[s-cars] Toward an OEM HID upgrade for S6's

[Kirby Smith]

Yes, why use a cotter pin to hold the 90q rear window regulator to the
glass when a difficult to see, difficult to remove, and potentially
rust-retaining circlip can be used.

kirby

Daniel Hussey wrote:
>
> Every HID kit I've seen is a breeze to wire up so I can't imagine why the
> OEM HID's would be so difficult????
>
> Or, am I second guessing Audi engineers talent of making the simple
> absurdly, and unncessarily complex again?
>
> Later,
> Dan
> '94 S4 (Black/ecru)... For Sale
> '95 S6 Avant (Europa blue/ecru)
> Seattle, WA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
> To: "'Jan Nielsen'" <audis8 at online.no>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:44 AM
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Toward an OEM HID upgrade for S6's
>
> > Jan-
> > Please find out, if you can, the part number and vendor for the
> > replacement bulbs- this was not the case previously, maybe some
> > ingenious vendor figured out a niche market for this.
> >
> > Still an extremely expensive solution for Xenon HID lamps- far
> > more than a conversion, even w/ Euro lamps.
> >
> > Taka
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jan Nielsen [mailto:audis8 at online.no]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 7:48 AM
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com; TM
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Toward an OEM HID upgrade for S6's
> >
> >
> > This is not right, a very good friend of mine has a 95.5 S6 4.2 with
> > HID's and one of his bulbs died, he found someone in germany i think
> > that delivered bulbes for these lamps. he bought 2 just in case and
> > changed one of them, worked like a charm.
> >
> > Jan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
> > To: "'jeff posto'" <jpostup at yahoo.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Cc: <jeff.postupack at analog.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:51 AM
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] Toward an OEM HID upgrade for S6's
> >
> >
> > > Jeff-
> > > As has been mentioned previously, the OEM HID lamps for the UrS6 are
> > > not repairable- if the bulbs burn out, they cannot be replaced, repair
> >
> > > necessitates complete replacement of the entire assembly.
> > >
> > > Due to this major fault, I believe most people are seeking other
> > > alternatives, such as Igor and Bob's C5 A6 solution.
> > >
> > > Taka
> > >
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