[s-cars] urS Rejuvenation (long)

[Lee Levitt]

Teddy,

I did an aftermarket kit on my S6 and while I liked the lighting, 
I was not happy overall. The design of the modded xenon bulb 
causes a lot of shaking of the bulb in the mount, IME. This is 
distracting on bumpy roads and must contribute to shortened bulb 
life.

Then the cost of a replacement bulb, if you can find an 
appropriate match, is quite high. And the electronics are not 
easily sourced separately, so if you have a problem, you're 
screwed.

The Munro approach incorporates stock bulbs and stock Audi 
electronics. Makes future maintenance much easier and less 
expensive.

Overall cost of my upgrade, aside from labor, was about the same 
as your kit. And my bulb costs in the future will be much lower.

Lighting of the aftermarket and the TT projectors is somewhat 
equivalent. The A6 projectors throw a *lot* more light.

Lee

On Wed May 02 12:08:40 PDT 2007, Theodore Chen 
<tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> i bought an HID kit for $185 delivered (the same GB that was 
> mentioned
> on this list some time ago), and installation was a snap.
> 
> i'm happy with the results and wish i'd done it years ago.  the 
> beam
> pattern is perhaps not quite as sharp as from my B5 S4, but it's 
> only
> noticeable when i pull up to within a few feet of the garage 
> door.
> i've also seen my car coming at me with its lights on, and i 
> don't
> notice any objectionable light scattering.  people don't flash 
> their
> lights at me, either.
> 
> not as nice as your solution, lee, but cheaper and a lot less 
> work.
> 
> -teddy
> 
> --- Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
> 
>> Ha!
>> 
>> My '99 A6 is in pieces, even as we speak. Turns out the right 
>> side headlamp motor is smoked and needs to be replaced. We'll 
>> see if it can be removed without destroying the headlamp itself.
>> 
>> Also, we learned that the ecode lamps have different motors than 
>> the US DOT lamps. The ecodes are manually adjustable, while the 
>> DOT lamps are self levelling. I'm hoping my mechanic can work 
>> some magic and put the self levelling motors in the ecode lamps, 
>> but I'm not optimistic. They're entirely different in design.
>> 
>> So my '99 A6 has an S 3 spoke wheel and sport seats.
>> 
>> My son's '97 A6 has an S6 3 spoke wheel and may have a set of S6 
>> sport seats within the next week or so.
>> 
>> There *is* an S in there somewhere, but most likely it will be a 
>> '99 or '00 A4 avant S4 lookalike. I'm not putting too much more 
>> money into my wagon, just going to drive it and save the 
>> slippery slope for my next toy(s).
>> 
>> Ha. Fat Chance.
>> 
>> Lee
>> 
>> On Wed May 02 11:47:19 PDT 2007, "Postupack, Jeff" 
>> <Jeff.Postupack at analog.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >  Lee is becoming the S-Car list defacto Master of Light!
>> > That and double DIN head units, and upgrading sweet A6 Avants. 
>> > There's an 'S' in there SOMEwhere.
>> > I bought my TT electrics from Lee and applied the Fred Munro > 
>> method.
>> > > > > > Jeff
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Lee Levitt [mailto:lee at wheelman.com] Sent: Wednesday, 
>> May > 02, 2007 2:35 PM
>> > To: Jeff.Postupack at analog.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
>> > Cc: bill mahoney
>> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] urS Rejuvenation (long)
>> > > > Jeff is right.
>> > > And for anyone considering the HID upgrade, I've got some 
>> spare > parts
>> > kicking around.
>> > > A6 xenon projectors, no electronics (easy enough to find on 
>> ebay)
>> > 1 TT projector and electronics
>> > 3 sets of the Corey brackets (didn't use them in my C4 A6
>> > upgrades)
>> > > Let me know what you need before I put them on ebay...
>> > > Thanks!
>> > > Lee
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