Xenon Headlights

**IanT** · 13-11-2007,01:00 PM

Hi newbe here so sorry if this has been raised before.

I've a new shape A6 Avant awith Xenon lights and travel to Europe 3 / 4 times per year. Usually dont bother to convert lights but this year, because we are doing a huge chunk of driving at night, feel that we should convert.

So when spoke to Audi dealer was surprised to learn that it costs £60

to make the simple change. This means could be spending c.£200 per year

on changing lights. Does anyone have any thoughts about this and any cheaper changing option?

**Clinterous** · 13-11-2007,03:26 PM

Excuse my naivety, but will the stickers from Halfords not work?

**IanT** · 13-11-2007,03:31 PM

Unfortunately not - something to do with the way the lights work - Audi recommend getting them adjusted.

**RobDob** · 13-11-2007,04:10 PM

Audi would say that at £60 a go!

**IanT** · 13-11-2007,04:12 PM

My thoughts too. In fact have just spoken to a technical person and they have said that they use to fix the stickers!! So I guess its a trip down to Halfords.

**Niall76** · 13-11-2007,08:16 PM

Apply some insulating tape and bob's yer mum's bro dude.

**gazza57** · 14-11-2007,01:39 PM

Originally Posted by RobDob

Audi would say that at £60 a go!

You'll probably find RobDob that the £60 is for your "Audi trained Technician" to go through the highly skilled and technically evolutionary exercise of removing the £5.99 stickers from their backing and lovingly applying same to the headlamp lenses.
gazza57

**IanT** · 15-11-2007,09:45 AM

The highly trained Audi tech has to:
Unplug the battery,
Take out the power steering resevoir,
Remove air cleaner housing and wait for it......

Flick a switch so that the lights point the other way!!!!!!

**Photo_wizzard** · 12-03-2008,10:07 AM

I am replacing my Saab (with Xenon headlights) with an A6 Allroad with adaptive xenon headlights (the ones that "steer"). How can these possibly be tamed with any kind of stickers as they not only self-level but move from side to side when you drive around corners. As a photogrpaher I know enough about lenses to know that you cant stick a pieece of tape in front of one and expect it to cut the light off just where you need it!

SURELY Audi should add a switch on the dashboard that simply moves the beam across to the other side. If you have to go to a dealer (1 hour drive away) then it has to be the day before and the day after driving to France, and you STILL have to risk blinding someone on the way home.

OR is it just not necessary to adjust these type of lights, the beam is much more confined than the old lenses on Halogen lamps. - I would be very grateful for anyone elses experience but I did actually drive across the Continent in the Saab without making any adjustment and never got flashed once

**Clinterous** · 12-03-2008,10:45 AM

Have you looked in your handbook?

I only mention because whilst looking in mine at the weekend (was changing a bulb), there is a switch under the headlamp unit to redirect the light.

Not sure if this applies to all A6's with differing vintages.