And I raise you

 

Owned.

 

my old se..

 

We need to do a photoshoot of yours, mine, and Addison's soon, and then again when my brother gets his license in November.

 

hmm?

 

the lip in mine is a trade secret ill take to the grave...

well i guess sence were s4 oweners...ill tell only you .. ahahha

jetta..with stock lip...

little cutting but not bad..looks nice...

 

@TheAbsence: those are 2 of the best red S4's ever imo.
@EvilWankel: very sexy vert!

 

 

In 1986, Federal Law REQUIRED all passenger cars to have a CHMSL (Center High Mount Stop Lamp...)

See link: National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation...
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/Cars/rules/...te/808696.html

And in looking up that article I found out why my Mom's 1993 Toyota Pickup lacks the light.


My 1986 GXL is so early that the coolant reservoir is on the driver's side near the Leading Ignition Coil. Manufactured in October 1985. It has the Center brake light.

There's body work done to that car... Check to see that someone hasn't fiberglassed or welded over the 3rd brake light.

If you have inspections in your state, you may not pass like that... Plus, see the link above where it states that the likelihood of being rear ended is a bit lower.

I don't believe Ford had any part in any of the RX series vehicles. Is there any publicized info t support Ford's meddling?

I think there were a lot of cost cutting measures like the S5 Viscous differential versus the S4's clutch pack type. The lack of an LSD in some S5 models where the S4 had it... (GXL, I think)

 

*high five* My Sport is like that too. I'll likely transfer the reservoir over to my base though once it starts getting built up, since the sport is in such sorry shape .. It's nice not having a coolant reservoir in the way of various heat exchangers and whatnot .

 

You win . Those are some sexy cars .

 

Pele, the US mandated the 3rd brake light but elsewhere in the world did not. Australian and European S4's did not have one
BTW, Euro-spec S4 tails FTW!

 

We're like... twin red s4 brothers or something. Comradery.

I'm loving the amount of info we're getting from this thread. I had no idea about the Euro spec s4 tails being different, the center brake light being USDM, and the coolant reservoir on early 86's being near the ignition coils. Keep the odd info coming!

Thanks for posting pictures of yours, I love learning that sort of stuff. And of course seeing your stock wheels was cool too since those specific wheels didn't make it to the US market. Post pictures of more Australian s4's!

 

I'm LIKEING those EuroSpec's.....

With reference to a brochure I have from England, EuroSpec S5 tails are also different in that one of the back up light lenses (passenger side) is red. Only the drivers side is clear. Couldn't guess why.

 

Getting way off S4 subject, but speaking of EuroSpec tails, these are what's new with the 2010 model RX8 according to here: http://www.worldcarfans.com/10907242...ced-for-europe

 

I'm glad to hear you called it Maroon most people say red. I hate that, but I'm sure somebody has a more rare color than me.

 

Can you scan and upload the s5 euro spec tails please?

 

The red one is a rear fog light. That's also what the 2 little red squares are in the S4 ones. I like the US spec better, the S4's are cleaner and the S5's are symmetrical.

 

somehow I cant edit my pic...I'll just post another!

 

I like the S5 Euro-spec lights also. In some parts of Europe, The fog light(red reverse light) is actually on the drivers side.
I'm also likeing the RX-8 facelift with the LED tail lamps. But the Euro-specs aren't any different than the US spec ones. The fog is in the bottom of the bumper for those.

Hey Yence, I'll trade you my US spec S4 tails for your Euro spec tails!

 

Thanks for posting pictures of yours, I love learning that sort of stuff. And of course seeing your stock wheels was cool too since those specific wheels didn't make it to the US market. Post pictures of more Australian s4's![/QUOTE]

Yeah its good to know info on our vehicles from diff countries
Wish i had the centre caps for the stock wheels, The importer put them on to get it over the pits/licenced as my rims have to much offset front to back (never gave them back as got screwed so i kept em for all the hassles).
Will take pics with my other rims when get tyres as they got destroyed/fryed

 

I think only the UK has the fog light on the passenger side. Elsewhere in Europe it's on the drivers side

 

I know. I did it. (check my sig)

I figured everyone knew i was kidding about it coming that way.

I have a prelude 3rd brakelight i may mount at some point.... after i get this assbucket running again.

john ny

 

@FirebirdSlayer666: you are right, the foglight is always on the side of the actual driver.
I would trade, but in the Netherlands we're not allowed to run small 'us style' license plates

 

That sucks. I may need to dig for some vert S4 lights then LOL