RE: Headlight brilliance

[Luis Marques <marques@rtis.ray.com>]

Not to start a war here or anything, but I sincerely doubt you could
blind any person with the pathetic stock U.S. DOT headlamps on the 4k's and
Coupe GT's ;)  Furthermore, I doubt many people would even realize it if you
left the high beams on!  Especially with the latest ultra-bright (and anoying)
headlamps from GM, etc. as a point of reference.

In fact, the first upgrade I did to my 4kq years ago when I got it was to
re-aim the headlamps by trial and error, not the 'by the book' method.  And
guess what - not a single car complained.  Not even my friends when I was
following them.  The second best upgrade short of adding auxiliary lamps or
euro lighting is to swap the lightbulbs for 9007 units.  Cheap and you end up
with more wattage and a better focused beam pattern that actually lights the
road and not the surrounding folliage.  The low's are now almost acceptable,
but the hi's are still "medium" as James Marriot calls them.  It's not a
direct bolt-on, but is easy and has been covered a few times before.  I'm sure
someone has a link to the FAQ to do this.

Luis Marques
'87 4kcsq


"Rob Winchell" <rbw@avs.com> wrote:
> So, you're going to be happily blinding other drivers by aiming your 
> lights too high? That doesn't sound like a great solution.
> 
> Rob Winchell
> 91 200Q
> 87 4kCS
> 
> > From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> >
> > ...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.
> >       very respectfully,
> >       markbyrum@erols.com