Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 22:42:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM
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From:         Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM
Subject:      Re: Euro vs US tailights
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
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I have the euro tail lights.  As for
brightness/visibility, the Euros use a different lense
that provides a more uniform dispersement of light,
3without the bright spot created by the bulb/reflector
in the usa version.    The Euros are very visible, BTW,
without the glare.
steve

p.s. what watt is the fog bulb?  Is there a number on
it?


Alistair Bell wrote:
>
<<<...>>> > The tail lights were in fairly good
condition, I removed one and popped the
> bulbholder out. It had the european set up with the "fog tail light" bulb
> in place. The bulb holder itself had the word "EUROPA" stamped on it.
>
> I bought both tailights (and one bumper cap!). At home I was able to compare
> the tailights to my USA spec versions. (Both had the same part numbers0
>
> The first difference was the absence of a parking light on the Euro one.
> That's the little single (10W?) lamp at the outboard end of the lights. The
> hole was there of course, but it wasn't "wired" for a bulb - just like the
> empty bulb socket for the "fog tail light" on  the US version.
>
> The second difference was the absence (on the Euro version) of reflectors in
> the lens assembly for both the brake light and the turn signal.
>
> The third difference was a slightly different fresnel pattern on some of the
> lenses.
>
> I installed one of each on the van and compared.
>
> The US spec units had a much, much brighter brake light and turn signal, due
> to the built in reflector.
>
> Earthshaking info, eh?
>
> Alistair