Rear Fog Lights (was Rear Lights)

["Tom Forhan" <TFORHAN@hr.house.gov>]

     While we are on the subject, just what is that switch on my
     dash supposed to do? I know European spec cars are required
     to have these to reduce the risk of rear ending in low
     visibility...but what are they - brighter red (running) lights?
     I see no difference at night - are they just for daytime use (never
     looked at them in daylight with the switch on...) or did US spec cars
     get the switch but no groovy lights, thanks to the DOT?

Tom F.
90 200 TQW IA Stage I
90 Syncro Westie

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Subject: Rear Lights
Author:  QUATTROOWNER (INTERNET.QUATTRO2) at HR
Date:    11/14/95 11:55 PM


Personally, I hate the all red lights - looks like the junk coming out of
Detroit.  Of course, making the blinker yellow helps.  The rear lights
and reflector are, without question, the ugliest thing on the RS2.  (Of
course, I'm kinda partial to my Quantum sedan tail lights - red, yellow,
and white).

One note I thought I would add.  I don't remember where, but I remember
seeing a picture from one of the shows of a dark blue Audi with BLUE
body-colored tail lights that actually lit up red.  Now that's cool!

Still, I still like the different colors.  Of course, I was the biggest
fan of the black moulding along the bottom and on the wheel-well arches,
and the black line down the middle of the car.  Mid eighties Audis and
VW's had the best look to me - especially trim wise.  I don't go much for
the monotones - it ruined the Passat.

Jeremy R. King
1986 VW Quantum GL5
Audi at Heart

On Tue, 14 Nov 1995 Nivi@aol.com wrote:

> Elliot wrote:
>
> >don't forget to add the v8's "all red" tail light cluster too! >kinda kool
> for a red looking blinker to actually blink orange! >one little detail that i
> like about the car!
>
> For the last 3-4 years Audi (Deutschland) has been using this feature on the
> rear light clusters...First they used a small orange lens within a red
> cluster, then started using semi-transparent red lenses with an orange
> bulb...
>
> Just reporting on my observations, and would like to get ahold of the German
> versions for my CoupeQ - but amazingly, a German friend of mine said he liked
> the *full red* brake and rear cluster on my coupe! The grass IS always
> greener on the other side...
>
> Dorab (Nivi@aol.com)
> Won't bother with the auto ID's this time!
>