[s-cars] ecode Xenons

[calvinlc at earthlink.net]

I have an '01 A6 and I am wondering why you guys are replacing your Xenons.
So far, my only problem, is the stupid "adjustment" that happens while
driving where sometimes my lights wind up pointing only 25 feet in front of
the car and sometimes they are great.  Do the European ones do away with
this innane feature that was never needed on headlights for the last 100
years?  Thanks.

--Calvin


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Igor Kessel
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 3:26 PM
To: lee at wheelman.com
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; Qlist
Subject: Re: [s-cars] ecode Xenons


Lee Levitt wrote:
> I've been working on a lighting upgrade on my '02 A6 which came with
> halogens.
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>
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> Here's what I found. C5 ecode Xenon lamps do not have twin filament side
> marker lights. The side light is only used for signaling, not "park" or
> running light duties. There is a city bulb between the high and low beams,
> but that's too far inboard (and white) to be considered a parking light by
> the local constabularies.
>
>
>
> Here's a picture of the ecode lamps on an allroad. No side marker showing:
> http://carpoint.ninemsn.com.au/carcontent/reviews/audi/2004Allroad12b.jpg
>
>
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> This makes it awfully difficult to swap these lamps onto a NA car. The
> connectors are built into the housing so it doesn't look like a simple mod
> to make these twin filament bulbs.
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> Anyone else try this particular upgrade?
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> Lee
>
> '02 A6 3.0 quattro avant (now with stinky old US DOT Xenons.a nice step up
> from the halogens, but not what I was after)
>
> '96 A6 quattro avant

Lee,
in actuality this should not be all that difficult. I will replace the
DOT Xe on my 2004 Allroad with Euros as soon as I manage to source them.
The slightly different wiring is all hidden inside. The Euros in the C5
should be a direct swap for our lights.

My current ride, the '97 UrS6 has Euro Xe with parking lights and turn
signals properly wired to the e-code.

Most of my Audis all had Euros with the proper European parking lights
activated. They all had proper European single filament side markers,
working not in the indistinguishable American BRIGHTER-DIMMER but the
proper fool-proof European ON-OFF manner. Never had a problem. Neither
with the constabulary, nor with inspection stations.

--
Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros
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