city lights setup

[frankbauer@thevine.net]

lee sez:
>A quick question for those who have already upgraded to Euro lamps...

i have an 86 tqw with euros, so i may be able to answer a couple of questions.

- make sure you get the turbo-style headlight.
there is a clearance problem for the turbo intake elbow with the nonturbo
(slant-sided) lamps.
and you will need some trim pieces to make the non-turbos work externally.

- what you call the city light position is filled with a H3 (or H1
in some cases) driving light which switches on with your H4 high beams.

- the city light is a small low-wattage bulb (typical marker light bulb)
that is inserted into a hole in the reflector.
it is very unfocused and only bright enough to make the headlight glow.
mine is wired to come on in place of the front marker lights.

- btw, you will be losing your corner marker light (or are these turn
signals?  my turn signals are in the bumper.) with the euros.
you will have reflectors in its place.

- when the H4 is on, the 20 watt halogen won't be noticeable for its
light or heat.

hth...

frank

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