                          Hi Ross- exactly, the 3B uses an H4 bulb for dipped beam, and has a separate H1 for main beam only.

                          The ABY/ellipsoid uses an H1 for dipped beam, so you'd have to get a different HID kit (although whether the ballasts and control units are any different I don't know).

                          VAGParts also do a very naughty "EXTREME HID" kit, which is recommended only for the ellipsoid users - this I understand is a much higher powered ballast, so you get even brighter lights, but you'd really need the better focused lens of the ellipsoid to use this - the old reflector H4s would just give too much scatter...
                          Ex S2 owner, now running around in an A4 Avant quattro...

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