Re: '86 5k turbo lights/grille into a '84 5k turbo...doable??and other questions

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

JordanVw@aol.com writes:
> i have an '84 5k turbo, and was looking into putting the '86-'91 5k turbo
> headlights and grille on it.  can it be done?

I am not sure that is such a good idea.  Sure, it can be done, and is
not too difficult, but apparently you're doing it purely for aesthetic
reasons.  The 86-91 one-piece DOT headlights are really bad in lighting
performance.  If you care about the actual functionality of your headlights
then don't go this route, or you'd actually get worse lighting.  A cheap
way to improve the lighting performance on your car (it has the stock quad
lamp setup) is to simply upgrade the lamps.  If you want the one-piece
look *and* better performance, then the only solution is to change to true
euro lights (big bux).

> also another question - what years of 5k TQ came with a full size spare stock?
> and, my '86 5k TQ has the 5 spoke "Fuchs" alloys, and the "deep dish" bucket
> seats (seatbottoms have contoured side"wings" for lack of a better word ;<)
> ive seen other 5k TQ's with the regular seats, and the regular 6 spoke turbo
> alloys w/ the center cap....was there a higher trim line/option model of the
> 5K TQ offered?

You have the sport seats which was optional, as well as the optional Fuchs
wheels.  These two items are both highly desirable.

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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