Have audi changed the rear lights on late 2015 onwards A3s?

Jerodequin · Apr 4, 2016

Hi All,

I keep seeing 65 and 16 plate A3s that seem to have (in my opinion) a much worse rear light configuration - instead of the large, very visible, long indicator strip I have on my 64 plate there is instead a really small, short indicator strip that isn't as visible when indicating.

I wondered if this was something to do with halogen/Xenon options (as I have the Xenon lights on mine) but the new configurator doesn't make this clear (this is something else that seems to have got worse rather than improved, the old configurator was better I thought!).

Also noticed that the good choice of colours we used to have seems to have been greatly reduced.... odd!

Tony1982 · Apr 4, 2016

probably the standard non-led light clusters, see post number 33 on this thread http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/new-s3-bumped-already.266997/ it shows the different light clusters

Jerodequin · Apr 5, 2016

Tony1982 said:
probably the standard non-led light clusters, see post number 33 on this thread http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/new-s3-bumped-already.266997/ it shows the different light clusters

Thanks, I did wonder if it might just be the standard halogen light configuration - I think the much smaller, harder to see indicator lights at the rear are pretty rubbish to be honest!

Ignition1 · Apr 5, 2016

Jerodequin said:
Thanks, I did wonder if it might just be the standard halogen light configuration - I think the much smaller, harder to see indicator lights at the rear are pretty rubbish to be honest!

Agreed. I have noticed on the SE and Sport versions, with standard lights, the indicators are tiny.

At night, when it's a bit foggy, the LED rear lights and indicators on the A3 S-Line/S3 look very good. Hence why my rear LED lights are switched on all the time (VCDS mod). I love the A3's front DRLs as well.

The biggest criticism I have of the lights is that the front DRLs do not become an indicator. All that happens is one of the DRLs dims slightly and a little indicator flashes next to it. Would've preferred the DRL to become the indicator.

Ric 2001 · Apr 5, 2016

Ignition1 said:
Agreed. I have noticed on the SE and Sport versions, with standard lights, the indicators are tiny.

At night, when it's a bit foggy, the LED rear lights and indicators on the A3 S-Line/S3 look very good. Hence why my rear LED lights are switched on all the time (VCDS mod). I love the A3's front DRLs as well.

The biggest criticism I have of the lights is that the front DRLs do not become an indicator. All that happens is one of the DRLs dims slightly and a little indicator flashes next to it. Would've preferred the DRL to become the indicator.

The LED front headlights option does do this.

Ignition1 · Apr 5, 2016

Ric 2001 said:
The LED front headlights option does do this.

Ah - thanks. So Xenon Plus (standard on S-Line) doesn't then. Next time I get a new car I'm going to make sure I spend a year on the forum first before I order it!

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