drivng lights?

1986/5000 · 08-08-2009, 06:31 PM

i'm finding the high beams on my car aren't that very effective. I'm looking at buying some driving lioghts for car. So far the hella 500 driving lights with the free form reflectors seems like a good choice. Any other lights in the same price recommended by someone?
thanks

Blue44 · 08-08-2009, 07:22 PM

I do not know much about alternative lights for your 5000 but there appears to be someone selling some "HIDs Hi/Low for Audi 100/200/5000" in the classified section here.

best of luck

Kneale Brownson · 08-09-2009, 04:17 AM

Find some Eurolights for your car. Then relay them.

Watch Fleabay, Audifans Marketplace and the classifieds here and on other forums.

Audi's DOT headlights from that era were terrible.

1986/5000 · 08-09-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Kneale Brownson

Find some Eurolights for your car. Then relay them.

Watch Fleabay, Audifans Marketplace and the classifieds here and on other forums.

Audi's DOT headlights from that era were terrible.

I know, it doesn't feel safe at all with my stock headlights. I'm finding it really hard to find parts in canada, i just don't want to deal with the hassle of cross border shipping. I was interested in some fog or driving lights just so i could put some high wattage bulbs in and throw out some serious light. I live in really rural area.

RallyCV · 08-10-2009, 02:42 AM

Hella 500s are a good buy. Before the rise of HID lighting they were practically standard issue in club rallies. I had heard they were being discontinued.

MarkPan · 08-10-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RallyCV

Hella 500s are a good buy. Before the rise of HID lighting they were practically standard issue in club rallies. I had heard they were being discontinued.

Really? I can't see them cancelling them. It's like the uh.. I don't know, classic.

1986/5000 · 08-11-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkPan

Really? I can't see them cancelling them. It's like the uh.. I don't know, classic.

definitely! they just upgraded them too by offering them in a more focused beam by having a free form reflector instead of the standard parabolic reflector.

on a side note, does anybody know of a good canadian website that sells hella 500's, i've looked everywhere online and can only find them through US sites.

5000Q86 · 08-12-2009, 07:40 AM

i have factory u.s. headlights on my 5000 and with the HIDs, i can light up all three lanes on the highway both guardrails and the foliage on either side of the road. lemme know what ur lookin for and ill get you a price

5000Q86 · 08-12-2009, 07:46 AM

and if i can figure out how to upload it off my camera ill post it here

AK_92_V8 · 08-12-2009, 08:05 PM

Yah I had the same problem in my V8. I cured that with hid low beams. Now I dont even touch the high beams. I got mine from www.vvme.com for under $100 Lots of other members got kits from there to. Both my cars and my moms car is running kits from them.

08-10-2009, 02:42 AM	#5
RallyCV Audiworld Junior Member 1990 Audi 200 Quattro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 99	Hella 500s are a good buy. Before the rise of HID lighting they were practically standard issue in club rallies. I had heard they were being discontinued. __________________ Rides: 90 200 TQ 10V, 04 Yamaha XT225, 09 Jetta Sportwagen, 85 Mazda RX-7, Your Mom Follow Gravel-Spec Rallysport on Facebook Follow live updates from the stages on Twitter @ gspec510!

08-12-2009, 07:40 AM	#8
5000Q86 AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 455	Im the one sellin the HID's i have factory u.s. headlights on my 5000 and with the HIDs, i can light up all three lanes on the highway both guardrails and the foliage on either side of the road. lemme know what ur lookin for and ill get you a price

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5000Q86 AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 455	Il take a picture of them tonight and if i can figure out how to upload it off my camera ill post it here

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08-08-2009, 07:22 PM	#2
Blue44 AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago IL. Posts: 200	I do not know much about alternative lights for your 5000 but there appears to be someone selling some "HIDs Hi/Low for Audi 100/200/5000" in the classified section here. best of luck

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Kneale Brownson AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Full-time Coloradoan now Posts: 3,365	Find some Eurolights for your car. Then relay them. Watch Fleabay, Audifans Marketplace and the classifieds here and on other forums. Audi's DOT headlights from that era were terrible.

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AK_92_V8 AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anchorage Alaska Posts: 632	Yah I had the same problem in my V8. I cured that with hid low beams. Now I dont even touch the high beams. I got mine from www.vvme.com for under $100 Lots of other members got kits from there to. Both my cars and my moms car is running kits from them.