[V8] Makes me cranky....

[Scott Simmons]

I live in Rural Kansas.  And, well, yeah, all the stereotypes are true.  
Especially when it comes to domestic vehicles.  These guys don't add on 
a cold air tube to their Honda econobox, they raise their dualie Dodges 
6".  And yeah, their headlights are now even with my cabin. 

And while I'm on a headlight rant... why is it that half the cars these 
days have fog lights on all the time?  And why are they sometimes 
brighter than the headlights??

~Scott S.

Roger Woodbury wrote:

>You betcha!  I'm gonna get even with those set up Ford and GM trucks now!
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Simmons [mailto:indischrot at gmail.com] 
>Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:21 PM
>To: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com
>Subject: Re: [V8] Makes me cranky....
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>When I read news reports of mass blindings on the East coast due to a 
>second star appearing on the Earth's surface every night...
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>...I'll think of you. ;)
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>~Scott S.
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>Roger Woodbury wrote:
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>>Yeah, that's about what I figure it will take.  It will make me VERY
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>>but I will get over it once I light up Christendom with those big
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>lights....
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>>R
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Scott Simmons [mailto:indischrot at gmail.com] 
>>Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 11:53 AM
>>To: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com
>>Cc: v8 at audifans.com
>>Subject: Re: [V8] Makes me cranky....
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>>I don't know on the 100, but I do know on the V8.  I removed all the 
>>other screws and mounting hardware and that allowed the unit to flex a 
>>bit.  At which point I had a 1/4" driver with an extension and a socket 
>>on it, and flexed the bit of trim in front of the headlight and the 
>>headlight unit itself enough to wiggle the makeshift nut-driver down to 
>>that bottom bolt.  I didn't like flexing the trim, but I had no choice, 
>>other than pull the entire bumper off.
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>>~Scott S.
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>>Roger Woodbury wrote:
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>>>Well, I finally have the time and weather in place to tackle two necessary
>>>projects for The Old Gray Mare.  First up will be the replacement of the
>>>heater/ac flappy motor.  I anticipate that to go easily.
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>>>Next will be to rip out the two old headlights and replace them with the
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>>>European headlights that I have received.  That will be the tough task, or
>>>so it seems, because in my brief inspection of the nose of the car, it
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>>>appear that the trim along the top of the bumper will have to be removed
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>>>order to gain access to the bottom mounting points of the headlamps.
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>>Either
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>>>that or the bumper itself will have to come off...either way, it looks
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>>>a pita.
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>>>Naturally the garage is chockablock full of stuff, so the entire project
>>>will have to be done in the driveway.  
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>>>Cloudy and cool here today.  Not terribly COLD, but chilly, and that will
>>>undoubtedly make me VERY cranky by the time I figure out how to do the
>>>headlights.  
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>>>Anyone know how to get access easily to the bottom mounting screws for a
>>>Type 44 Audi 100? 
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>>>First I have to go to the transfer station for the regular Saturday
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>>morning,
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>>>ritual, and then I will stop at the NAPA and get some new relays.  
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>>>We're supposed to have a nice weekend here, but it is very overcast now,
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>>>if it rains, I will be VERY cranky!
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>>>Roger 
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