A4 replacement headlight has slightly different color
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A4 replacement headlight has slightly different color
I've got the premium plus 2009 A4 model (so I've got the headlights with LED DRL's)
So after skidding on some ice and hitting a guardrail, I broke my front right headlight. The bodyshop replaced it, and while the car is off, they look exactly the same, but while on, the LED DRL's shine in slightly different colors. The DRL on the front left headlight (which was not replaced) is almost slightly bluish/pinkish in color, whereas the replacement front right DRL is almost completely white.
Is that natural? Do these LED's change color over time? Or did the bodyshop order the wrong headlight?
Is this something I can reasonably go back and complain about?
So after skidding on some ice and hitting a guardrail, I broke my front right headlight. The bodyshop replaced it, and while the car is off, they look exactly the same, but while on, the LED DRL's shine in slightly different colors. The DRL on the front left headlight (which was not replaced) is almost slightly bluish/pinkish in color, whereas the replacement front right DRL is almost completely white.
Is that natural? Do these LED's change color over time? Or did the bodyshop order the wrong headlight?
Is this something I can reasonably go back and complain about?
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AudiWorld Super User
Yes this is normal. Over 4 years, the LEDs color shift with age. Not to mention your original headlight lens will have accumulated many tiny imperfections from road rash (rock chips, etc.) which affect how the light refracts.
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