Re: Fwd: Headlight brilliance

[tsal2@juno.com (Timothy C Salazar II)]

Mark,

Don't worry, I won't go for your  throat.  All I'll say is good driving
lights aren't that expensive.  You can get some great Piaa's under Dick
Cepek's name for around $40.  Yep, same light, just has `ol Dick Cepeks'
name on the lens.  And I'll bet dollars to doughnuts other big name light
makers, (Bosch, Hella, etc.) offer their wares with other companies'
names on them, for less, as well.

I own a `86 Coupe GT.  Same crappy lights.  I put in 85/100 H-4 bulbs. 
Little, if any, effect.  Has to do with the wiring, I guess.  So I threw
on these lights, and I can see fine without "Flashbulb'ing" all on-coming
traffic.  They look great, work great, and are 100% legal in CA, at
least.  So instead of messing with the headlights, go out and spend the
measly forty bucks or so to see in the dark.  You'll feel good, the other
drivers will stop cursing you, and you'll stop getting "Flamed".

Timothy


>>I am unsure why so much bandwidth is devoted to euro-lights v. usa
>>lights v. H1's v. H4's, etc.  When I bought my 86 4kcsq about a year 
>and
>>a half ago, I was not a Quattro subscriber, thus knew nothing of this
>>thread.  I picked the car up from the previous owner after dark,
>>however, and immediately that the headlights didn't illiminate up 
>ahead
>>"worth Jack." I assumed that whomever last adjusted them messed up 
>and
>>pointed them too low.  I got my tools out and re-adjusted them 
>upwards
>>until I was happy with the low-beam performance.  At high-beam they 
>are
>>better than low-beam, which is appropriate.  Now that I have "read 
>the
>>thread(s)" and understand the allegations of deficient German
>>Engineering(?) as respects this aspect of Audi's, I suspect I may 
>have
>>over-adjusted the lights just after I bought the car.  If, when the 
>car
>>is inspected next month, the lights are discovered to be aimed too 
>high,
>>I will notice the number of "turns" taken off the adjuster screws, 
>and
>>promptly put them back on when I get the car home.  When I have the
>>opportunity and spare cash to put into driving lights, I will attempt 
>to
>>install them below the bumper, hopefully within an opening in the air
>>dam.  Until then, I will let my screwdriver make the necessary change
>>rather than my check-book for euro-lights.

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