2001 A4 headlight question and kudos to Chris Semple/Force5Automotive

[Huw Powell]

This is an email from my friend in Chicago:

"For a 2001 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro: my left front fender got dinged in a 
fender bender with an uninsured motorist. Got a replacement fender in 
exactly my color from Force5. Thanks Chris - you're a star."

I sent my friend the url for Force5 and within a week he had his correct 
color fender.  Awesome work, Chris, yes, you come through, as I thought 
you would.  Giant kudos to Chris Semple and Force5Automotive.

Now he has another question:

"The headlight assembly got smacked such that the mounting tabs broke, 
so the assembly was briefly floating freely. The HID headlight stopped 
working shortly thereafter, but the halogen brightbeam works. The HID 
circuit pops its 15 amp fuse whenever it's replaced, so I tried 
replacing the HID bulb itself. That didn't work, so now I know the 
problem is either the igniter or the ballast. How do you (a) test these 
things and (b) take them out if you need to replace them? Also (and this 
is embarrassing), I can't seem to remove the quickconnect electrical 
connection from the back of the headlight assembly so I can epoxy my 
mounting tabs back on. Help!"

Please copy nuttish at me.com in replies, since he is not on the list (yet).

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Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi

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