[Grey D]

Good good!! Dad life for almost 3 years now. After the A3 died, got me a GTi but then traded it for a A5 last August.

That's awesome man. Still remember that car. Crazy to think it's been what, 8 or 9 years since that Southern Worthersee?

 

[Ponto]

Haha yeah. I actually need a headlight ballast and didn't want to pay the $600+ the dealer wants but I figured I'd check in. At least I'm pretty sure it's the ballast. The passenger will dip and then if I cycle the lights it'll come right back on.

Hmm if nothing on here I can check with Topher!

He got me an rs4 wing for the wagon for 300 cad and S4 mirror caps for like 200 bucks.

Let me know.

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[Audi'sRevenge]

Haha yeah. I actually need a headlight ballast and didn't want to pay the $600+ the dealer wants but I figured I'd check in. At least I'm pretty sure it's the ballast. The passenger will dip and then if I cycle the lights it'll come right back on.

You tried new bulbs? Have you ever heard about HID "cycling"--the phenomenon that occurs when the bulb is EOL as the ballast cannot maintain the voltage to sustain the arc?

 

[Grey D]

You tried new bulbs? Have you ever heard about HID "cycling"--the phenomenon that occurs when the bulb is EOL as the ballast cannot maintain the voltage to sustain the arc?

I haven't. I need to swap the bulbs side to side to test that. They're osrams but I didn't think they would have enough hours on them. I'll actually do that this week and hopefully that's all it is.

Hmm if nothing on here I can check with Topher!

He got me an rs4 wing for the wagon for 300 cad and S4 mirror caps for like 200 bucks.

Let me know.

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Thanks! I'll test this and PM you if it is the ballast.

 

[Ponto]

Long weekend Bump.

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[krazyboi]

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[Audi'sRevenge]

I haven't. I need to swap the bulbs side to side to test that. They're osrams but I didn't think they would have enough hours on them. I'll actually do that this week and hopefully that's all it is.

You could do that but best idea is to try new bulbs altogether. HID bulbs are known to start to go south after 6-7 years (they will start to turn more blue/purple in output) and then possibly cause cycling issues in a few more years.

The "problem" with HIDs is that they can last for a very long time without ever "blowing" per se. So people don't think there's anything wrong because the bulb hasn't "blown"--it still illuminates. However that doesn't necessarily mean the bulb is good in the case of HIDs:

High-intensity discharge lamp - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That said, it could also be your ballast but just saying people often overlook the fact that the bulb has gone bad because they often don't just stop working like other bulbs.

 

[Ponto]

Hump Day bump

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[abadidol]

Bump

 

[Rub-ISH]

wow...this is still going!

Got nostalgic

lol...bump

 

[krazyboi]

2022 bump

 

[SilverSquirrel]

Happy new year everyone..
Still running strong.
Silver 2006 3.2
Going on 13 years with the old gal!

 

[Ponto]

Happy new year everyone..
Still running strong.
Silver 2006 3.2
Going on 13 years with the old gal!

Love this!

Came back for a visit.
2 years into my 2022 allroad
Wife's 2018 Q5 now lifted and mini overlander
Lol bump lives on!