Re: Euros, Euros, Euros (was XL mounting)

[STEADIRIC@aol.com]

>>Guy's,
>>
>>Euro lights, Euro Lights, Euro Lights.  I've got the XL's and thought 
>>that they were the Cat's meow UNTIL I got the Euro lamps.  There is NO 
>>comparision!  Now with the euro's on low beam (100w/side) and I turn on 
>>the formerly fantastic XL's (also with 100w/side), I can't see them.....  
>>They add NOTHING.........  
>
>Well, maybe in comparison to the Euro's, but in comparison to the OEMs, they
>are a nice addition. And yeesh, I would expect that when you spend that much
>money for (Euro) lights, they better be damn good. Better than ANY
>aftermarket lamp....
>
>Besides, didn't you tell us that the Euro conversion for a late-model (92+)
>Audi would cost about $4k? Call me crazy for not spending one fourth the
>purchase price (used) on headlights.... :-)

That $4K is for the Xenon's not the H4/H3's.  I paid around $550 TOTAL 
for my Euro's........

>IMHO, even at $700 for the Euros, that is a lot of $$$. I'd rather put in
>the XLs, and save the money for when the bomb, steering rack or something
>else dies. For some of us, that logic prevails when we try to justify
>expenditures.
>
>So, yeah, as you said, they are the Cat's Meow, at least for me for now....
>
>BTW, did you have to do anything special to the wiring so that you could put
>in the 100w H3s? No problem with melting any wiring or the lens material
>(the plastic pieces)? Did the US ones come with the 55w only because of DOT
>laws?

Nope.  55w delivered because of the US laws.

>>In a few days I'm going to post my Euro light/fog lamp/XL "Shoot Out" and 
>>to say that the Euro's won would be an understatement.
>
>Sounds interesting.
>
>>BTW My XL's are for sale........
>
>That's a good opportunity for someone here. I still think that if you want
>to see, and don't (yet) want to spend LARGE $$ on Euro's, the XLs are a good
>option.



Later!


Eric Fletcher S.O.C.
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
St. Louis, MO

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