nickstock

Hi folks, it looks like my passenger side Xenon headlight is on it's way out (flickering and dying occasionally). Has anybody replaced the headlight before and how much does it cost? I'm not afraid of installing it myself so any online parts retailer that people can suggest would be great. It's a Bi-Xenon HID with adaptive lighting control....and yes, I know it's not going to be cheap...;-(

PS, I don't think it's the bulb, I think it's the ballast that needs replacing, but the Hi-Beam on that side is dead too, so a replacement is in order...

Thanks in advance.

Nick

Pointman0853

Nick,
Did you ever solve this? I think I have a bad ballastin one of my adaptive light units that will need to be replaced...


George in Nevada

nickstock

Hi George, I've still not replaced it as recently it has been behaving itself...I was quoted by the dealer about 1200 dollars for a new headlight unit (one side) and almost fell over when I heard the price...If I could find an online retailer of the correct part then I'd probably have a go at replacing it myself, but so far I've come up short...

Cheers,

Nick

chmorris

Hello, like you i had a right headlight that was flickering while i had car in for belt change i had dealer swap bulb from right to left side and confirm that problem was bulb as left side would flicker and die. I ordered 2 bulbs online and replace both, job took just over 2 hours for both, now no problem.

2006 A4 2.0Q

GarmischP

I had the same issue with both of my headlamps. Constant "headlamp dipping errors" where I turned the lamps off then back on. Both lamps would come back on. I dealt with this for 2 years and finally had enough. I took it to the dealership and they wanted $1688.00. I said, no thanks and ordered the ballasts from ECS tuning and had an independent audi/vw shop replace both of them for $880.00 ( parts and labor for the pair ). Note: You don't have to remove the front bumper to repair, so it was only 1.0 hour labor.

K9COP

Guys, I've got one light (drivers low beam) that is definitely not as bright as the passenger. I actually replaced both bulbs, only to find that they are the same as before, passenger bright, drivers not so much. Does that sound like ballast or igniter? any thoughts please?

K9

nickstock

Update! Had the offending headlight looked at and it turns out the bulb was defective. Replaced and all is good! Kudos to Pure Motorsports in San Diego for the troubleshoot and quick fix!