[V8] Euro headlights on ebay

[Korn, Bob]

I too had a great experience buying my euros on ebay.de from a salvage
yard in Germany.  Typical language issues, had to wire the
money(gulp---no paypal) took along time to get them, received undamaged,
with a giant German chocolate candy bar in the box. I was like a kid at
Christmas when they finally arrived!  Beam pattern is slightly better
than US Dot lenses, I have them relayed and high powered bulbs, 130W
High beams, still not comparable to current state of the art. 

Bob
90 V8Q Pearl 185K   "Always something to fix" 



-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Tony and Lillie
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:52 PM
To: scott_matus at yahoo.com; cobram at juno.com
Cc: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] Euro headlights on ebay

I have a guy in Germany that I deal with, met him on Ebay. However, I've
never bought V8 lights from him, as they are adequate for my driving
(relayed and with 100W in the high beams). Bought several sets of 4000
twin bulb euro's from him, though. Never had anything broken. I believe
his handle is german-seller2 or something to that effect. Anyhow, hope
this helps someone out there.

Of course, you could just get them from Mr. DeWitt right here;-)

Tony Hoffman

----- Original Message -----
From: <cobram at juno.com>
To: <scott_matus at yahoo.com>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Euro headlights on ebay


> Just a word of caution when dealing with headlights/shipping and
Germany.
> There were several listers (myself included) who received badly packed
> headlights with broken glass.  They were insured, BUT, the only one
who
> could put in a claim was the sender.  I don't know if this is some
German
> thing or what.  I got tired of wasting my time with the seller (still
owe
> lister Paul Intemann for all his German translation help) and just let
it
> go.  It got to the point where the seller would receive a full refund
of
> MY money if I went through with the claim procedure, I'm sure he'd
have
> kept that too.  I ended up picking up a brand new replacement Euro
lens
> from Blau when they had them up on FleaBay.
> There are also many listers who had no problems with light purchases
from
> FleaBay Germany, so it's a roll of the dice.  Also be aware that if
> customs flags the shipment, you'll have to pay a brokers fee if there
are
> any "irregularities."
> Canadian listers...check first with your authorities, it may keep you
> from getting a really bad surprise from the tax man when you receive
your
> package.
>
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> Democracy: 3 wolves and a sheep voting on what's for lunch.
>
> S_Matus <scott_matus at yahoo.com> writes:
>>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AUDI-V8-5000-EURO-HEADLIGHTS-BOSCH-ECODE-
E
>
UROPEAN_W0QQitemZ150202154204QQihZ005QQcategoryZ33710QQssPageNameZWDVWQQ
r
> dZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>> FYI -
>>
>> Scott
>> (just too many Audis or VAG for that matter)
>
>
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