RE: blackout tail lenses for coupe

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <c=GB%a=_BT%p=BT%l=BTEA/BTLIPHUB3/00084A7F@b48ntas12.comnet.bt.co.uk> "Pearce,MR,NAIC4,PEARCEM3 M" writes:

>> But the Coupe, with the same lens colour, uses a conventional approach of
>> two single-filament bulbs each side - one for the sidelights and one for
>> the brake lights.
  
> Unless that coupe is a coupe quattro... I was following a D-reg coupe
> quattro at the w/e in my Urq, and noted the twin brake lights, and
> wondered how easy it'd be to "upgrade" my smoked (but single bulb) rear
> lights to double ones.... anyone know?

Simple replacement.
 
Checking the fiche - I oversimplified.  Well, I was wrong.
 
On the ur-quattro, cars to 85-E-901500 had non-smoked taillight lenses.  From 
85-F-900001 to 85-F-902000 they had "Coupe GT-style" smoked lenses with single 
bulbs.  The double twin-filament (actually 4 x 5w/21w) came in with 85-G-900001.
 
The part numbers for the latter are 855 945 217C (left) and 855 945 218C 
(right), the bulb holders are 855 945 221A and 855 945 945 222A respectively.
 
It's a "drop-in" replacement.  The official sealing cord is AKD 497 010 04 
(what did I say about non-numeric Audi part numbers a day or two ago?) but I'm 
led to believe that Porsche (of all people) sell it a lot cheaper and in 
shorter lengths than 10metres.

And your "twin light" Coupe GT?  Again, according to the Coupe GT microfiche,
twin-filament bulbs _WERE_ fitted to a small number of cars after 85-G-108536.

Same part numbers as the ur-quattro.  One lives and learns.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club