Euro tails or no?
02-24-2009, 01:41 PM
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Euro tails or no?
I leave Saturday for 11 days in Spain/Germany and am thinking of picking up a set of the euro tails that blink orange instead of red while I'm there. I don't know the cost yet (waiting for an email) but I'm on the fence whether it's worth it or not...
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
02-24-2009, 02:01 PM
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I consider them safer
and in the case of the B7 body no less attractive than the red turn signals.
For the less attentive driver out there, the yellow lights are more obvious (such as four way flashers) when compared to the red.
Had I kept my RS4, I would have changed those out.
For the less attentive driver out there, the yellow lights are more obvious (such as four way flashers) when compared to the red.
Had I kept my RS4, I would have changed those out.
02-24-2009, 03:02 PM
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Euro - Yes. Here are a few pics I could find in my gallery or from this site...
Personally, I have always been surprised that the USDOT does not require amber indicators on the rear of the car, as they do on the front. Coming from England where amber indicators are the norm, the red bulbs/coverings did take a little getting used to when I first moved to the US (17+ years ago).
However, it seems like so few people actually use their indicators these days that I am less concerned by the color...
From the photos, it looks like the amber portion blends in pretty well with the rest of the light enclosure when the bulb is unlit:
<img src="http://www.penneck.com/rs4gallery/pictures/Ibis_White/ibis_14.jpg">
<img src="http://www.penneck.com/rs4gallery/pictures/Imola_Yellow/imola_15.jpg">
<img src="http://www.penneck.com/rs4gallery/pictures/Sprint_Blue/sprint_16.jpg">
These last two may have US tail-lights, it's hard to tell.
<img src="http://www.penneck.com/rs4gallery/pictures/Miscellaneous/Misc_21.jpg">
<img src="http://www.penneck.com/rs4gallery/pictures/Miscellaneous/Misc_22.jpg">
However, it seems like so few people actually use their indicators these days that I am less concerned by the color...
From the photos, it looks like the amber portion blends in pretty well with the rest of the light enclosure when the bulb is unlit:
<img src="http://www.penneck.com/rs4gallery/pictures/Ibis_White/ibis_14.jpg">
<img src="http://www.penneck.com/rs4gallery/pictures/Imola_Yellow/imola_15.jpg">
<img src="http://www.penneck.com/rs4gallery/pictures/Sprint_Blue/sprint_16.jpg">
These last two may have US tail-lights, it's hard to tell.
<img src="http://www.penneck.com/rs4gallery/pictures/Miscellaneous/Misc_21.jpg">
<img src="http://www.penneck.com/rs4gallery/pictures/Miscellaneous/Misc_22.jpg">
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02-24-2009, 03:23 PM
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It depends on the cost
I am not really sure if I would say they look nicer, but they are different, equally nice in my opinion. Gotta ask, if we had amber here and the reds were in Europe, would you buy the reds to be different?
If you are going for uniqueness, do it if the price is right to you, if there is some functional reason, then maybe the decision is the same but the threshold of pain to the wallet is higher??
If you are going for uniqueness, do it if the price is right to you, if there is some functional reason, then maybe the decision is the same but the threshold of pain to the wallet is higher??