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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 08:55 PM
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Default driver side low beam does not work, high good, fog good

i noticed the driverside low beam is not working. YES I CHANGED THE BULB. the high beam works and the foglight works too. the passengerside low, fog, high all work.

is there a common problem with these things?

a4 is starting to look like a headache. im reading and hearing about a bunch of recalls. this is very discouraging and i may sell it and stick with mk2's

 
Old Feb 11, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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Looks like aftermarket headlights so I'm guesssing you have HIDs. Take the buld out of the passenger side since you know it works. try hooking it up to the driver side ballast. If it doesn't work the ballast is bad. Check all the connections for the ballast too. It is possible for the new bulb to be bad so you can also try that in the passenger side. Yeah they take a lil tlc but these cars are world better than a mkII ne day...
 
Old Feb 11, 2011 | 09:18 PM
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they are stock housing and regular bulbs, no hid's i already said clearly i swaped them. i put it in capps for a reason.

what make them better than a mk2? im at 540whp. wheres your audi?
 
Old Feb 11, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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Let's not start a pissing war. A4s have separate fuses for each low beam - have you verified that the fuse is not blown?
 
Old Feb 12, 2011 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ImTheDevil
Let's not start a pissing war. A4s have separate fuses for each low beam - have you verified that the fuse is not blown?
you said it
 
Old Feb 12, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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Those be 20s?
 
Old Feb 12, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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19's they came on it.

brand new koni coils toooo

got the whole car for 1000$ bux

runs n drives
 
Old Feb 12, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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dam, for 1000bucks thats hell of a deal.
the wheels alone will get u almost half of that back.(worst case senario.lol)

what year is it? engine? trans? i can tell its a prefacelft
i think its sexy.
sry a bit off topic.
 
Old Feb 12, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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98, 30v 5sp quattro runs like a cherry 132k on it.
 
Old Feb 12, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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bro I wasn't trying to start a pissing match i was meaning give the car a chance ull like it! and when u said change bulbs i assumed u ment just bought a new one and stuck it in. and i dunno why but the headlights dont apear stock in that photo just me tho! soudns like u got a good deal on the car!
 



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