Hi,

 

I am looking for the easiest way to fit xenon-look headlights to my 2014 A3 8V, which has halogen fitted from the factory. I came across these aftermarket Depo headlights, which are apparently plug-and-play for the halogen model and use one H7 halogen per headlight for both beams. If I end up buying these, I will most likely use LED bulbs in them. I know LED in halogen housings is illegal in some countries; I will check with my local MOT what bulbs I can use.

 

Does anyone have experience with this kind of headlight on their 8V? Are they good quality? How does one H7 bulb per headlight illuminate the road ahead?

 

Thank you in advance.

Edited December 20, 2025Dec 20 by tino95
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Could you not just fit upgraded bulbs such as Osram night breakers? 

5 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

Could you not just fit upgraded bulbs such as Osram night breakers? 

I already have Osram LED bulbs in my current halogen headlights, but the beam pattern isn't great for the low beam because these headlights don't have projectors. Another reason for fitting bi-xenon style is the improved aesthetics with LED DRLs. I used Osram Night Breaker upgraded halogens once, and they didn't last long and weren't a pure white color.

The trouble with halogen, apart from being shocking headlights are the bulbs, they’re just 55W. If you put in uprated bulbs they burn too hot. The aftermarket bulbs offer marginal improvement in brightness and definition but are short-lived in my experience.

You could go down genuine xenon headlights, but you’d need to fit headlight washers too, which will mean new bumper.

Easier option would be LED. HID from my experience requires ballast packs, plus you get into canbus errors.

This is LLL parts, 2014, Europe built car. They offered halogen, gas discharge (xenon) and LED. There’s even a cornering version. Scroll down to find the section with part numbers. https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/audi/RDW/A3/745/9