[s-cars] Re: UrA6/UrS6 US DOT headlight

Thu Jun 10 12:19:32 EDT 2004

Robert,
I've been running the 9011/9012 bulbs in my stock DOT housings for a 
couple weeks now.
No problems with heat or any other issues to report.  I am purchasing 
more 9011 high beam bulbs
(thanks to the GP) to try in the low beam projectors (Daniel Stern warns 
this may cause undue attention
from local authorities ;-). I expect no heat problems with this mod 
since others are running same wattage
9005 high bulbs in the low beam projectors.

Tim
93 S4

Robert Welch wrote:

>Dave,
>
>Thanks a lot for your reply.  You're confirming what I concluded from
>reading all the posts.  I was just trying to verify if anyone out there has
>tried these bulbs and verified they don't have any problems with the flimsy
>plastic reflectors.  I clearly understand they should not have a problem,
>but we've all learned the hard way that German Engineering can sometimes
>hold 'surprises".
>
>Thanks,
>
>Robert Welch
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Forgie [mailto:forgied at ae.ca] 
>Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 8:00 AM
>To: s-car-list at audifans.com; Robert.Welch at TechnologyCrafters.com
>Subject: RE: [s-cars] Re: UrA6/UrS6 US DOT headlight
>
>Robert: These bulbs do not draw more power than stock bulbs. They are still
>55w low and 65w high.  From what I have read (see the links I previously
>posted) and have been told by Daniel Stern, they are just more efficient in
>turning that electrical energy into more light  than the stock bulbs.  The
>stock bulbs do not do anything constructive with the IR light that is
>generated and therefore it just goes to heat.  I suspect that the 9011/9012
>bulbs may actually generate less heat than stock.  Whatever they do, they
>can't generate both more light and more heat.  (or so I am told by the
>physics geeks).
>
>Dave F.
>
>  
>
>>>>"Robert Welch" <Robert.Welch at TechnologyCrafters.com> 06/09/04 11:12PM
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>Hey guys,
>
>I'd just like to double check the obvious question regarding the group
>purchase/ upgrade to Halogen Infrared Bulbs.....can I safely perform this
>upgrade and not have the plastic reflector melt due to the increased heat of
>the bulbs? I've read the posts and the URL's, I'd just like to confirm that
>this simple upgrade replaces nothing but the bulbs, while the flimsy OEM
>reflectors remain in place without melting down.
>
> I'm presuming someone has already 'been there done that".
>
>Thanks a lot,
>
>Robert Welch
>95 S6 Avant
>93 S4  
>Golden, CO
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com  
>[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Dave Forgie
>Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 5:49 PM
>To: s-car-list at audifans.com; quattro20v at telus.net  
>Cc: l.leung at juno.com  
>Subject: RE: [s-cars] Re: UrA6/UrS6 US DOT headlight
>
>Yeh, like you said.  H1 low and 9005 (65 W) high.  The question is still,
>why did you get an H1 low?  Igor, before you changed to Euro's what did your
>97 S6 have for headlight bulbs?
>
>Dave F.
>
>  
>
>>>>"Sean Douglas" <quattro20v at telus.net> 06/06/04 04:08PM >>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>Oops, I meant 9005 high.
>
>Sean
>
>P.S. Urs4.com is wrong on this and has reversed 9005 and 9006.
>http://www.urs4.com/technical/headlights.html#euro%20vs%20dot   
>
>Sean Douglas
>1997 Audi S6 - MTM Stage 1+
>1990 Audi 90Q20V
>
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com   
>>[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Sean Douglas
>>Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 3:59 PM
>>To: 'Dave Forgie'; s-car-list at audifans.com   
>>Cc: l.leung at juno.com   
>>Subject: RE: [s-cars] Re: UrA6/UrS6 US DOT headlight
>>  
>>  
>>Dave:
>>  
>>Minor correction, the 1997 S6 got H1 low and 9006 high.
>>  
>>Sean Douglas
>>1997 Audi S6 mit RS2 goodies
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>    
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com   
>>>[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Dave Forgie
>>>Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 12:54 PM
>>>To: s-car-list at audifans.com   
>>>Cc: l.leung at juno.com   
>>>Subject: [s-cars] Re: UrA6/UrS6 US DOT headlight
>>>  
>>>  
>>>Bob and Larry:  For the most part (99%) you are correct.  The
>>>odd late (eg. 04/97) build date S6 (only in Canada in   
>>>NAmerica) got H1 High and lows.  I do NOT know why.  The   
>>>biggest thing is the newer Toshiba 9012 bulbs can replace the   
>>>9006 and the 9011 can replace the 9005 at relatively low cost   
>>>for a lot more lumens.  Check these postings:
>>>  
>>>      
>>>
>>http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/s-car-list/2004-May/029598.html   
>>  
>>and
>>  
>>    
>>
>http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/s-car-list/2004-June/029709.html   
>Dave F.
>
>Trying to confirm the bulb requirements
>  
>
>>for the UrA6/S6
>>
>>Low Beam 9006
>>High Beam 9005
>>Fog H3
>>?
>>    
>>
>>>LL - NY
>>>      
>>>
>
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