Almost, a small bit of coding is required to keep your dipped beam on when high beam is active.
TransporterHQ (THQ) Aftermarket Headlights
I noticed this didn't have a reply and having just bought a set from THQ, see they provide a couple of choices. Those are - supplied with extra 100W bulbs and no harness, or 55W bulbs and the harness for dipped and mains on high beam. I can do the coding so didn't need the harness.Hey THQ !
I'm still in love with your headlights
Any news about that Loom ?
I thing some have activated that through VCDS, but I can't find the detailed info how to.
Can someone point me the right direction ?
thanks .
As they came with the additional 100W bulbs I decided to do some tests for my own curiosity as I reckon the vehicle harness wires are 18AWG at best. Performing voltage drop tests on the wiring harness, it is a 0.45V drop on the feed wire for a single 100w bulb so running two 100w bulbs through the same harness feed really is not an option and THQ state it actually causes a flicker and confirm too much current draw.
Running the dipped/main additional harness with standard 55w bulbs would obviously put 110w through the same harness feed so expect a larger voltage drop than my 0.45V result above.
When running standard bulbs through the intended circuits the voltage drop on the feed wire is a much healthier 0.3V so I'm running 55W bulbs in both circuits which is probably what the vehicle's harness was designed for.
On the note of wiring, it's good to see that these lights now come with flexible conduit keeping things much neater on the back. Still no harm adding some tesa tape for the finishing touch though.
Thanks @Ed Webb
Daft question number 2 - can I remove my H4s, install the THQ lights and add the HID kit mentioned by @amv above without any extra coding involved? Would using those HIDs cause issues with the wiring as mentioned by @Mooncat above?
Got a tax rebate from HMRC so headlights might be the way it gets spanked
Daft question number 2 - can I remove my H4s, install the THQ lights and add the HID kit mentioned by @amv above without any extra coding involved? Would using those HIDs cause issues with the wiring as mentioned by @Mooncat above?
Got a tax rebate from HMRC so headlights might be the way it gets spanked
Would it not be easier to install H4 LED bulbs ? That way you wouldn’t need to install headlamp washers (but with either option, you may still fall foul of the new MOT rules due to you not having an auto-leveller fitted).
Hmm. More reading required me thinks. I really want OEM LEDs. Wish you could buy a kit for that with all the bits and a how to
Note - I'm not endorsing this approach as I like to be legal and now run proper halogen type bulbs......however......
In my original H4 units I ran both 55W HID and 35W HID kits from different but reputable HID companies (ie not ebay specials)
The 55W units as supplied did not have decoders (capacitors). They would flash on and off and put an error on the dash for a bulb failure. The company supplied decoders which stopped the flashing and I turned off the bulb error with VCDS. They were far too bright for road use.
I then bought a set of 35W units that actually had the decoders built into the harness. Without VCDS coding they would put an error on the dash though. These were a touch better for oncoming traffic but it was obvious I was running non legal bulbs so chose to ditch running HIDs in favour of new headlights that worked better with stock bulbs (I'll have an interesting update on that in a week or two).
Regarding fitting HID or LED bulbs, if you look on the lens or body of your headlight it tells you which bulbs it has been approved for. As soon as you put something different in them you are illegal although I suspect you'd just get a slapped wrist and told to change them. MoT (UK) time they should also fail although LED bulbs do behave similar to halogens (HIDs need to warm up so it's obvious they are fitted) so you may get away with those although the intensity of the light will probably give it away. If it does fail at MoT time, that record will be associated with your vehicle forever and anyone with an internet connection can see it (not sure what the fail description would be though). This may not be what you want at time to sell as potential buyers may wonder what else you've been dicking about with.
The photos above from @amv are very interesting though as the stock H7 bulbs do remarkably well compared to the HIDs. With Phillips +130 or GE +130 I suspect they are as good as you'd ever need. Certainly for the UK, the slight yellow from the halogens is much better for rain, fog, snow and other conditions we get at any point during the year!
amv - I can also see why you are trying to get them pointing lower!
T6 led DRL headlights with sequential / dynamic indicators. These are expected to arrive early November priced around £465 from Transporter HQ
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They are lovely, almost tempted to swap out my LED fittings 
I almost placed an order today for the original ones... gonna hold on now I think.
I have their sequential rear lights and love em!
The main reason I did this mod was because it's a very discrete one, and they look almost factory when fitted, plus my van was the first public T6 running these lights in the UK for a quite some time, after I persuaded Andy to sell me the demo set
(The only other van is the Pure Grey T6 running Rolls Royce wheels at THQ owned by one of his guys as a long term quality test)
I'm very impressed with the finished quality considering they are not VW.
The main reason I did this mod was because it's a very discrete one, and they look almost factory when fitted, plus my van was the first public T6 running these lights in the UK for a quite some time, after I persuaded Andy to sell me the demo set
(The only other van is the Pure Grey T6 running Rolls Royce wheels at THQ owned by one of his guys as a long term quality test)I'm very impressed with the finished quality considering they are not VW.
Just a quick warning, they seem to sell out of the popular mods pretty quickly.
