RE: Taillight bulbs

["TM" <mizutanit@mindspring.com>]

Point well taken, but my smaller taillight bulbs were all corroded
and had to be pulled out with needlenose pliers. I replaced all of them
because that way I won't have to replace any for a while and they're not
that expensive anyway.

Taka

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
Behalf Of superba
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 1:07 AM
To: quattro@audifans.com
Subject: Re: Taillight bulbs



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>
> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 23:52:56 EST
> From: JordanVw@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Taillight bulbs
>
> In a message dated 12/14/99 11:29:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> mizutanit@mindspring.com writes:
>
> << What kind of bulbs are used in the taillights of an '86 5kcstq? One
>  burned out, so I'm going to replace it and am thinking of replacing
>  all of the bulbs, just to prevent any burnouts in the near future.
Hi All,

Before everyone rushes out to replace all their bulbs before they fail,
consider this:  Some of my bulbs are still operating after 18 years and over
300K miles of operation.  Some of the contacts need to be recoated with
solder occasionally, but I feel it's a waste of filaments to replace all
just because one fails.

My .02.

Cheers!

Jim Jordan

>
>  I'm hoping I can get these at the local auto parts store, not the
>  dealership.
>
>  Also, is it difficult to remove the reflector/taillight section that
>  is part of the trunk lid? I'm replacing the black plastic part that
>  has the license plate holder and am hoping that this is not a very
>  difficult task. Do I need to buy some sort of sealant, like the black
>  gooey stuff? >>
>
>
> just regular 1157 bulbs. you can get them anywhere.
> are your lisc plate screw sockets all reamed out?   if so, you
> dont need to
> replace the whole rear light panel, you just need to go to your
> local FLAPS
> (FriendlyLocalAutoPartsStore) or kmart has them too, and buy a
> set of those
> lisc. plate  sockets/screws. pack of 4 is like a buck.  All the audis ive
> ever owned had this prob, and its easy/cheap to fix.
> chris
> '86 5kT, TQ
>
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