Please bear with me. I have done a cursory search of the archives and FAQ without much success. Since I am making an international connection to AOL and the phone lines are limiting my modem to 16k, I have pretty much had it. I am currently in Iceland and am contemplating buying the Bosch E-code headlights while I am here. What have people paid for theirs, and were there any installation problems? Also what is the difference between the Bosch and Valeo units. Thanks for your help.<p>Chris

Iceland...is it dark all winter up there? I have the Bosch E code lamps. The difference between the Bosch & Valeo lamps are as follows: Bosch uses a h-7 bulb for high and a h-7 low beam, h-1 for fogs. The Valeo uses an h-4 bulb for the hi and lows. When I looked into purchasing E code lamps the reviews gave the nod to the Bosch units. The Bosch units are better made and have a cleaner beam pattern. The difference between stock and the Bosch E codes is dramatic. Well worth it. You can get them from the following A4.org adverstisers. Autobahn & Greedspeed. I got mine from Sport Wheels with Bosch clear side markers for $495. Good luck.<br>

Weren't you in LA before? Iceland....Iceland! I actually have a co-worker from there.<br>Not much to do there, according to him....professional sports? NOT.<p>I'll check around and see if I can drum up any info for you. How are those <br>icelandic roads reacting to the H&R coilovers?<p>Steve S.<br>97 2.8QM

I put the Bosch headlights in my A4 soon after I got it. I was in France last year and noted that most of the A4s there had a singl;e H4 unit for headlights - no integral fog, no separate high beam.<p>I noticed a tremendous difference between the Euro and US-spec lights on mine. The Euro has the right rise which is much better in this mostly rural area (VT) and throws a much more even pattern. Note also that Hellas have glass lenses vs polycarbonate for US-spec units. I got my lights from in.pro here in the US for around $400. I also tracked down and put some Hella Yellow Star H1s in my fogs.

Actually I was in San Diego for a while. Then Pensacola, FL, then Brunswick, ME. Since I left Maine in August (unfortunately had to leave the A4 there as well) I have been in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Panama and now Iceland. I have seen a fair number of A4's in each place. The only model the dealer here has is a non turbo, non quattro 1.8. I am seriously going into withdrawal. <p>Chris<br>down to 4 1/2 hours of daylight

Thanks for the info. LLTek has the Valeo units for $374 until Dec 25. Are the Bosch units better by $100 or so? As for the dealer here, the headlights are 44,000 kr or $675. I think I'll wait until I am back in the states. <br>I think we get down to about 1 hour of daylight here. Right now it is about 4 1/2 and I think we lose ~13 minutes/day. I hope to be out of here before that though.<p>Chris