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Old 08-07-2003, 06:00 AM
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Default Help on Xenon headlight pattern......

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/10015/funky_xenon_headlight_pattern_on_s4.jpg"></center><p>Hello....

This is a picture of what my xenon headlight pattern looks like shined on the garage door from approx. 20' away....

I've had my S4 for approx. 6 weeks now, and I thought that the Xenon headlights sucked.....I came out of an A4 in which I installed the LLtek Euro 2-piece xenon headlights.....now those were awesome.

I have never removed the xenon bulbs on the S4.....I have no idea what's causing this.....The lighting on the street at night is pretty bad....

Can anyone tell me what's wrong.....

Thanks a ton everyone.....

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That looks nothing like the stepped Xenon pattern of an S4.
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Well, this is a completely stock 2000 S4 w/ stock Xenons....not sure what's going on here....
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I'm trying to search for a pic of what I'm talking about. I'll post if I can find one.
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Bulbs in upside down or not seated properly would be my first guess.
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Default Euro left, US right

<img src="http://tychl.txf.com/europerf/highres/euro%20left%20us%20right%202.JPG">
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second that.
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Default Yep, that's what I was hoping for when I 1st shined my headlights on the garage....

I'm used to the left-side headlight casting from my A4 days--with Euros, but expected to see the right-side headlight casting in the pics you've posted.....but as you know, I certainly don't have this light casting at all....

Any ideas?

Thanks!
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Default Are you sure you have Xenons? :-)

You're not in Canada - or you didn't buy a Canadian car (do you have foglights?) did you?

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Default from Dan's fotki...

this is what the pattern should look like at 20':

<img src="http://images.fotki.com/v9/photos/4/43321/151422/1Garage20feet-vi.jpg">


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