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Removing and installing output module for headlight J667/J668 — AUDI

Removing and installing output module for headlight J667/J668 on Audi: 15 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

15 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A8 D3 (4E, 2002–2010)

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  • Do not flash the headlights.

📋 Procedure

  1. ⚠ High voltage! Danger to life!Ensure that any part of the gas discharge headlights marked with yellow high-voltage warning symbols are de-energised when you are working on them.Switch off ignition and all electrical equipment and remove ignition key.Do not flash the headlights. — Turn light switch to position "“0”".
  2. Switch off ignition and all electrical equipment and remove ignition key.
  3. Do not flash the headlights.
  4. Loosen locking bolt (1) a few turns.
  5. Remove appropriate front wheel.
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  1. Remove relevant front wheel housing liner 66.
  2. Release retaining tabs (arrows) and detach housing cover for dipped beam headlights from headlight housing.
  3. Unplug electrical connector.
  4. Unscrew bolts (arrows) and detach output module for headlight from housing cover.
  5. Release retaining tabs (arrows A) and press connector (1) out of housing cover (2)(arrow B).
  6. Detach housing cover.
  7. Check seal between output module for headlight and housing cover.
  8. Re-attach connector.
  9. Close housing cover and secure with locking bolt.
  10. Install front wheel housing liner 66.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.