cutting up xenons?

[Richard Quinlan]

Remember...  it's the light LENS and REFLECTOR design that makes the biggest
difference, not the bulb.  Just ask anyone that has swapped to E-code
headlights.  If you made the Xenon bulb work in your DOT housing, you'd see
better, of course, but you'd blind the hell outta everyone coming at you as
well from the scatter.

My advice?  Get the e-code housings.  THEN, contact one of these places that
sells the Xenon conversion kits, and see if you can get the adapters so a
Xenon bulb can sit in a H1/H4/H7/H-whatever light socket.  THEN you'll be
set, with a minimum of work!

Rich Quinlan

'01 Toyota Tacoma S-Runner in Black - loaded, soon to be delivered!
'97 Audi A4 1.8tqms in Pearl - More mods than you can shake a wastegate rod
at

"Forget world peace - Visualize using your TURN SIGNAL"

http://home.att.net/~richquinlan - Quinland - my Audi page

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Roa, Greg
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 10:29 AM
To: 'quattro at audifans.com'
Subject: cutting up xenons?

Ok, this is rather preliminary, so I don't have any idea if I will be able
to try this or not.  I was talking to a good friend of mine who works for
Audi, who said that they have been getting in quite a few or the Audi A6
xenon lights coming in for warranty problems.  Apparently there is a
mounting point inside that has been breaking or something.  Anyhow, he said
that he may be able to get me a pair for free.  I am contemplating trying to
modify the lenses/housing on these to fit in my 4kq.  I know that it is not
very likely that I will be able to make this work, and that I will probably
get flamed, because I will be messing with the intended pattern on these
lights, but has anyone tried anything remotely close to this, or have any
ideas of what I might try?  I was going to order some Euro lights, but a
free set of true xenons perked up my ears, even if it is going to take a lot
of work.  Thanks for any help!

Greg Roa
'86 4kcsq (driving with a red-tipped cane at night)
'93 90cs
'83 944