It *IS* worth it!!!

[Fred Munro]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 8:11 PM
Subject: RE: It *IS* worth it!!!


<snip>
> ... actually there was a bit of good reasoning behind those "stupid" old
> US-DOT sealed beam laws IMO.  Given that headlamps are mounted up in front
> of the car and made of glass they are in harm's way and likely to be
> damaged.  Ever priced a set of good old US DOT round or rectangular sealed
> beams?  Since every car in the US used them they were plentiful and cost
> maybe $4 a pop.  If the lens got pitted you could always go out and buy
> yourself a new set without too much trouble.  Nowadays even headlights on
> different models of a particular marque are different from others from the
> same manufacturer ... and cost $200 and a lot more to replace a single
unit.
> Look at most of the cars on the road today in the snow belt ... just about
> all of them have sandblasted lenses and a good number of them have taken
> hits that have broken the glass ... do they get replaced?  No, because
they
> are too expensive!  So yes, when your car is new it puts out superior
light
> in a well defined pattern, but what happens when those cool projector/HID
> units get pitted from a few winters of use?  There will be more dazzling
the
> eyes of oncoming traffic and less effective lighting for the driver.
<snip>

The Euros aren't so bad in this respect, Steve. The replacement lenses are
only $40 a pop. I don't even bother with protectors over mine - the
replacement lenses are cheaper than the plastic protectors.

Fred Munro
'94 S4  111k km