stvj A4

I've been searching for a while. I've had the car since '01 and I've replaced the headlight assemblies twice, once from damage and once from wear and pebbling of the lenses. I had hoped that OEM lenses had been upgraded for better distance and less difference in the patterns between the high and low beam patterns. But no... Recently there are conversion kits that are whole units that replace the original box, lens, everything. Those have made such a replacement more attractive to me but I still can't find real infos on how the lenses work and such. I suppose I could research the return policies of the retailers and buy some and try them, return them if they don't do it, but ... whew... that seems the long way 'round. That could be just because I'm a lousy (albeit stubborn...) researcher ... ;-) Or it could be that those replacements aren't doing a lot of lens development, which is probably alright if one is looking good in close quarters, an urban environment or such. But not so good for me. I drive distances at night in the American midwest. I did find some small Hellas that were sort of a rounded rectangle and I thought I might cut places for them in the upper corners of the A4 grille, but I wasn't satisfied with the range of them. Thanks!

Thanks, James! I'm not too concerned with the legality as I've seen some in use here and they're sold here, so... that seems to be ok. My ignorance is the problem (lol...) as always... I haven't been able to find any actual information on the light patterns of the newer conversions. The retailers I've asked only go on about the cosmetics, how cool they make the old car look. Ucch... I'll keep asking as I find more. I have been able to find information from Hella on the patterns and distances of their various auxiliary lights so that's been the path I've taken. I'd enjoy being able to find out what the conversions really do. That would be a nice fix and in general seem to be less expensive than the auxiliary lights. Tho... I wonder if that suggests that they work less well than they look... ;-) Thanks! stv

Hello, I want more light, longer, farther light. I'd like to add driving lights to my A4 and I'd like to find information about others' solutions. I'd like to talk with some folks who have done it or find some custom shops who do it regularly. I'm not sure that bolting a pair of Oscars on the bumper is a great way to go. ;-) Thanks, stv