t44 Euro corner reflectors (take 2)

[Cody Forbes]

Actually guys none of that works :-(. Both of Mark's links, plus Scott's 
link won't fit since they are for non-turbo cars. Anything listed as fitting 
an Audi 100 will not fit a turbo car, the headlights are different. The 100 
and 5000 non-turbo use a corner light that is separate from the headlamp, 
whereas the turbo cars have the corner marker firmly bolted to the 
headlight. Also the corner light is shaped differently. The non-turbo corner 
light wraps arround to the front of the car, but the turbo light is not 
visible from directly in front of the car.

See this photo of my non-turbo:
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/red5k/P1010039
And this of my turbo:
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/codysaudi/5ktq

Better yet, here they are side by side:
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/redblackcars/P1010018
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/redblackcars/P1010021

The US spec turbo corner is even very different from the Euro, not just that 
one is clear and one is amber. The US corner has a few inches of depth, a 
bulb, an internal reflector (like a headlight) and then the reflective amber 
lens. The Euro has no light in it and no depth, it's just a flat bit of 
white plastic. I actually prefer the US light, I think the clear looks 
tacky, but the way they attatch to the headlight is completely different and 
there is no (reasonable) way to make it work. Sorry to say it Mike, but it 
just cant work unless you resort to copious ammounts of epoxy and 
jury-rigging. I thought of cutting my amber US lens off of it's housing, but 
then theres no way to secure it to the Euro headlight since the Euro corner 
has the mounting points cast in to the plastic.

Any searching on Ebay.de must be run for a 200, not a 100. A 200 was what we 
know is the 5000CS (turbo), where the 100 was the 5000S (non-turbo). 
"Blinker" won't work because only the 100/5000S actually had a bulb in the 
corner marker, the 200/CS was purely a reflector.

-Cody


Scott Phillips wrote:
> Actually called (on Ebay.de) "Blinker". Just remember that the 5000
> didn't exist in Germany it was a 100 there. So search for a Audi 100
> Blinker and you should find what you're looking for.
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Geraint Lloyd
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 9:13 PM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: t44 Euro corner reflectors (take 2)
>
> Cody
>
> According to version 7 of the Family album, in german it is 447 941
> 625 "BLENDE", which is labelled as 'trim' in english.
>
> Not sure that it helps much, but that's all I've got
>
> Geraint
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Cody Forbes
> Sent: November 17, 2007 6:37 PM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: t44 Euro corner reflectors (take 2)
>
> Alright 8 months down the road I still haven't found (haven't been
> looking
> for a while) a replacement corner reflector to fit the E-code
> headlights on
> my 5ktq. I was going to call/e-mail Puma, but thier website is down as
> of
> current. I thought to check Ebay.de, but I can't figure out what it
> would be
> called. I found a left side headlight there for 50 euros, but shipping
> would
> be absurd I'm sure. I don't want to, and frankly can't, pay a ton for
> it.
>
> First, does anybody have any new ideas of where to find a left side
> euro corner reflector?
>
> Second, does anybody know what the German name for such an item be so
> I can
> look on Ebay.de?
>
> -Cody Forbes
> http://www.5000tq.com
> '87 5ktq - Fast.
> '87 5ktq QLCC'd plus some
> '86 5ktqCD
> '86 5k
> '86 5k
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