Re: Audi 80q light rack ideas, airbags

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <790ACAAC0F0AD211AAD50080D870109C02802B57@eamrcnt714.exu.ericsson.se> "P-O Selander (EUS)" writes:

> Hella makes brackets for most any car. May have to buy them from Europe,
> they're (in Sweden) about $40 a pair. Or, you can do what I did: Drill a 10
> mm hole through the aluminum bar in the front bumper.

The other way is more expensive, but more stealthy.

First, get a proper set of Euro lights from someone like "The Parts
Department" in the UK - 011 44 1273 326189.  Tell Tim you live in the
USA and need LHD (dip to the right) lenses - he buys direct from the
Cibie factory and deals in both LHD and RHD lights.

Install normal 55w/65w H4 mains.  Many people stop at this point,
fully satisfied.

To continue, install an auxiliary wiring harness.  There are several
sources here on the mailing list - I use a BR Motorsport harness.
This adds about 0.5v to 1v at the bulbs, and improves the brightness
significantly.  Again, many people stop right here with stock bulbs.

Still further - higher wattage bulbs.  Don't try these until you've
reached this point.  I currently run 2 x 100w/170w H4 and 2 x 100w H1
(with good reflectors, clean new lenses and proper alignment).  The
car looks as stealthy as a black metallic ur-quattro stripped of all
badges and markings bar the grill rings _can_ look.

This is not the cheap route, though.

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 Phil Payne
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