Evening Folks,
Short version:
Can you hear your lights move when you put on the mainbeams? I know it's the flap moving, but I didn't notice the noise previously...
Long Version:
Had a light out on the RS4 the other day, changed bulb, no go, pulled out headlight and changed ballast and all good. As I'd already forked out for fancy new bulbs (Osram xenarc nightbreaker) I changed the other one too..
So all good on the illumination front, BUT I now notice a noise as the mechanical flap moves when I put on the main beams... This may have been present before, as I don't often sit in the car with the engine/stereo off whilst flashing my lights at a wall!
Both lights do it with the same sound/volume so I think i'm good, but i'm now paranoid the bulbs may not be seated properly.
I'm not too keen to take the headlights out the car again just for fun, so was hoping a few of you may give your lights a flash for me and report back!
Cheers!
Headlight noise? Normal?!
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Re: Headlight noise? Normal?!
Just tried this to double check and yes, that's a normal sound. It's just the mechanism moving to adjust for full beam and dipped.
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Re: Headlight noise? Normal?!
Perfect! Thanks for your time
Re: Headlight noise? Normal?!
Wideboy have you noticed much of a difference with the new bulbs?
Sam did you not change projectors? Any views on bulbs alone?
Sam did you not change projectors? Any views on bulbs alone?
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Re: Headlight noise? Normal?!
Not me, DeanoC swapped out projectors I believe.
A whiter light might interest me but to be fair, the standard setup is good enough.
A whiter light might interest me but to be fair, the standard setup is good enough.
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Re: Headlight noise? Normal?!
The new bulbs are more white, and do appear to be brighter already (although perhaps this is down to the colour difference) but they're still very much in the wearing in phase. I believe they'll take a few hours of running time to reach their potential.
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