European taillights
11-30-2012, 03:51 PM
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I was following my wife in her Q5 when it was dark out and the blinker light's are very blinding. I am determined to find coding and hopefully it's just a matter of swapping out the red for the amber LED.
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11-30-2012, 10:26 PM
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For Audi would be easier not to have to make different tail lights
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12-01-2012, 09:33 AM
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I just looked at the my taillights and saw that there is a strip of LED's for the blinkers on the bottom of the strip. The brake portion has a strip of LED's on the top facing down.
12-01-2012, 10:31 AM
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http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regul...=r49CFR571.108
12-01-2012, 10:37 AM
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U.S. Departement of Transportation states they should be red or amber.
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regul...=r49CFR571.108
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regul...=r49CFR571.108
Previously the law provides only red
Do you know how far in advance to make plans for the electrical systems in the car ??????
For Audi, it would be much easier and cheaper to just make one model
I know because some friends of imported cars from the U.S. to Europe and had to change the front and rear lights
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12-01-2012, 11:44 AM
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These are the new changes to the law, Audi needs to throw everything that was made before these changes ??
Previously the law provides only red
Do you know how far in advance to make plans for the electrical systems in the car ??????
For Audi, it would be much easier and cheaper to just make one model
I know because some friends of imported cars from the U.S. to Europe and had to change the front and rear lights
Previously the law provides only red
Do you know how far in advance to make plans for the electrical systems in the car ??????
For Audi, it would be much easier and cheaper to just make one model
I know because some friends of imported cars from the U.S. to Europe and had to change the front and rear lights
12-01-2012, 12:05 PM
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Why then make American Manufacturers cars with red for U.S. market and amber for the other ?
This is one example of the difference the U.S. market and the rest of the world
Last edited by spijun; 12-01-2012 at 12:21 PM.
12-02-2012, 04:53 PM
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The only reason I can think of to have a red instead of amber rear turn signal (and combining with the brake light) is if the turn signal by itself doesn't have the required surface area. I saw a Q5 today with just the (red) turn signal portion lit, though, and it seemed sufficiently bright. Even better if it was amber, but even the red was very noticeable.
12-15-2012, 07:03 PM
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The only reason I can think of to have a red instead of amber rear turn signal (and combining with the brake light) is if the turn signal by itself doesn't have the required surface area. I saw a Q5 today with just the (red) turn signal portion lit, though, and it seemed sufficiently bright. Even better if it was amber, but even the red was very noticeable.
12-15-2012, 07:37 PM
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The only reason I can think of to have a red instead of amber rear turn signal (and combining with the brake light) is if the turn signal by itself doesn't have the required surface area. I saw a Q5 today with just the (red) turn signal portion lit, though, and it seemed sufficiently bright. Even better if it was amber, but even the red was very noticeable.
From an engineering standpoint, it would make perfect sense to use same taillight units for every Q5 made, but for some reason, Audi chose to make the NA lights different. I'm sure it's more complicated than my theory suggests, but I would be surprised if my theory didn't figure into their thinking.