quattro digest, Vol 1 #4027 - 4KQ '85 + fogs

[Larry C Leung]

"the little foxes" are the symbol for Marchal (french) lighting,
unlikely to be on Bosch lamps. Must've been Marchal versions
of the lamps, although in the ETKA I saw way back when (didn't
know what it was back then) didn't say whether they were
Bosch, Marchal or others. My friend with the 100CSQA thought
of ordering it from our friend's father (was a VW/Audi parts dept mgr
at the time) until he saw the best price Bob could do for it ($300 US for
the fog light kit). There was an actual lower
grille availible for the factory fogs at one time, long ago, as
well as the factory fog switch. Oh well, those days are past.

(looking for a similar lower grille for the type 44....)

LL - NY




> Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 21:59:34 -0400
> From: Huw Powell <human747 at attbi.com>
> Reply-To: human747 at attbi.com
> Organization: HUMAN Speakers
> To: George Nimmer <george164 at earthlink.net>
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Audi 4000 fog lights?
>
>
> > I just bought a set of Bosch fog lights for my '85 4000q.  They
> are
> > rectangular and appear to be about the same size as those NLA
> clear
> > reflectors on the front bumper.  Does anyone know if these fogs
> they can
> > be mounted in place of those reflectors to maintain a "factory"
> > appearance?
>
> nope.  the reflectors cover the bumper mounts.  there's heavy metal
> behind there.
>
> the "factory" location is lower, firing through cut out sections in
> the
> lower grill thing.  They were little rectangles wiht foxes (?) in
> the
> middle, and mounted to two metal plates attached to the car.
>
> > The lights were advertised as being "for" Audi 4000, but the kit
> appears
> > to be a generic kit.  It includes a relay, wiring, and dash
> switch.
> >
> > The dash switch is an ugly generic toggle switch - Did Audi offer
> fog
> > lights as a factory or dealer option on the 4000?  If so, I'd like
> to
> > use the factory switch instead.  I'm hoping there is a factory
> switch
> > that fits into one of those switch blanks on either side of the
> > instrument cluster...
>
> there was, but they are NLA, sadly.  use a spare defroster switch
> mounted upside down on the left, it even looks "about right" since
> the
> wiggly lines point down, like fog lights...
>
> > I google'd the web and groups but didn't find anything helpful.
>
> it's there, somewhere, somehow.  Now it's there again...
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
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