hi there at the audi forum.

[audi123]

please help.

a local san diego dealer replaced the complete RH xenon headlight on my 2002 allroad [some mounting bracket failed and made the light 'flutter' and vibrate]; upon 1st use of the lights at nite it was immediately apparent that the new headlight had a YELLOWISH tint to it and not the very blue/white one expects from a xenon light bulb. it is especially noticeable since my driver-side headlight is lighting up just fine: ultra white/blue.

returned car to dealer. they claim tech support from audiUSA advised them of a sometimes necessary "burn-in" time of xenon lights; the lens supposedly is yellow and will 'burn' to white when using the lamps [???!].
i have never experienced this with any of my cars that i bought NEW and came equipped with xenons: the lights where just the right BLUE/WHITE right from the beginning.

is it correct that xenons need a 'burn-to-blue/wht' break in time?

dealer claims since it is a warranty repair that they did not get the OK to replace the whole $700.00 light assembly again. what's up with that?

please advise