Blinker Solution with Eurolights...

[Richard Hoffman]

As a washingtonian....I think that is a bogus rule!  All the better that I
am using my stock fogs as turn signals for my Euro H4/H1 conversion :)  I
know A) a lot of cars that aren't visible from 500 feet and B) a lot of
drivers who can't see 500 feet in this state....

Just my .02
Richard
1990 CQ 198K


>From: "Q" <Q at intendedacceleration.com>
>To: "'Mike Robinson'" <fastaudi90 at yahoo.com>, <JShadzi at aol.com>
>CC: <quattro at audifans.com>, <urq at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: Blinker Solution with Eurolights...
>Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 19:55:24 -0800
>
>Info from the State of Washington:
>
>RCW 46.37.200
>Stop lamps and electric turn signals.
>      (1) <. . .snip . . .>
>
>      (2) . . . Turn signal lamps shall be visible from a distance of not
>less than five hundred feet to the front and rear in normal sunlight. .
>.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
>Behalf Of Mike Robinson
>Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 6:10 PM
>To: JShadzi at aol.com
>Cc: quattro at audifans.com; urq at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Blinker Solution with Eurolights...
>
>Hey all,
>
>This my first post back on the list in about 2 years.  I have an 88 90q
>on which I added the H4/H1 Euro lights.  I was the first person, and
>maybe the only still, who relocated the blinkers to the existing fog
>lights.  It was a fairly simple and straight forward wiring job (basic
>wire extensions).  The only PITA was the elbow grease required in
>cutting out the back side of the fog light housings.  Basically, I used
>a dremel to cut out the backside of the fog light housings and a potion
>of the old turn signal housings, then i used some real strong epoxy to
>attach the the old part of the signal housing (which obviously contained
>the bulb socket) to the back of the hollowed out fog light housing.  I
>replaced the clear signal lights with orange bulbs that i picked up at
>my local Kragen.  I even left the focusing lense for the H3 fog lights
>in.  This allowed the light to spread better.  After I extended the
>wiring for the blinkers (about 2 feet will do), i reinstalled the entire
>fog light assembly with the new orange blinker bulbs.  The end result
>was orange blinkers out of the stock fog lights.  It looks completely
>natural and has worked flawlessly for over 2 years.  I decided not to
>wire in the old parking lights; i did not think that having two orange
>lights below the bumper would look good.  The only problem with this
>setup is that the blinkers are not as bright during the day.  At night
>they are clearly visible.  You can actually boost the output by splicing
>the power wires into both the blinker and parking light inputs.  The
>benefit of my system is that it is legal, which is very important around
>here since the cops will pull you over for having your license plate
>lights out.
>
>Just wanted to add my input.  Can't wait to be part of the list again!
>
>Mike Robinson
>1988 Audi 90 quattro
>225,000 miles lots of mods
>
>
>On Friday, January 11, 2002, at 05:22 PM, JShadzi at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hey all, just remembered this part the other day from New Dimensions,
> > check the URL below:
> >
> >
>http://www.vwaftermarket.com/catalog/electrical_acc/default.asp?product_
>group=3D
> > citylights&action=3Dstep_two&title=3DCity%20Lights
> >
> > Using the city light adaptor, a city light bulb can be fit underneath
> > an H4 bulb.  So, for most Eurolights this would add a second 5watt
>city
> > light that, with a little red rubber cover, could be used as the
> > blinker in the cars where the side blinker is displaced.
> >
> > Javad
> > 80tq.com
> >
>
>
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