Re: Fog/Driving Lights

[Jeremy R King <kingjer@eng.auburn.edu>]

I put $40.00 55W Halogen Bosch driving lights on top of my front bumper 
right next to the headlights.  Wouldn't recommend it and here's why.  The 
mounting brackets Bosch provides curiously don't account for a bumper 
cover.  The bolts are only about 1.5" long (should I be using metric? 
4cm) and the space from the top of the bumper cover to the meat of the 
bumper is nearly half that.  I had to cut holes in the bumper cover and 
make my own mounting brackets out of some 6" bolts and fence post 
brackets from Lowe's.  Driving lights themselves are incredible.  Mine 
looked great on the car and did wonders for visibility.  I even had a 
dummy button on my console that I drilled out and put the toggle switch 
into.  But mounting the lights on the car is definitely more trouble than 
it's worth.  My two cents - Don't buy Bosch.

Jeremy R. King
1986 VW Quantum GL5
Audi at Heart
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On Tue, 31 Oct 1995 TMein@aol.com wrote:

> My aero lights, as posted earlier, for my 89 200QTW are more aero than
> effective. One gracious subscriber came up with a miracle slurry (rice,
> baking soda and distilled water) as I recall. I haven't done this yet. 
> 
> I'm wondering about fog/driving lights. As dreaded standard time is upon us,
> I suddenly felt blind while driving home tonight, into oncoming lights with a
> sort of drive by braille feeling. I imagine driving lights are supposed to
> help. What kind do you guys recommend? Are there some OE Audi sets? With
> nifty stock switches, harnesses, etc? That don't cost one month's rent? How
> about aftermarket? I'm not sure if I want the PIAA bugeyes that are more
> popular than Borbet wheels; maybe Hella rectangulars would be more germanic. 
> 
> How about mounting? I was thinking on top of the front bumper. Will this
> screw up air flow-as aerodynamics seem so essential to the functionality of
> the auto. ANy suggestions?
> 
> Also-have you tried the "$19.95 halogen replacement bulbs" advertised in the
> back of mags? They are for "off road" use only. 
> 
> Thanks
>