yasinuk Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 HI Just found this forum. I just bought an Audi A5 2.0T great car. However the only thing missing is the 3.0 TDI style lights with xenons and daytime running lights. I was wondering if anyone had managed to retro fit a set of headlights from a 3.0 TDI to any other A5. I have asked the dealers and they dont really know much, and are just saying no. Im an electrician by trade and i was thinking if you can get the headlight to fit then its just a matter of wiring. Maybe the xenons will work but no auto levelling etc?? Can anyone else shed any light on this? Maybe we can find a specialist garage willing to do and if other people are interested do group thing to save money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustoir Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Try asking here... there are far more A5 users and you'll probably get a wider response: Audi A5/S5 Owners Club - A5_OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audi1.8tfsi Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 I had and still have the same problem. The lights are sealed units and I think if you wanted to buy them with DRL's fitted you would be looking at £1000. Audi should point out that 4 cylinder models don't come with these lights as standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 You should also have the self-levelling kit + headlight washers for a correct conversion (is meant to be an MOT failure without) which may or may not be options on your car ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicblue Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I had and still have the same problem. The lights are sealed units and I think if you wanted to buy them with DRL's fitted you would be looking at £1000. Audi should point out that 4 cylinder models don't come with these lights as standard. They are standard fit on S-Line spec now - my Cabrio has them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyrj Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 You should also have the self-levelling kit + headlight washers for a correct conversion (is meant to be an MOT failure without) which may or may not be options on your car ? ... and they do test for for both levelling and washers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F60 Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 HI Just found this forum. I just bought an Audi A5 2.0T great car. However the only thing missing is the 3.0 TDI style lights with xenons and daytime running lights. I was wondering if anyone had managed to retro fit a set of headlights from a 3.0 TDI to any other A5. I have asked the dealers and they dont really know much, and are just saying no. Im an electrician by trade and i was thinking if you can get the headlight to fit then its just a matter of wiring. Maybe the xenons will work but no auto levelling etc?? Can anyone else shed any light on this? Maybe we can find a specialist garage willing to do and if other people are interested do group thing to save money. I'm in the same predicament - did you manage to get the lights changed and if so, how and how much? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony007 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 HI Just found this forum. I just bought an Audi A5 2.0T great car. However the only thing missing is the 3.0 TDI style lights with xenons and daytime running lights. I was wondering if anyone had managed to retro fit a set of headlights from a 3.0 TDI to any other A5. I have asked the dealers and they dont really know much, and are just saying no. Im an electrician by trade and i was thinking if you can get the headlight to fit then its just a matter of wiring. Maybe the xenons will work but no auto levelling etc?? Can anyone else shed any light on this? Maybe we can find a specialist garage willing to do and if other people are interested do group thing to save money. From my opinion, there are two way out: a, Change the 3.0 TDI headlight to your car. Because oem DRL LED is controlled by special control unit, if you change LED part only, it will be useless. P.S: The OEM LED control unit is like this: Audi Headlamp LED Ballast Controller|Driving with lights on during day (DRL) b, Change a set of aftermarket DRL to retrofit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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