[s-cars] Of corner lights and spark plugs

[Bruce Mendel]

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I installed the clear corners bought off of ebay last night, along with the=
 Denso Iridium plugs. Two observations:

1=2E The corner lights look really nice, although they were missing the pro=
mised amber bulbs. The fit is good, but not quite OEM, and I also had to sh=
ave one of the retainer clips a bit on the passenger headlight housing to g=
et it to "snap" into place. Also, there is a bit less side reflectivity and=
 light output, so the ability to be seen at a broadside angle is less than =
OEM. But they do look good.

2=2E I gapped the Denso Iridium plugs to .32 and installed. I have not gone=
 to the track due to lousy weather (I'll go tomorrow hopefully), but last n=
ight did lots of traffic-light full throttle to 7000 RPM runs at 26 lbs, an=
d they seemed smooth and do not miss or stumble. Idle is a bit smoother, bu=
t that could be just due to new plugs, regardless of brand. No problems at =
all this far, and no chance to check gas mileage yet. Butt dyno notices no =
difference. That being said, they cost $11 each, so since they seem to perf=
orm exactly that same as a new set of Bosch plugs, not sure why we'd use th=
em unless Bosch discontinued their plugs.

Bruce
93 S4, mit clear corners and Denso plugs