2001 A4 headlight question and kudos to Chris Semple/Force5Automotive

[Ti Kan]

Huw Powell writes:
> "For a 2001 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro:
...
> 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).

See the following article which contains instructions and photos
about how to remove the headlight assembly and the ballast unit:
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/ext30.shtml

-Ti