Re: Bulbs (was: RE: Ur-q tailight)

["Jesse Lavallee" <mirage@ntcnet.com>]

> One thing to check:  a 1073 bulb is standard for many single-
filament Audi

Isn't that a US bulb also?

> apps (front & rear signals, reverse, etc). It looks just like an 
1156 USA
> bulb, but has about twice the power (21 W vs ~10 W). Many POs just 
replace

1156 is somewhere closer to 21 W, not 10 W.  I believe 7506 (P21W) is 
the similar Euro version.

> with an 1156, even though they aren't any cheaper ($1 each). Check 
to
> ensure you have the "euro" lights ;-O and not DOT lights.

The Euro versions are brighter, although not night & day difference; 
however, the fact that they have nickel bases instead of corrosion- 
prone copper is enough reason to use them, IMO.

There is a nice listing of bulb types at 
http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/info/signal_bulbs/

____-Jesse _____________________________________________