Audi A4 R8 style LED headlights - Tack or class?

Ban Ki Moon

Hoping to get some honest opinions on these lamps. I was thinking about getting a set for a 2005 2.0 tdi A4 but im afraid i might be seen as one of the boyracer types

The Real B-man

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

Hoping to get some honest opinions on these lamps for a 2005 2.0 tdi A4

Tack unless they came Designed for them like the Newer Models there up there with Lexus Lights. :rolleyes:

Bluefoam

Tack

I think they look tacky on the new models too, Halfords innit mate

tossy

Chavtastic!

Ban Ki Moon

RoverJames wrote: »

I think they look tacky on the new models too, Halfords innit mate

I know what you're saying but Audi invented these lights not halfords, Maybe they look good only on Audi's?

tossy

GTE

They look fine but I cant remember what the genuine A4 ones look like. Can you afford OEM ones or did they come in for a later generation of A4?

The main point I wanna make though is in a few years (at least the plan is) every new car will have to have them and for good reason so I wouldnt worry about it too much.

You wont be seen as a boy racer by most normal people but you will be seen which is the reason behind them.

I don't like them, they look cheap.

Ban Ki Moon

The Real B-man wrote: »

Tack unless they came Designed for them like the Newer Models there up there with Lexus Lights. :rolleyes:

Lexus lights look good on lexus?

Ban Ki Moon

bbk wrote: »

They look fine but I cant remember what the genuine A4 ones look like. Can you afford OEM ones or did they come in for a later generation of A4?

The main point I wanna make though is in a few years (at least the plan is) every new car will have to have them and for good reason so I wouldnt worry about it too much.

Thats a very good point! The EU wants all cars will be fitted with daytime lights and thats what these are.

shogunpower

tack unless it's an r8

jaffa20

Does it matter what other people think OP? If you like them then go for it. It's your car, your choice.

Ban Ki Moon

jaffa20 wrote: »

Does it matter what other people think OP? If you like them then go for it. It's your car, your choice.

I dont want to spoil an already sexy lookin car

Pdfile

hellboy99 wrote: »

I don't like them, they look cheap.

they are, theirs a 20 euro kit going around atm....

dont worry, it'll die soon.

JHMEG

They'd probably look crap on an A4, but would look good on an A4 1.9TDi RS4!

Alanstrainor

They look terrible. Tacktastic

RedorDead

Alanstrainor wrote: »

They look terrible. Tacktastic

+1 they look awful! Plus they look more like A5 than R8.

_Kaiser_

I think it really depends on the car to be honest.. I'm still tempted by these for my Passat:

tossy

Yeah they would look tacky on an A4 or A5 but cool on a passat,dont do it man.Keep the money and put it towards nice rims or decent suspension.

Ali Babba

Hidious!!!!

Not bad but not great.. I wouldn't spend the money on them to be honest.

DirkVoodoo

Those LEDs look a lot bigger than the R8 ones (on the A5 too, no?). Also they don't look as white.

But if you like them, buy them, who cares.

_Kaiser_

tossy wrote: »

Yeah they would look tacky on an A4 or A5 but cool on a passat,dont do it man.Keep the money and put it towards nice rims or decent suspension.

Well I won't be buying any add-ons anytime soon .. she needs a new DMF when I can get the money together

-Corkie-

They will look tack on the old model but they look nice on the new 2010 model. Poster above lookin to put them on a passat please dont. Im looking at a new A6 and it has them.

Redderneck

Don't have a pic of it, but a Santa Fé drove past me the other day which had a mesh grille instead of the standard grill and had what I call it's 'eyebrow' strip light replaced with LEDs.

Don't think I'd be bothered at tarting my poor old SF up - bit like dressing mutton as lamb - but it suited the look of the vehicle I thought.

-Corkie-

Redderneck wrote: »

Don't have a pic of it, but a Santa Fé drove past me the other day which had a mesh grille instead of the standard grill and had what I call it's 'eyebrow' strip light replaced with LEDs.

Don't think I'd be bothered at tarting my poor old SF up - bit like dressing mutton as lamb - but it suited the look of the vehicle I thought.

I met one of the older models in cork with the circular fog lamps. He had those leds wrapped inside the fog light in a circle. Talking about felt spec.....:pac:

Terrontress

I think that there may be a bit of work in to fitting them. On the Audis with it fitted already the LEDs dim when the indicators come on. You may fail your NCT if you cannot wire this in.

stephenmarr

TBH i think they look tacky on even new audi's that have them as standard even the R8

mickdw

If they are original equipment on a car, then all is well but otherwise no.

pajero12

In my opinion they look like tacky crap.But it's your car!
Remind me of these...
http://www.xmasdirect.co.uk/webdb/collections/lights/indoorlights/indoortreelights/fairylights/classicfairylights?view=896

Annuv

No matter how good you may think they'll look on your car initially, you'll sooner or later be mortified by them when every scobe has fitted them to their bodykitted glanza, corsa, civic etc
Just last week I did a double take when a transit passed me on the long mile road with two strips of LEDs installed beneath the headlights....

I'm aware of the requirement for DRLs but I really wish that they were only on the R8 where I thought they looked great. Seeing them on 1.6 A3s isn't quite the same

Wossack

I think they look terrible - in all incarnations, factory and/or otherwise

and they're just gonna get worse, as they're going to age something awful