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Old 09-22-2010, 12:57 PM
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I found some "18 SMD LED" lights on ebay, for about $20, and they look awesome in the front fogs of the A4... not ghetto at all, and look great at night...or even during the day. They aren't like the old LED retros that looked cheesy. They are also very easy to install, pop the black trim off, and take the screw out, and change the bulb out.. No warnings in the diag either
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Picture please?
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I'll snap one tonight, it's pouring out currenty...
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Originally Posted by cbunting
and take the screw out
There's no need to unscrew anything when swapping fog bulbs.
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Originally Posted by ThePiombino
There's no need to unscrew anything when swapping fog bulbs.
Is that by reaching the bulb from behind?
Can you do that through the bumber after detaching the black trim cover, or how do you do it without removing any screws?

(I have not been needing it yet, just read in the manual that the instruction is to remove the 2 screws around the reflector.)
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Originally Posted by audi8k
Is that by reaching the bulb from behind?
Can you do that through the bumber after detaching the black trim cover, or how do you do it without removing any screws?

(I have not been needing it yet, just read in the manual that the instruction is to remove the 2 screws around the reflector.)
Yes, that is by reaching from behind. There's plenty of room to reach in through the fog grille opening and pull out and replace the bulb that way. Definitely no need to unscrew anything.
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Originally Posted by cbunting
I found some "18 SMD LED" lights on ebay, for about $20, and they look awesome in the front fogs of the A4... not ghetto at all, and look great at night...or even during the day. They aren't like the old LED retros that looked cheesy. They are also very easy to install, pop the black trim off, and take the screw out, and change the bulb out.. No warnings in the diag either
Are they any brighter than stock halogens?
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Kind of lame without pics or at least a link to the parts
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Originally Posted by cbunting
I found some "18 SMD LED" lights on ebay, for about $20, and they look awesome in the front fogs of the A4... not ghetto at all, and look great at night...or even during the day. They aren't like the old LED retros that looked cheesy. They are also very easy to install, pop the black trim off, and take the screw out, and change the bulb out.. No warnings in the diag either
It's been almost a week. Pics or it didn't happen.
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It's been almost a week. Pics or it didn't happen.
lol agreed!


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