Ok so I am planning to "restore" my headlights a bit in the next little while.

but before I start I gotta make sure its doable. So i have been digging through the internet but even tho I AM sure someone already did it I cant find anything.

Stupid question that I probably know the answer but just to make sure. Do the ribs on the non-clear headlight have anything to do with light dispersion? If no, any good (not necessarily easy) method to sand them off to get the lens clear?

anyway thats where I am at, after which I will paint the housing black and add a few little toys in there...


i am sort of stuck at the clear the nonclear lenses thing...doable or not? bad or not so bad?


thanks

 

nobody?

 

Do you have the 1998 A4 with the 2 piece headlights (parking separate from the unit with integrated fogs/high/low beams).

When I had my 98 A4 the lenses were pretty hazy. The ribs are on the inside and absolutely control the light dispersion pattern in conjunction with the shape of the reflectors. I used a Meguiars PlastX product found in Canadian Tire. it did a great job of polishing off the haze - highly recommended in my opinion.

 

thanks....i was fearing that those ribs are responsible with dispersing the light...

and yes i do have the 2 piece with everything integrated in the unit

now i have another question: could these type of headlights be blacked out?

PS: you wouldnt believe it how hard of a time i have finding anything about these headlights....ANYTHING..

 

Don't actually know but suspect with some 'gentle' baking you might be able to pull them apart and paint the inside though I'm not sure that's worth the effort. Other option might be to upgrade to the 1 piece units from the 99.5->2001 model years; they give better lighting since they use a projector; search using bing.com and you should find lots of DIY.

AudiDIY (Do It Yourself) Article Portal and Welcome to AudiWorld.com - The Audi Enthusiast Website would be good starting places.