quick question

**s4turbo01** · 12-08-2008 01:59 PM

hey, i'm new to audis. i recently bought a 2001 audi s4. in the front of the car the left signal went out. i have the new bulb to replace it but i cant get to the old one to get it out and switch it. i checked the owners manual and it just says take it to an authorized audi dealership. buti dont really want to pay them to do it. can anyone help?

**mrpeterparker** · 12-08-2008 02:09 PM

remove the assembly... you'll need a REALLY long torx screw driver.. or extended bit

total of 3 screws IIRC

**s4turbo01** · 12-08-2008 02:16 PM

alright man thanks alot. i'll halfto check my garage. the audi dealershit wants 150 to fix it. screw that

**mrpeterparker** · 12-08-2008 02:18 PM

you live in Ct.. from what i gather from the forum there's TONS of people out there who can "quickly part out the headlight assembly" from an s4 =)

**s4turbo01** · 12-08-2008 02:32 PM

ya there probably is a ton of people. this is my first car i'm looking to mod and do work on myself but i dont have any freinds with s4s so no one can really help me... but i'm trying to learn and i hope i can get this fixed myself

**haus4** · 12-08-2008 02:35 PM

If your nice and stick around here for some time, you can make some friends with S4's as there are quick a bunch from CT.

**mrpeterparker** · 12-08-2008 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by s4turbo01

ya there probably is a ton of people. this is my first car i'm looking to mod and do work on myself but i dont have any freinds with s4s so no one can really help me... but i'm trying to learn and i hope i can get this fixed myself

i meant .. theft.. lol was being sarcastic.. not directly at you... just i get from the forums there are a lot of s4 thefts out there

**RolledMySTi** · 12-08-2008 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by s4turbo01

alright man thanks alot. i'll halfto check my garage. the audi dealershit wants 150 to fix it. screw that

$150 to replace a bulb!

God Audi is such a rip. No wonder they made these cars so hard to work on, they are getting rich off their service department.

**s4turbo01** · 12-08-2008 03:05 PM

haha i know there insane!!! they already fucked me so bad. i had a headlight go out so i bring it in and they said all together a little over $300. So i'm like damn thats rape, but i need a headlight so i had them do it. than they come up with a bill for almost 1000 because one of the fuses " needed to be replaced" thats why i dont wanna take it in for something so minor because they want all your money!

**OldYella** · 12-08-2008 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by RolledMySTi

$150 to replace a bulb!

God Audi is such a rip. No wonder they made these cars so hard to work on, they are getting rich off their service department.

Guy at work was quoted $60 to change his tail light on his RX300. I told him id do it if he bought the bulb and a couple chipolte burritos. He did it but after told me it was a bad deal? lol Its fuinny when people tell me they take there car to the dealer for dumb shit like that. Unscrew the headlight and git'r'dun

**AudiTechS4** · 12-08-2008 06:55 PM

we charge so much for a bulb becuase your paying our labor rate. if you cant change a bulb on your own then ya gotta pay to play.4 t30 torx bolts, the 2 on top of the headlight need to come fully out the other 2 - 1 on the back of the headlight and the other on the inside of the headlight just need a couple of turns out not all the way and the headlight slides forward.

best bet its to get a 1/4 drive long 1/4 drive extention and a 1/4 drive t30 bit

That will be $10 to me :) thank you come again

**AudiTechS4** · 12-08-2008 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by s4turbo01

haha i know there insane!!! they already fucked me so bad. i had a headlight go out so i bring it in and they said all together a little over $300. So i'm like damn thats rape, but i need a headlight so i had them do it. than they come up with a bill for almost 1000 because one of the fuses " needed to be replaced" thats why i dont wanna take it in for something so minor because they want all your money!

BTW : how did you let a dealer fuck you like that?the bulb at a dealer retail is like $170 or more and then their labor rate so $300 sounds about right. you would of had to authorize the other $700 in work or you dont have to pay for it.

**gointoscott** · 12-08-2008 07:53 PM

You can do it yourself. get the torx bit that is recommended by audiS4man or what ever his username is.

Its real easy to do, you will see the two tabs right on top and the last is down the hole towards back of headlight inside each fender. My recommendation is put extension down and loosen the bolt all the way until its totally lose. Then take a magnet pen and fish it up out of the hole. its way easier. It also helps a lot when you want to fish it back down into the hole.

One more note is techincally it has 4 points of holding the headight to the car, 3 are screws, the 4th is a plastic hook that goes into a hole on the radiator support, or part of the car. Once you have the three bolts out you can wiggle the headlight out by sliding it sideways then out.

Piece of cake, you can do it. Dont waste your money with the dealership.

Once you do it you'll do the otherside in 15-20 minutes. well if you had to that is.