Lights & Tech Bulletins

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

PDQSHIP Sent:

.  I will reiterate however, my feelings on hi watt 9004's.....  If
> you take the argument that the US lens patterns suck, and they do, putting in
> hi wattage bulbs just exponentially increases the garbage out......

Scott, I tend to agree - however, the US lights with 100W high-lamps 
are better than the US lights without higher wattage.  I have Cibie 
Z-beams in my 83 280ZX, and they are incredible!...clear vision about 
2/3 mile down the road, and such a good lens I can see the lens-flute
pattern in the light beams ahead.   By comparison, the Audi-Hellas are about like
strapping two flashlights to the hood.  At least putting 100W lamps 
in them buys a bit more vision - perhaps equaling a standard US 
factory headlight from @1985.  (Granted, part of that light is in the trees 
beside the road.)  I sure wish Cibie made a replacement light - or 
that someone made a housing which could replace the factory light and 
contain a smaller, better quality headlight.  If I were a fiberglass 
wizard, I'd have a run at this myself.

I plan to add small Hellas in a driving pattern below the bumper 
soon.

Gregg Temkin <twincam@halcyon.com> wrote:

> Could anyone tell me if Audi technical service bulletins for my '89 200 
> TQW are available for review/purchase/borrowing any other way other than 
> going thru the dealer.

Yes, they are - you can order them direct from Audi.  I don't recall 
where I got the info - but I THINK you can check the owner's manual 
for the address/phone.  If no one can remember more precisely, I'll 
use the digest post of this message as a reminder to look it up and 
post it.


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