RE: Low Beam - CRUD????

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

I agree proper aligment is the key to avoid dazzling others. I've set my
fogs so they are aimed low - their main purpose on my car  is to give me
wide, bright light pattern when driving on the poorly lit city streets,
where people have annoying habit of crossing the street in most stupid
places without looking, but I don't care if they have a long range. I
also haven't been flashed since I have them on my car (about 3 months).

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk
> [SMTP:quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk]
> Sent:	Thursday, November 20, 1997 4:32 PM
> To:	alex@matrix.com.pl
> Cc:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	Low Beam - CRUD????
> 
> [...]
> I judge my performance by oncoming motorists - none have flashed at me
> for six 
> months or more, because the lights and reflectors are clean and the
> beam has a 
> sharp cut-off.  I also aim the lows about 1 degree lower than
> recommended, and 
> the right (offside) light is aimed inwards about 1.5 degrees more than
> 
> recommended.
>  
> A 55w fog light dazzles _MUCH_ more than a 55w low beam.  The reason
> is the 
> very fact that they are mounted low - the angle to the road is
> actually 
> _HIGHER_ than the low beam headlight.  Draw a side elevation of an
> ur-quattro, 
> and plot the paths of the low beam and the fog light.
> 
> (Actually I think the fogs are 40w.)
> 
> -- 
>  Phil Payne
>  Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club