[s-cars] Can Allroad headlight components fit UrS4 housings?

[chris chambers]

Lee,

I'm a bit confused with your reply. Are you saying that you don't
know if the allroad headlamp's components can be made to fit my
UrS4 headlight housings, but either way don't tear em apart because
they are much more valuable than other parts that do fit?

The Allroad headlights aren't costing me anything, I acquired them
because the mounting tabs on the headlights are broken.

Why would you suggest A6 headlamps instead of TT ones?

Thanks
Chris



--- Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:

> Chris,
> 
> Don't take the allroad headlamps apart...for your purposes they're 
> identical to a 2001 and earlier headlamp, but are much more 
> valuable on the open market due to their slightly more powerful 
> high beam and different esthetics (gray rather than silver 
> innards). Sell them on ebay and buy a set of A6 lamps (pre 2002).
> 
> With regard to fitting...um, maybe. My mechanic had a lot of fun 
> fitting a pair of TT projectors into my C4 A6 ecode lamps. Turns 
> out most of the discussion on this list is related to S4 lamps, 
> which are somewhat different internally.
> 
> I'm accumulating ecode parts now, have one TT ecode projector, 
> looking for a couple more. I may also have pre2002 ecode A6 
> projectors and might try to update one of my C4 cars with 
> those...the A6 projector is larger than the TT and throws  
> substantially more light. That having been said, the TT projector 
> upgrade is pretty significant over stock ecode lamps...
> 
> Oh, and I think, but have not confirmed, that the xenon lens is a 
> necessary addition to the upgrade. The ecode lens has some fluting 
> directly in front of the projector, while the xenon lens does 
> not...I think the fluting diminishes the performance of the 
> projector and splays the light some...the cutoff isn't as sharp as 
> I would have expected.
> 
> Lee
> '99 A6 quattro avant (ecode allroad xenons)
> '97 A6 quattro avant (tt xenons)
> '96 A6 quattro avant (tt xenons)
> 
> On Tue Mar 27 19:48:37 PDT 2007, chris chambers 
> <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I am acquiring a set of complete headlights from a 02 Allroad and
> > I find myself wondering if the lights/electronics could be used
> > instead of the TT components and be fitted inside UrS4 headlight
> > housings.
> > 
> > I don't have TT headlight components to compare, and unless I 
> > hear
> > otherwise I'll be tearing into the housings to see how sizes 
> > compare.
> > 
> > Any thoughts?
> > 
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> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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