Cibie lights available in U.S.

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>>  Cibie were the standard and sole providers of lights for the European
>>  ur-quattros from about 1982 until the end of production.

> I don't believe that is quite right.  The ur q lights I purchased a few
> years back were made by Hella.  These are the motorized beam height
> adjustable units for the late ur q.  I believe that in-cockpit beam
> height adjustment was mandatory in Germany (correct me if I am wrong)
> beginning in '89 or '90.  The Cibie units I have seen do not have this
> provision, but the Hellas do.  I do prefer the look of the Cibie lens,
> as they seem to have a less faceted appearance.

> You will notice that the family album lists both the Cibie and Hella
> units.

Yers.  The Hellas have a 'D..' mark against them - Germany only - and
adjustable lights were only fitted to 20Vs.  So I think we're talking
about 130 out of 11,000+ cars.

I'm not aware of any legal requirement, but the feature was very high
profile in marketing by, e.g., Daimler-Benz at the time.

--
 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
 Phone +44 7785 302803   Fax: +44 7785 309674