Bi-Xenon Headlights for Tiguan - Retrofitting

[tigger73]

hi guys, apologies for my late reply.
The lights are not super easy to fit but they are not too difficult.
We do have installers in most major Aussie cities. Ligghts are brand new Aussie spec.
The cost to fit is 400-800 depending on location in australia.
We have RNS 510 units, cameras and Bluetooths for the previous model 2008-2011

Yes so $400-$800 is fitment cost and the lights/globes/AFS unit I'm guessing are around $1,500 (based on Mk6 Golf price off your website) so total installed cost around $1,900-$2,300.

Now all I need is a 2012 Tig

[davc88]

Yes so $400-$800 is fitment cost and the lights/globes/AFS unit I'm guessing are around $1,500 (based on Mk6 Golf price off your website) so total installed cost around $1,900-$2,300.

Now all I need is a 2012 Tig

those 2x modules he listed usually comes with the headlights and are attached to the underside. the AFS module with wires and leveling arm is a whole different thing. aLWR Komplettset VW Tiguan-36898_M

[Euro Car Upgrades]

AFS works off canbus and with the right adapter works fine. The lights are not $400 but $1500 plus delivery plus GST if invoice is required.
That's about 40% of VW price for a complete AFS light.

putting the headlights in are easy with the right harness. installing the AFS system is the hard part. if $400 is inclusive of the whole thing then its pretty cheap. nvm by the looks of it your not selling the AFS system with the leveling arms...

[alexc2005]

$1500 + 10% GST ($150) + Delivery ($50-100) = $1700 ish. + installation (or did I misunderstand and it's included?).

VW Quoted me $2100 for factory installed bi xenons.

Can you tell me where the 40% is?

[Euro Car Upgrades]

mate we are talking about retro fit kit not the car brand new from the factory where economies of scale play a part not to mention the easy of the job. If you want to order a Tig with DRLs then good on you. All you need to do is wait 6-9 months before the factory produces one for you unless there is one in the country and there are not many. If you want to buy the Headlights from your VW parts dept then that's another story and $3500+GST for a complete set of headlights.
Then in the end you are still left with your original headlights which still have value on used parts market.
Hence my correct calculations of 40% of RRP.
There are many systems and parts which work out 300% of the price in the factory and people still do that. For a reason. They cannot send their car back to the factory to have it fitted. Easy as.
On the installation note - there are people who do it themselves. Otherwise its not included or for free, as anything else in this world.

$1500 + 10% GST ($150) + Delivery ($50-100) = $1700 ish. + installation (or did I misunderstand and it's included?).

VW Quoted me $2100 for factory installed bi xenons.

Can you tell me where the 40% is?

[tigger73]

$1500 + 10% GST ($150) + Delivery ($50-100) = $1700 ish. + installation (or did I misunderstand and it's included?).

VW Quoted me $2100 for factory installed bi xenons.

Can you tell me where the 40% is?

Bi-xenons are one of the few options that you should order with your car if you want them.

Yes you can retrofit them, however they'll probably cost you the same or more as the factory fitted option. I don't think there is any savings to be had - certainly not 40%.

Plus by all accounts if you decide to DIY them it's not a simple job - especially if you do it all legally with auto levelling and washers.

[Tiggy155]

Bi-xenons are one of the few options that you should order with your car if you want them.

Yes you can retrofit them, however they'll probably cost you the same or more as the factory fitted option. I don't think there is any savings to be had - certainly not 40%.

Plus by all accounts if you decide to DIY them it's not a simple job - especially if you do it all legally with auto levelling and washers.

When I was ordering my tig last year the bi-xenons option was something between 2k-2.5k and as much as I wanted then it was stupid expensive..

[tigger73]

When I was ordering my tig last year the bi-xenons option was something between 2k-2.5k and as much as I wanted then it was stupid expensive..

Yes expensive either way you look at it.... though I'm partial to a set with LED DRL if I can find something that looks half decent but think I'd only stretch to $600.

[davc88]

AFS works off canbus and with the right adapter works fine. The lights are not $400 but $1500 plus delivery plus GST if invoice is required.
That's about 40% of VW price for a complete AFS light.

yes i know the lights are not $400. i'm not blind, i read your post about installation costs $400-$800. what does the installation cost involve? just putting in the headlights or making it work with auto leveling? or even the washer system?

[nat225]

yes i know the lights are not $400. i'm not blind, i read your post about installation costs $400-$800. what does the installation cost involve? just putting in the headlights or making it work with auto leveling? or even the washer system?

first things first, it took me about 3 months in total to research / buy the right parts / organise washer cap painting / etc... for my mk6 gti. gave up for a few weeks and sold off the parts... managed to sell the headlights but could not sell the remaining bcm, afs, washers bits. it was going to be >$1000 waste in unsold parts... then the urge came back and bought another set of headlights.

having done all of those, i am confident having all the knowledge, parts and tools ready in the garage it will still be a minimum 4 hours job to do it in tidy manner and run all the vagcom settings and beam level adjustments.

secondly, the costs:
2 x headlights / bulbs / afs modules $2000
1 x higher spec BCM (so you can have the high beam shutter pins, else no high beam function) $400
1 x leveler sensors and afs wiring $600
1 x headlight washers kit $750 fr kufatec (but i bought the bits and pieces in ebay usa, german, uk, ecs tuning etc.. spent $400)
2 x jet washer bumper caps fr vw parts $60 plus $90 for painting in proper workshop (also tried several attempts diy $30 paint can $30 clear coat can spent, but failed)
etc etc.... i think in total i easily spent >$4000 plus in the learning experience.

vs $2100 factory option when buying new.

with the tiguan, a new bumper with pre cut holes for the washers is required, that would be >$500 plus colour match spray say $300 (mk6 gti bumper is already pre cut but with dummy caps).

the halogen high beam drl combo bulbs in the mk6 gti are rather hopeless. the bixenon high beam is just AWESOME

the tiguan pre facelift fortunately uses separate H7 bulbs from the low beam, also H7 bulbs. i use phillips xteme vision and am quite happy with the brightness.

facelifted tiguan seems to use 'weak' drl combo bulbs for its high beam though... imo the bixenon will be a significant improvement.

in conclusion, to do the whole lot is not as simple as a lot of people think!