[s-cars] catz HID replacement bulbs

[Marc Swanson]

One of the HIDs went out on my //S6 and it turned out to be somewhat of
a pain to replace it.  Recently they have banned/shut down companies
that produce aftermarket HID kits such as the Catz kit that was
installed in my car before I bought it.

Just like every other retrofit kit mine used a 'rebased' hid bulb, which
basically means then take off the standard bulb connector from the hid
and epoxy an H1/H4/9007/etc connector on the back of it so it will fit
in a standard headlight socket.  What varies on these things is the
connectors.

Because Catz isn't in business anymore I couldn't get the exact same
bulb again.  Mine was rated at 4500K but the closest thing I could find
was a unit rated at 4100 made by Phillips.  I bought that ($130/bulb...
ouch!) along with the ballast connectors so I could change the
connectors on the ballast to the Phillips style deals.  Probably the
most expensive and time consuming headlight bulb replacement in history,
but everything works and the 2 different bulbs look to have exactly the
same light/color to my eye.

I snapped a few pics of the saga: 
http://www.theswansonfamily.us/modules/gallery/catz_hid_phillips_replacement_bulb

I bought all the parts from a Canadian company,
http://www.xenonfactory.com .  Definitely a satisfied customer, they
gave me lots of help finding what I needed.

here's the link to the bulbs in case anyone has the same problem:

http://xenonfactory.com/products/hid/rebased.htm

-- 
-Marc Swanson-
95.5 //S6 Avant
87 4ktq
www.mswanson.com/audi