Fuel Tank size and headlights

[Huw Powell]

> This is Keith and I have just purchased a 1988 90ntnq.My gas tank is roughly
> 13 gals and am curious if the 90 Quattro tank is that much bigger?And is
> there any real trick to swapping those?

According to my 1988 80/90 sales brochure, the fuel tank capacity of the
fwd models is 17.9 gals, the q's 18.5 gal.

13 sounds all wrong, even the fwd type 85's had 16 gallon tanks.

> My other problem is the low beams
> give off so little light it is like they are under water.I have replaced
> with new bulbs but no difference.However the high beams seem to be
> normal.The fog lights are just okay.Is there a paricular driving(55 or 100
> watt) light I can slide into the fog light place if I can`t get my low beam
> issue resolved satisfactorily?

yup, the factory low beams won't even attract moths.  The high beams
make nice low beams.

The solution is a set of european headlights.  Unfortunately, this costs
a bit more than new bulbs, but is truly effective:

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/lighting-90.htm

Adding fog/driving lights to solve the problem won;t get you a nice beam
spread, and will often blind or at least irritate oncoming traffic.

The factory fogs are a bit weird, I have a pair of new lenses (about $80
each) and they still send a lot of light upwards, not really right for
foglights.

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Huw Powell

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