Re: headlights/ prices/ aftermarket

[tnas@euronet.nl (Tom Nas)]

You wrote:

>I've got an "86 5000s no q, no t. Looking for a left headlight. One of
>the places I called said that they have a Hella aftermarket light for
>$39. Anyone know anything about this? A number of the lenses on my car
>are Hella now. Did/does Hella make the lenses for Audi? Exclusively?
>My main concern is whether or not the part will match the opposite
>side from the car's exterior. But when it seems too good...

If your car has the single large trapezoid units, these would be a straight
swap with Hella items (e-mail me direct for the Hella part #s). If you've
got the quad rectangular setup, there are several aftermarket suppliers.
Some generic items will fit perfectly.

Hella did not make light units for Audi *exclusively*... some Audis I've
seen sported Cibie lights, and my '88 80 has Bosch units (replaced after a
prang?). I've got the current Hella product catalogue, and in their
20+-page Audi sum-up, there are several omissions, notably for the more
recent 200 and V8 cars.

HTH,

Tom.

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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