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In message <71DA630D63@agcom.tamu.edu> "Al Powell" writes:

> Phil said:
> 
>> babble, babble
> 
> Interesting.  Not quite 2x the wattage yielded not quite 3x the 
> illumination!

Worried me all the way to bed.
 
Then I realised - it's probably voltage drop.  The Coupe has Audi standard 
"braided human hair" wiring from the _battery_ to the lights, and the ur-
quattro has welding cable about as thick as my little finger (I only exaggerate 
a little) direct from the _alternator_ to the lights.
 
--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club