[s-cars] Bulbs for clear sidemarkers

[tblack]

City/Town lights were also the law in the UK. Some cars had a switch that
illuminated only one side, front and rear, for parking on streets, to
conserve battery power. City lights were still required  as late as the
early 60s when I came to Canada. Many cars sold in the UK today have DRLs,
as we have in Canada, so things have obviously changed.

Tom Black.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Smith" <charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org>
To: <lee at wheelman.com>
Cc: "Audi S Car List" <s-car-list at audifans.com>; "Charlie Smith"
<charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Bulbs for clear sidemarkers


> > First, Russ asked:
> > >
> > > Speaking of running lights, anyone tried wiring the 5 watt
> > > running light in the euro S4/S6 high beam reflector to the US
> > > parking lamp or turn signal circuit?  Any opinions?
>
> Then Lee Levitt answered>
> >
> > Um, yes.
> >
> > The 5 watt running light is barely visible...I can't imagine why Audi
> > speced it this way...it's pretty much useless. You can run it with the
> > parking lights, but it will do nothing but put a smile on another S-Car
> > owner's puss.
>
> Ah, but you miss the whole point.
>
> It was custom (and maybe the law) in Europe to drive in towns at night
> with just the parking lights on ...  thus the small bulbs in the bottom
> of the headlight reflector, to slightly illuminate the 7" headlight
> when driving in town at night.  If you drove in towns with your whole
> headlight turned on - even the low beam - other drivers would flash their
> lights at you!  I know for a fact that drivers in Germany and France
> followed this custom.
>
> I'm afraid that this is fading into the mists of time, right along with
> the yellow headlight bulbs that were used in France.  Can someone tell
> me when France stopped requiring yellow headlights?  When you wander in
> French towns or Paris you still see a few yellow headlights, but they
> become fewer and fewer.
>
>    - Charlie
>
>
>
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