[s-cars] Re: S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 10, Issue 73

[Igor Kessel]

Lee Levitt wrote:
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> Larry writes:
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>>The only disappointment with the low beams is the US pattern 
>>(only works for DOT projectors) loses the Euro kick up, so 
>>the lighting to the side and of street signs isn't up to the 
>>par of Euros, otherwise nothing lacking in terms of lighting 
>>performance.
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> I understand that the projector has a lot to do with light control. Does
> changing the US DOT lens to euro make the light a euro light? 
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> I don't think so...
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> Lee
> '02 A6 quattro avant (mine)
> '96 A6 quattro avant (hers) (euro lamps, S4 wheels)

You're right, Lee, it doesn't. Not yet anyway. Both the projector and the lens are 
different in a Euro headlight.
The projector has a pivoting metal mask, which can be raised at a 15º angle or 
lowered flat by pushing a little lever. The lens has less fluting.

-- 
Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros