I got new bulbs for Christmas....6000k. And was wondering if there was a step by step process on here or the interent on how to install them.

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I'm wondering the same thing myself...

any one? lol...no one has said anything usefull yet. I got Ziza bulbs...I hope they are good. But I've never replaced OEM HID bulbs before. I'm confuzled and I don't want to mess this up :(

I just did this and its pretty easy. I would pull the whole headlight assembly as it is much easier than trying to squeeze your hands in from the back IMO. For mine it was 3 T-30 torx bits, two up top and one closest to the fender. Now thats on my 01 and I think that the B6 has 4. Once those are out you can gently pull out the assembly and disconnect the turn signal and headlight harnesses. Swap the bulbs out and make sure the little thing sticking from the outside of the bulb itself is pointed towards the bottom of the headlight assembly. You then need to put the spring that holds the bulb back on. Put the whole thing back into the car and then make any alignment or aiming adjustments as needed. There should be two white plastic screws that you can do the manual adjustments with.

Thats just the thing...when I took apart the stock HID equipped headlight, it appears that the bulb itself is attatched to the ballast (by a power supply line), and doesnt look like I can take the power supply line off from the ballast. I dont know anything about these headlights, but the ones I ordered from VVME were the H7 and look completely different. I think I need the D2S ones instead, but need to figure out if there is a way to just swap out the bulb or if I need to buy the ballast/bulb kit.

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ORIGINAL: Skip

Thats just the thing...when I took apart the stock HID equipped headlight, it appears that the bulb itself is attatched to the ballast (by a power supply line), and doesnt look like I can take the power supply line off from the ballast. I dont know anything about these headlights, but the ones I ordered from VVME were the H7 and look completely different. I think I need the D2S ones instead, but need to figure out if there is a way to just swap out the bulb or if I need to buy the ballast/bulb kit.

:(

Since you have the factory Xenons you only need the bulb. Its a D2S bulb. And the bulb goes into that connector that supplies the power and its just twisted in. There are little indexes and you simply turn it.

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I just did this and its pretty easy. I would pull the whole headlight assembly as it is much easier than trying to squeeze your hands in from the back IMO. For mine it was 3 T-30 torx bits, two up top and one closest to the fender. Now thats on my 01 and I think that the B6 has 4. Once those are out you can gently pull out the assembly and disconnect the turn signal and headlight harnesses. Swap the bulbs out and make sure the little thing sticking from the outside of the bulb itself is pointed towards the bottom of the headlight assembly. You then need to put the spring that holds the bulb back on. Put the whole thing back into the car and then make any alignment or aiming adjustments as needed. There should be two white plastic screws that you can do the manual adjustments with.



thanks man! your awesome! :D

No problem. Once you get looking at it you'll see it's relatively straight forward.

back again lol. I got everything out...but I am having trouble with the bulb. do I have to force it out, is there some tool I need, or is there a special way to get it out?

why would you pull your headlights out to put HID's in. you would have to re-aim them and all that jazz. just remove the air box for the pass side and the driver side you dont need to move anything......

im replacing hid bulbs...factory. its to jam packed. its much easier to take the headlights out.

There is a large diameter ring near the glass. Push and turn
to remove the D2S bulb. Do not touch the glass.

I was able to remove the bulb from the headlight, but I am still unable to remove the bulb from the silver thing its attached too (don't know what it's called).

geez this is getting annoying having to reset everything after I unplug the battery......LOL

so your replacing HID bulbs with...HID bulbs? why?

I'm going from the stock 4300k to a little bluer 6000k. That's why. :D

no body knows how to take the bulb off that silver connector?

Look at the other bulb the one you bought and if there is no clips on it or anything the bulb should just be able to slide out.