Re: WARNING: A4 headlights are crazy

[wayne <polo@centuryinter.net>]

Hi,
    I checked my headlights on my '98 A4q today and mine also has the
tiny cracks in the plastic.
                                    Wayne

quinn@hns.com wrote:

> Well they are ... though that's not quite what I meant!
>
> At a recent get-together of the "Capitol Audi Club" (i.e.
> Washinton/Baltimore Audi (ab)Users Group),  I happened
> to notice on two out of three A4's that the headlight
> lenses had started to 'craze' (i.e. they had many tiny
> crack lines in the plastic of the lens) mostly the area
> in front of the of the outer (low beam?) bulbs.  I can
> imagine that this would diffuse the light even more than
> the stock US pattern - apart from the longevity concerns
> of the lenses themselves.
>
> It so happens that these were both '98 models (a 1.8tq and
> a 2.8q) whereas my car (a '97 2.8q) did not seem to have
> the problem.
>
> I would urge the A4 owners out there to check their lenses
> and report back if this is endemic.  Dealership calls are
> probably in order for those with the problem.
>
> -Mark Quinn