Re: Amber lense source - A6

["Anthony K.B. Chan" <chan@seattleu.edu>]

I wonder how my Tornado Red 92' 100 V6 would look like with the amber 
signal light. At least in my case the red signal lights look pretty nice 
on my 100 since the car is red, it kind of have the same effect like 
black-out or smoked taillight on a black car. 

Anthony Chan, First Hill, Seattle, WA, USA.
chan@seattleu.edu
92' 100 V6 Tornado Red.

On Sun, 19 Jan 1997, Doug Miller wrote:

> Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 21:19:39 -0800
> From: Doug Miller <dmiller@iea.com>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Amber lense source - A6
> 
> I'm looking for one of our UK listers willing to call an Audi dealer over
> there to see how much the rear amber blinker lenses cost for the A6 Wagon
> (Avant).  I believe they are the exact same as the Sedans.  I *assume*
> Audis come properly equipped across the pond with amber rear blinkers
> anyway - in fact I think it is an MOT law.  Not sure why Audi US would spec
> red rear blinkers, unless it's to attract domestic buyers with that zippy
> all-one-piece taillamp look.  I prefer the
> keep-me-and-my-family-all-in-one-piece look of an amber blinker so the
> driver of the logging truck behind me connects the right synapses a little
> earlier (Grrrrrr).
> 
> I just ran out to the garage, and mentally quadrupled the expected price -
> the lenses are not separate, but bonded to the entire blinker lense and
> housing assembly (hand wringing and remembering when I tried this with our
> Montero)
> 
> Anyhow, thanks in advance for the price check....
> 
> Doug Miller
> dmiller@iea.com
> 
> 
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