This is the older bi-xenon headlight, without AFS:
http://www.tarostrade.com/head-lamp-xenon-valeo-09-for-seat-leon-2005-028105271
http://www.tarostrade.com/head-lamp-xenon-valeo-09-for-seat-leon-2005-028105271
Seat leon genuine xenon headlights
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Hey guys ok so I've looked at the lights and it seems that they do have cornering as I could move the lense myself from behind the light. I have photos below.... I would like to get the Cornering function to work but I know it will be to much hassle so all I really want is to get a nice xenon bulb powered up. That's all
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Thought so....in that case you may just want to go down the hid route which should work. I also think it may be D2S bulbs? You may want to get a h7 hid kit and see if the bulbs fit or see if someone who has OEM adaptive headlights, like iwcham1979 to check his other car and confirm.
Unfortunately, I can not help in that department. My Altea has modified Oem halogen headlights. I bought only the projectors and had them built into the headlamp. It looks like this, and works great. They use h1 bulbs and chenese ballasts:
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You will need a pair d1s bulbs, a pair of kufatec cables from e-bay to plug and play your wiring into if you opt for oem ballasts and some vag com coding, or chinese ballasts and d1s bulbs, if they can work with them. My proposal would be the former. OEM ballasts are far better, quicker to charge and faaaar more reliable.... (of course, provided you can get them at a decent price....)
The cables:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/13068489511...m=&sspagename=ADME:X:eRTM:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr
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You will need a pair d1s bulbs, a pair of kufatec cables from e-bay to plug and play your wiring into if you opt for oem ballasts and some vag com coding, or chinese ballasts and d1s bulbs, if they can work with them. My proposal would be the former. OEM ballasts are far better, quicker to charge and faaaar more reliable.... (of course, provided you can get them at a decent price....)
The cables:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/13068489511...m=&sspagename=ADME:X:eRTM:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr
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They are made for oem ballasts. They are pretty expensive at the dealer's but I am sure you can find them a lot cheaper. These guys that fit hids probably have them. I am sure you can find both oem ballasts and bulbs on e-bay. I havent made these myself. I jad them made and it cost me 200 euros. You need Valeo OEM ballasts. Slide the ballasts into their places into the headlights, mount d1s bulbs directly onto the ballasts and you are done. Is all plug and play.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=200911121131
If the headlightslights were older type bi-xenons, im sure it would all be ok, but here, i am not sure about the adjustments... There is high probability that they could be adjusted manually and kept that way, but i am not sure... Visit the dealer and inquire in more detail. What you are trying to do can work and be very reliable, waaay better than with chinese ballasts... If i were you i would probbably sell these Afs headlights, got a nice 2005 bixenons and do all necessary. Later, u might fit the leveling sensors and washers as well and do a 100% oem retrofit
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=200911121131
If the headlightslights were older type bi-xenons, im sure it would all be ok, but here, i am not sure about the adjustments... There is high probability that they could be adjusted manually and kept that way, but i am not sure... Visit the dealer and inquire in more detail. What you are trying to do can work and be very reliable, waaay better than with chinese ballasts... If i were you i would probbably sell these Afs headlights, got a nice 2005 bixenons and do all necessary. Later, u might fit the leveling sensors and washers as well and do a 100% oem retrofit
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I have I know what you mean but I just think its so much hassle I will try and adjust them manually as I work in a garage that do MOTs I have Fpund this in eBay do you think these will be any good? http://bit.ly/11JmnIT
I wouldnt know that. Looks fine to me. Maybe you can use ordinary H1 hid bulb with your headlights? Try looking into that first. If you can adjust your headlights manually, i would, if i were you, buy 2 D1s bulbs and 2 valeo ballasts. Thiese ballasts you found still require d1s bulbs. Then why not buy Valeo ballasts and 2 kufatec adapters? These are the only 2 you are missing, and you have bought the most expensive part. just check whether headlights can be adjusted manually. I am sure they can. Valeo is quality and reliability. Hids are chinese peaces of sh... You never know when they will let you down and gige you a headache. I am currently on my second set this year. I keep my lights switch on auto, and Hids dont like to be lit up like that. Sometimes it happens that only one bulb lights up... My Superb mk1 has factory xenons and all. Its reliability. Thats why i highly recommend Valeo, bulbs, vag com coding and u are set to go without worries
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ah im getting a little confused now, sorry. how will a h1 bulb fit? isn't It a completely different fitment. so all and all you thing valeo ballasts and d1s bulbs would philips be a good make? and the harness that you sent the link of..
the kufatec adaptors isnt that the wiring harness you meant?
the kufatec adaptors isnt that the wiring harness you meant?
Yep, all u should need are headlights (that u have), Valeo ballasts, d1s bulbs, and kufatec cables. Then vagcom to switch setting from halogen to xenon...
No, if it has canbus to cheat the comp into thinking it has halogen bulbs. If it doesnt, you will be stuck with the bul failure warning But dont worry, i think all of them do have it Vagcom is required for oem install. Without changing the setting, hedlights will flash like stroboscope.... This is not oem. This is chinese s... I wish i had started like you and did Valeo ballasts. Thise hids failed me last summer night before the trip to the seaside some 800km. I ended up driving all night with only right headlight. Thanks god me wife and kids made it
But dont worry, i think all of them do have it Vagcom is required for oem install. Without changing the setting, hedlights will flash like stroboscope.... This is not oem. This is chinese s... I wish i had started like you and did Valeo ballasts. Thise hids failed me last summer night before the trip to the seaside some 800km. I ended up driving all night with only right headlight. Thanks god me wife and kids made it
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ok guys i have the new bulbs and ballasts and adaptors, the bulbs fit fine with the right connection. the aftermarket ballast plugs straight into the bulb and then require a 12v feed. so its doesnt connect through the headlight like a genuine one would, im not sure what to do the job right but not too costly. any options on whether i should get a geniune ballast?? also on the harness there is a long yellow wire but i dont understand the purpose of it? can anyone help>???
What ballasts and bulbs have you got? Upload a couple of photos to help.
The yellow wire of the harness is the number 11 on the connector and this is the one which runs to the control module under the dash behind the steering wheel, this allows the headlights to flash other drivers once activated with VAG Com.
Hope this helps and get the photos up!
This is where my knowledge of these lights isn't great. Basically the silver connector block on the ballast connects to the new bulbs however the red and black cables need to go to the power on the headlights. On halogens these would be plugged into the existing connected which is on the back of the bulbs (check your existing lights to see what I mean).
I don't know where the power comes from on these bixenon headlights but I'm sure it can be easily found by doing a search on the web. Also some useful info here: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=158731
As for the outer lights, these are the standard side lights (bottom one) and DRLs (top one), they are not full beam as far as I'm aware.
As mentioned above, the yellow cable allows the light to flash when you pull the stalk by the steering wheel (once activated with VAGcom) if you don't do this then you can't flash people and you'll fail your MOT!
I don't know where the power comes from on these bixenon headlights but I'm sure it can be easily found by doing a search on the web. Also some useful info here: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=158731
As for the outer lights, these are the standard side lights (bottom one) and DRLs (top one), they are not full beam as far as I'm aware.
As mentioned above, the yellow cable allows the light to flash when you pull the stalk by the steering wheel (once activated with VAGcom) if you don't do this then you can't flash people and you'll fail your MOT!
I know that they are main beam as they come on when i use main beam i was wondering if a motor inside the lense works aswell to make it full beam as well as the bulb? and ok do you know if its a easy connect up for the yellow wire? it sounds awful. i can always probe some wires to see which come live when on dipped beam
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