My DIY guide for Retro fitting Puddle Lights
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Do you ship to the US? Can you tell me how much you would charge for each individual kit? Thanks
Thanks RobinA3, will be making a purchase with you as soon as I have some spare cash.
hi robin.
sorry for late reply,been a tad busy.
those lights and harnesses arrived safe and sound....well impressed with the quality,absolutely spot on.
speak to you soon,
regards.........Alan.
sorry for late reply,been a tad busy.
those lights and harnesses arrived safe and sound....well impressed with the quality,absolutely spot on.
speak to you soon,
regards.........Alan.
looking good those mate.....
Will post up pics of mine once i have the footwell lights in, absolutely chuffed to bits with the door lights...... just this minute finished fitting them, took me about 2 hours in total due to sussing out which pins, otherwise a half hour per side job (assuming full light and no rain!)
Will post up pics of mine once i have the footwell lights in, absolutely chuffed to bits with the door lights...... just this minute finished fitting them, took me about 2 hours in total due to sussing out which pins, otherwise a half hour per side job (assuming full light and no rain!)
you **** lol
Robin he's taking the **** mate
, the 8L S3 had the puddle/warning lights as standard 
Lol, clutching at straws mate, all I had haha...
haha, i could give you much more ammo, but i won't on this occasion
How much for looms for a 04 3 door A3, for both footwell lights, puddle lights, warning lights, and handle illumination?
Do you supply the actual lights yet? If not do you have the additional part numbers on top of the guide for the handle illumination?
Thanks, Joe
Do you supply the actual lights yet? If not do you have the additional part numbers on top of the guide for the handle illumination?
Thanks, Joe
I fitted Robins looms last week, absolutely brilliant OEM looking looms and do the job nicely - heres some pics i managed to take last night showing the warning/puddle/footwell lights
no brainer of a mod and the first thing i did - i know its been said a million times but cant beleive the bellend who bought my car didnt spec thse for the sake of £80
no brainer of a mod and the first thing i did - i know its been said a million times but cant beleive the bellend who bought my car didnt spec thse for the sake of £80
i thought the lighting pack was £80 mate..... cant be ***** to check though
sure it wasnt as much as £300 but i have ben wrong before also just been quoted £77 from Stoke for the map reading lights, seeing as i will most likel never use, i'm gonna keep my eye on the bay as you suggested Robin
sure it wasnt as much as £300 but i have ben wrong before
also just been quoted £77 from Stoke for the map reading lights, seeing as i will most likel never use, i'm gonna keep my eye on the bay as you suggested Robin 
Finally got my puddle lights and footwell lights coded in today. Working perfectly. Another big thumbs up for Robin's workmanship and excellent service.
Cheers fella.
Think I need to order a set of puddle lights for the rear doors now though, should have got em all at the same time
Cheers fella.
Think I need to order a set of puddle lights for the rear doors now though, should have got em all at the same time
If you've got a cabriolet you'll know that the single light on the one side isn't really enough. The boot opening isn't particularly large then add in the fact that your own shadow blocks most outside light from reaching the boot means a lot of rummaging around in the dark 
After fitting Robins puddle lights to the doors I had the idea of extending the existing wiring harness to add a second light on the other side of the boot, whilst wishing to keeping all existing wiring intact.
A few emails later and Robin had modified a new light fitting to include a new extension cable. Simple to fit, just remove your existing light fitting, plug Robbins modified fitting in its place then route the cable along the cars existing cable paths across the rear of the boot. You'll need to remove the rear and offside boot trim in order to get access to these cable runs, but that pretty easy.:icon_thumright:
The hardest part of the install is cutting the hole for the new light fitting, but if you've fitted the puddle lights then its no harder.
After fitting Robins puddle lights to the doors I had the idea of extending the existing wiring harness to add a second light on the other side of the boot, whilst wishing to keeping all existing wiring intact.
A few emails later and Robin had modified a new light fitting to include a new extension cable. Simple to fit, just remove your existing light fitting, plug Robbins modified fitting in its place then route the cable along the cars existing cable paths across the rear of the boot. You'll need to remove the rear and offside boot trim in order to get access to these cable runs, but that pretty easy.:icon_thumright:
The hardest part of the install is cutting the hole for the new light fitting, but if you've fitted the puddle lights then its no harder.
Cable length was pretty much spot on considering I was guestimating with all the trim in place at the time.
With the cable following existing cable runs, so as to use existing mounting clips etc, also leaving a little slack to pull the fittings forward to change bulb I'd say it was fine at that length. If I was being pedantic you could make it 50mm shorter for a perfect fit, but loosing the 50mm was easy.
I thought it might be useful to show that now you can actually see what's in the boot at night! The picture's been taken by a cheap automatic camera with the flash turned off. Since pretty much the whole of the boot is black its not the ideal way to take the picture, however you can see that there is enough light to pick out certain details.
With the cable following existing cable runs, so as to use existing mounting clips etc, also leaving a little slack to pull the fittings forward to change bulb I'd say it was fine at that length. If I was being pedantic you could make it 50mm shorter for a perfect fit, but loosing the 50mm was easy.
I thought it might be useful to show that now you can actually see what's in the boot at night! The picture's been taken by a cheap automatic camera with the flash turned off. Since pretty much the whole of the boot is black its not the ideal way to take the picture, however you can see that there is enough light to pick out certain details.
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HTR
Mark H
Just a quick thank you to RobinA3 again! Received my looms for a 5dr Sportback, took prompt delivery of his custom OEM quality looms and he also kindly ordered the light holders from Audi on my behalf. You're a credit to this forum!
Regards, Mark
Regards, Mark
Prices are as follows:
Door Loom (puddle and warning light) - £17.50 each
Door Loom (puddle, warning light and door handle LED) - £27.50 each
Footwell Loom - £17.50 each
Red warning lights - £10.50
White footwell/puddle lights - £7.50 each
1st Class Recorded postage - £5.
Door Loom (puddle and warning light) - £17.50 each
Door Loom (puddle, warning light and door handle LED) - £27.50 each
Footwell Loom - £17.50 each
Red warning lights - £10.50
White footwell/puddle lights - £7.50 each
1st Class Recorded postage - £5.
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Farhan
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looms is without the holder. I bought mine complete very good mod. Excellent service from robin
