RE: Audi 200 headlight update

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

The old lens may have been pitted and/or the reflector may have lost its
luster. Do you still have the old light? It'd be interesting to do a
side-by-side comparison - how about lining up next to Linus some dark
night?
- peter

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>From: 	Eric Harman[SMTP:ericha@wrq.com]
>Sent: 	Tuesday, July 23, 1996 5:34 PM
>To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	Audi 200 headlight update
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>I just recently got a headlight replaced on my '91 200 Quattro and
>noticed something peculiar.  A lot more light out of that side.  I
>haven't tried replacing the bulb on the un-broken light yet, but
>it almost seems as if the stock replacement has a much better
>beam pattern and more light.  
>Has anybody else noticed this?  
>At $342 ($171/side) from Carlsen this is surely not as good as a set 
>of the Euro lights, but compared to $750 or so (Peter?) this might be
>a lot cheaper.  
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>     -Eric Harman (ericha@wrq.com)
>     '91 Audi 200 Quattro (for sale), '90 Mazda 626 Touring Sedan GT
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