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Subject:Rear lights USA vs. EUROPA
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:39:46 -0800

Pensioner and I ahev been discussing the differences and I thought I'd send
this to the list as it maybe interesting to others

Alistair

>
> well I have both lamp holders in front of me, one marked "EUROPA" and one
> marked "USA".
>
> Here are a couple of crude ASCII sketches, "blank" not only means no bulb but
> also no contacts. The numbers 32cp etc are bulb references.
>
> You proably knwo about those contacts all too well, did you have an easy time
> manipulating/wiggling them in and still have them make good contact?
>
> You also prob know that the euro and usa lenses are different, if not let me
> know and I'll try and summarize with more ascii art.
>
> ab
>
>
> (Please view in a fixed-width font - Monaco)
>
>
> +---------------------------------------+
> | 32cp                       4cp        |
> |                                       |
> |     -----                   -----     |
> |   //     \\               //     \\   |
> |  |/       \|    USA      |/       \|  |
> |  |   used  |             |   used  |  |
> |  |         |             |         |  |
> |  |\       /|             |\       /|  |
> |   \\     //               \\     //   |
> |     -----                   -----     |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |     -----                   -----     |
> |   //     \\               //     \\   |
> |  |/       \|             |/       \|  |
> |  |   used  |             |  blank  |  |
> |  |         |             |         |  |
> |  |\       /|             |\       /|  |
> |   \\     //               \\     //   |
> |     -----                   -----     |
> |      32cp                   32cp      |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |   251 945 258                         |
> |   A/B/C/D                             |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |       P25-1    -----                  |
> |  /-\  32cp   //     \\                |
> |  \-/        |/       \|               |
> |             |  used   |               |
> |             |         |               |
> |             |\       /|               |
> |              \\     //                |
> |                -----                  |
> +---------------------------------------+
>
>
>
>
>
>
> +---------------------------------------+
> |     P25-1                   P25-1     |
> |                                       |
> |     -----                   -----     |
> |   //     \\               //     \\   |
> |  |/       \|   EUROPA    |/       \|  |
> |  |   used  |             |   used  |  |
> |  |         |             |         |  |
> |  |\       /|             |\       /|  |
> |   \\     //               \\     //   |
> |     -----                   -----     |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |     -----                   -----     |
> |   //     \\               //     \\   |
> |  |/       \|             |/       \|  |
> |  |   used  |             |   used  |  |
> |  |         |             |         |  |
> |  |\       /|             |\       /|  |
> |   \\     //               \\     //   |
> |     -----                   -----     |
> |     P25-1                   R19/10    |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |   251 945 258                         |
> |   A/B/C/D                             |
> |                                       |
> |                                       |
> |                -----                  |
> |  /-\   P25-1 //     \\                |
> |  \-/   32cp |/       \|               |
> |             |  blank  |               |
> |             |         |               |
> |             |\       /|               |
> |              \\     //                |
> |                -----                  |
> +---------------------------------------+
>
>
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