are there any special modifications you have to do to install a set of german eurospec taillights?
02-02-2007, 10:54 AM
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I have the same question, I just tried installing new euro taillights and I cannot get them to work right. Right works fine, but the left seems to have a short, but I can't find one.
02-02-2007, 11:30 AM
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voltage seems wrong and in the wrong place
The amber signal light is very dim or off, and the red marker and brake light blink when the turn signal is on. The brake light does not work when the headlights are on. I plan on taking it apart again tonight, but I don't think there is a wiring problem with the lights themselves.
02-02-2007, 12:40 PM
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A few comments...
I had a Swiss set to start with. This set has a red lens in the driver's side, that is supposed to be the fog light in Europe. It came on with the back-up light, and confused people. You could fix that by removing the bulb from that location. Instead, I got a UK-spec light for my drivers side. In the UK, the red lens is on our passenger side. So, with a UK driver's side, and a Swiss passenger side (US references for side) I have amber turns and white backup lights.
Note that the US has both lights in the housing come on for braking. In the EU and UK, only the outer light comes on. You can change that by using the US wiring block (the black piece that the bulbs mount in). This would give you US functionality with European amber turns.
I did not want the rear fog light. If you want that funtionality, you need to do more searching. I believe it has been done, but required running an additional set of wires, and the EU headlight switch.
So, I don't know what your real question is, but the lights are easily mountable and are functional out of the gate (TTmaTT, you have someting wrong with yours, your problems are NOT typical). If you have more specific questions, post them up!<ul><li><a href="http://public.fotki.com/mcphill/audi_stuff/lighting_systems/">You can see my lights and some light guts here... (a couple folders)</a></li></ul>
Note that the US has both lights in the housing come on for braking. In the EU and UK, only the outer light comes on. You can change that by using the US wiring block (the black piece that the bulbs mount in). This would give you US functionality with European amber turns.
I did not want the rear fog light. If you want that funtionality, you need to do more searching. I believe it has been done, but required running an additional set of wires, and the EU headlight switch.
So, I don't know what your real question is, but the lights are easily mountable and are functional out of the gate (TTmaTT, you have someting wrong with yours, your problems are NOT typical). If you have more specific questions, post them up!<ul><li><a href="http://public.fotki.com/mcphill/audi_stuff/lighting_systems/">You can see my lights and some light guts here... (a couple folders)</a></li></ul>
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02-02-2007, 02:18 PM
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The traces are different, but only because some legs are missing in the EU one, and the
US adds the riveted on lines for the side marker. There is somethign wrong with TTmaTT's light/circuit wiring...