Apr 01 2008

55w Fog Light HID Upgrade

Published by SharpHID at 9:36 pm under Audi, General HIDs

I recently purchased a 2002 Audi Allroad and it had stock reflector fogs. I had upgraded the fogs in my Volvo and loved the difference they made. The bulb type is an H7 which made the upgrade that much simpler. A full installation guide will be posted this weekend but I thought I would post up the initial results here.

I decided on the 55w kit as I wanted the fogs to be bright. There is some risk as the 55w kit gets very bright. The fogs on the Audi are of a reasonable size and being that they are H7 means they have a lot of space behind the bulb inside the fog light cap. So far I have not seen any issues with anything overheating. I do try not to let the car sit with them on for long periods of time to prevent any excessive heat. For most fog applications I would recommend the 35w upgrade.

I am completely stunned by the output of these 55w HIDs. I went with the 5000K bulbs which produces a pure white light. They complement the OEM HID low beams fairly well though I think 4300K would have matched better. They are incredibly bright and really fill in the darkness to the side of the car and directly in front. I have yet to use them in inclement weather but I have no doubt they will do the job.

Here are some pictures of the results:

Update: installation guide now available here.

8 Responses to “55w Fog Light HID Upgrade”

  1. # T5volvoon 03 Apr 2008 at 7:42 pm

    I have been thinking about going with a set of HID fog lights for my Volvo s40, I have just been hesistant unsure of the legal ramifications there are to doing that. Its all pretty unclear as to what you can and cant do “legally” when it comes to HID. And no one seems to have a clear answer. I know this year at the SEMA show they claimed all HID aftermarket mod’s would be considered illegal and subject to heavy fines… Anybody have any insight on this?

  2. # 03allroadon 04 Apr 2008 at 9:14 am

    I own a 2003 audi allroad and was wondering if you would let me know when you will have the installation guide posted. I would love to see how you installed the kit so that I may do the same thing. What kit did you use?

  3. # SharpHIDon 04 Apr 2008 at 9:21 am

    03allroad.
    The installation guide will be posted by the end of this weekend. I used the DDM 55w 5000K HID Kit. The 55w kit is extremely bright. The 35w kit will be a great upgrade if you don’t want something so bright. A lot of people like to use 3000K bulbs which are yellow as they don’t reflect as much from the rain and snow and fog.

  4. # SharpHIDon 04 Apr 2008 at 9:22 am

    T5Volvo
    As far as I know all HIDs are illegal to install aftermarket unless they came on the car or are a dealer option to install (in which case you would need to change to HID supported lights from the dealer).

  5. # 03allroadon 04 Apr 2008 at 10:46 am

    SharpHID,

    Thanks for input and help. I will wait to see your installation guide. I have been looking for things to do to my allroad.

  6. # SharpHIDon 06 Apr 2008 at 1:23 pm

    Installation guide now available at http://www.sharphid.com. http://sharphid.com/installation/audiallroadfogs.htm.

  7. # SharpHIDon 29 Nov 2008 at 11:03 pm

    I just want to comment on these fogs as I get a lot of questions regarding 55w HID kits in fog lights. I have been running these since April and I basically turn them on every time it is dark. I have not had a single issue with them and there appears to be no signs of heat damage to the fog light housings.

  8. # cjsullon 26 Dec 2008 at 6:05 pm

    Hey John,

    Hope your holiday was good. I am running into a problem on the install of my 99 a6 fog lights. I have been using the blog on the audis and I have noticed that my car only has one “power” prong for the stock fog lights. When i removed the stock bulb it was just powered by one prong ,not 2. Im not quite sure how to go about this now, as the larger of the 2 prongs on your HID kit fits perfectly in there, now what to do with the second one?? I have an H3 kit which was what the osram sylvania guide on your suite told me to use , and i have bought replacement fogs before so i know its the h3, just not to sure how to go about this. The metal around the fog housing also says h3. The bulbs that have been in there are the smaller h3, i believe they are h3c’s.. would this be a problem? All the places i talk to say its just a h3… Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks again

    Chris Sullivan

    I tried emailing sales@sharphid.com and for some reason i keep getting undeliberable.. Thanks again.

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