Audi lighting

[Brett Dikeman]

At 10:41 AM -0400 10/26/01, Lee M. Levitt wrote:
>  > I keep reading these kinds of statements and I'd like to ask,
>>  who's driven a 200q20vt with brand new DOT headlights?
>
>Road and Track Magazine did a road test of the then new 200Q and commented
>that this particular Audi had the singularly worst headlamps they had ever
>experienced.

Then they must not have driven any other type 44 turbo car before, 
because they are the EXACT same lights.


>
>Ever driven a car with euros?

Yes, I have one with euros.  And it's not the magical, angels-singing 
kind of brightness everyone makes you think it is(except on 
highbeams, where you've got those nice little "aux driving light" 
pencil beams :-)

>
>>  This is not to say that Euro lights would not be an improvement over the
>>  DOTs,  but new DOTs are considerably less expensive than Euro lights, I
>believe.
>
>Probably not. New DOT aero lamps tend to run $350-500 per side.

Try $300 for a set.

B
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