Hi

As per title I need a new n/s headlight after hitting a pheasant (only a week after getting my car back after 7 months in the bodyshop awaiting parts).

Part number on the unit is 4g0941033j (has been suggested that 4g0941733j is the same but not sure. Can anyone confirm this or alternative numbers. Its for a 2016 s6 with led matrix lights. 

Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on replacement. I can get a new unit without modules from autodoc or a used unit off Ebay with modules. Are there any other straightforward options. I really don't want to pay the £3k+ that audi want. On the other hand I want it to be right. 

Any ideas / suggestions gratefully received 

Personally I’d claim through your insurance. Buying second hand will be fraught with issues. If it’s been in the body shop I assume for an unrelated incident or paint, then I can understand your hesitancy to go through insurance.

Speak to Audi main dealer to determine the exact part number. Often parts are updated after manufacture (usually last build letter). As you know LED Matrix prices are uber expensive.

If you go down second hand route, then be very wary as to where it’s come from. Years ago I bought a headlight for an A2 from a breaker yard. Other end of the spectrum in terms of cost and technology, but the headlight wasn’t as advertised, as it had been opened up at some point in its life so condensation was an issue. 

Also got a new xenon headlight (with LED) for my previous A4 Allroad after a slight nudge to a wall in snow. The intensity of the LED was brighter on the new unit. First world problems I know. If you get a unit second-hand, make sure it comes with some sort of limited warranty. A label on it saying it’s been tested mean nowt.

Anyway, I hope you get it sorted.

 

20 hours ago, Timg147 said:

As per title I need a new n/s headlight after hitting a pheasant

Suicide birds is what I call them. I don't object to their urge for self destruction, but why must they inflict so much damage to innocent cars?

2 hours ago, cliffcoggin said:

Suicide birds is what I call them. I don't object to their urge for self destruction, but why must they inflict so much damage to innocent cars?

I hit a pheasant lurking in the undergrowth. It was startled and had taken off but ended up cracking the windscreen. You can drive defensively to a point, but with pheasants, deer and other animals, they are none the wiser to traffic and are just crossing the road. 

I too have suffered a birdstrike which has cracked my LH led matrix headlight cover.

Surely it is possible to replace just the polycarbonate outer cover?

To replace the whole headlight seems typical of Audi dealers' desire to extract as much money as possible from their customers.

any update on this tim 

So I ended up getting a new unit from autodoc. Car has got to go back to the garage to resolve an error. It seems that the unit i bought didn't have a fan so they have got to take the fan out of the old unit. 

I did find a couple of places offering to replace just the lense. However they were quoting around a week which meant being without the car. I have read in a couple of places about people having condensation issues after having just the lense replaced. 

Thanks Tim,

Any particular reason why you were unable to update the forum at some point earlier? 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

Hi Gareth 

Car is going back in this coming Monday to try to resolve the error. I was going to update after that once we had confirmed that the solution required the fan swapping between units. Hoped to add that to my reply to give anyone in the same situation a heads up. It would have saved me some hassle if I had known that as the its a bumper off job again for the garage.

So after going back to the garage, swapping out the fan from the old unit resolved the error messages. Everything is back to normal. From autodoc the light unit cost just over £1200. Fitting and coding plus air, oil, pollen filters and oil change cost around £700 at a local specialist. So over £1k cheaper than main dealer. In the end I didn't want to risk buying used and at least have warranty on the new unit.

Hope this helps someone. 

Over 4 weeks now and my latest post hasn't been approved by an admin? 

It has now. Thanks for the update.