Spot lights and lumbar support

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dazzpowder

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I'm looking for a FSI sport but may don't have the spot lights as this I'm told was an SE spec.

I did a quick search and couldn't find anything in the forum - can anyone tell me if the spot lights are a simple retrofit?

Is the electric lumbar support standard on the sport?

Thanks
 
spot lights? what spot lights? Inside, i.e the map-reading lights?

Lumbar is not always standard, but there more often that not with sports seats IMO.

Bret
 
dazzpowder said:
I'm looking for a FSI sport but may don't have the spot lights as this I'm told was an SE spec.

I did a quick search and couldn't find anything in the forum - can anyone tell me if the spot lights are a simple retrofit?

Is the electric lumbar support standard on the sport?

Thanks
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Do you mean fog lights? Others will probably ask the same question, how often do you use the fog lights?

To the topic, they can be purchased as parts but comes in at over £300 IIRC. For something I wouldn't miss at all, it is a bit expensive.
 
Fog lights can be used as daylight running lights instead of the low beam.
Quite common in Scandinavia where DRL is mandatory.
 
Sorry I did mean fog lights, I doubt I'd use them much it's more of an aesthetic thing.

Thanks ULP, I'll take it as lumbar is standard unless anyone says different.
 
ULP said:
I wish Audi had put the fogs on the Sport as part of that pack and fitted 'leccy rear windows on the SE instead :(
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I so agree with you on that rear electric window (even though I have), took me so long to find an A2 with that. A £150 option, wasn't it?
 
dazzpowder said:
Sorry I did mean fog lights, I doubt I'd use them much it's more of an aesthetic thing.

Thanks ULP, I'll take it as lumbar is standard unless anyone says different.
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As per ULP's post, I'm one of the team who has fitted front fogs as an aesthetic upgrade and it looks great on the Sport model in my view. I bought a used kit from a fellow member and they are fitted without wiring or switchgear - I have no intention of having them wired up as advice from fellow members concludes that they are rubbish anyway! Search the forum on the subject, theres plenty of posts on this subject and a 'how to' guide if you decide to fit the full kit!
However, if you want better light fit a good set of HID's. :D
 
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ksimpson said:
Please, that's so tacky. Fog lights are for FOG and nothing else.
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Can *you* tell the difference between foglights and DRLs in the same position?
Strictly speaking it's not EU-kosher, but it is tolerated and accepted as an alternative to DRL.

Bret
 
bretti_kivi said:
Can *you* tell the difference between foglights and DRLs in the same position?
Strictly speaking it's not EU-kosher, but it is tolerated and accepted as an alternative to DRL.
Bret
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It isn't in the UK. The UK regulations on the use of fog lights are quite strict:

"226
You MUST use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced, generally when you cannot see for more than 100 metres (328 feet). You may also use front or rear fog lights but you MUST switch them off when visibility improves (see Rule 236).

236
You MUST NOT use front or rear fog lights unless visibility is seriously reduced (see Rule 226) as they dazzle other road users and can obscure your brake lights. You MUST switch them off when visibility improves."

I for one am delighted that's the case as they are way brighter than DRLs and there's simly no need to drive with them on. For me it's just a pity the rules are rarely policed.
 
The current vogue in the UK is for people to drive with sidelights and foglights on when it's completely dark. To my mind it's an awful practice, looks stuipd and is just basically dangerous.

And yes it's very easy to tell the difference between proper DRLs based on side-lights located in the normal headlight cluster (or the fairy-LED-lights on Audis!), and dazzling fogs down in the lower bumper fairing.
 
Ulp I'm with you on this, I'm starting to dislike Audi's increasingly garish implementation of LED DRLs in various shapes/patterns/light intensity! Clever idea on dimming them when indicating.
 
and this is how my car looks:
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So, what are the lights in the grill?
 
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