I agree why change, the cross eyed look is part of the heritage.
As others have said the wings and the whole front is actually different.
Agreed. Even although I have an S4 the S1 has lots of character and in some ways is a purer piece of design.
Just a thought did VW alter the headlights when the Beetle was facelifted a couple of years ago? My own personal thought is that a large proportion of the strabismic look is illusional and down to the arrangement of the 'innards' of the Beetle headlight. Another thought - are the standard headlights on S1 xenon and if not are Beetle xenons a possible alternative for you?