Smashed drivers side headlight - Does anyone have a spare?

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09-01-2005, 02:41 PM

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Smashed drivers side headlight - Does anyone have a spare?

<center><img src="http://www.brittcrowell.com/2005/audidamage.jpg"></center><p>Just has a peice of wood/rock smash my drivers side headlight on my '97 A8 Quattro. Stealer wants $500 for the head light assymbly, which is my deductable. It also put a small crack in the trim piece below it ( i think it scratched my bumper a little too). Any one know a cheaper place to get the headlight assy or have one laying around for some reason? Do headlight assy from any other models cross over. This F'ing sucks!

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09-01-2005, 03:35 PM

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Damn it I was supposed to look for someone before. I might have one, email me so I remember to look.

I also need to get the part # off of my steel jack to post it here.

My memory works well, when it is triggered to work.

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09-05-2005, 01:07 PM

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Re: Smashed drivers side headlight - Does anyone have a spare?

Same thing happened to my wife's 99 A8 (drivers side), so only have a old passenger side lens. I ended up purchasing a complete left/right set from Europrice for $128.78 (incl S/H - price may differ depending upon current exch rate).

Contact: Alexander van Gerbig, Europrice
http://www.euro-audi-parts.com
contact@euro-audi-parts.com

Lens replacement is straightforward about an hour or so per side. You'll likely need a long magnetic Phillips screwdriver for the bottom screws. Just don't touch (or use any liquids) on the reflective silver inside the headlight assembly as it comes off very easily. Some light compressed air and maybe a very soft photographic lens cleaning brush to clean the reflective silver.

Also bought a set of Stoneguard headlight protectors (www.stoneguard.com), to try avoid it happening again.

P/N for European Headlight Lenses (only available in European ETKA, but virtually identical to US lenses) is:
Left - 4D0 941 115
Right - 4D0 941 116

(I believe it's the same P/N for Halogens and Xenons)

BTW - Alex didn't have the gasket P/N 4D0 941 119 (you'll need two if doing both L & R) for the lenses when I ordered, however I was able to reuse the original gaskets by careful removal.

Here's my original thread...<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a8/threads/19507.phtml#100690">https://forums.audiworld.com/a8/threads/19507.phtml#100690</a</li></ul>