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Skrapmot · 08-29-2012, 02:57 PM

Well, I decided to plunge into buying some clear headlights to replace my amber ones, and what I discovered!
Even though every seller assured me that 986 and 996 headlamps are interchangeable, they definitely are not the same!
One headlight I purchased is the same as my old headlight except with the clear lenses, and the other is identical with a big difference, a diamond grid looking thingie on the lower part below the main headlamp (which I guess is from the 996).
I guess buyer beware, now I need one more lens, either matching the right or the left, but thats a $$ stinger.
I wonder if the internal plastic be swapped out from my old light?

08-29-2012, 02:57 PM	#1
Skrapmot Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area California Posts: 415	Headlights again Well, I decided to plunge into buying some clear headlights to replace my amber ones, and what I discovered! Even though every seller assured me that 986 and 996 headlamps are interchangeable, they definitely are not the same! One headlight I purchased is the same as my old headlight except with the clear lenses, and the other is identical with a big difference, a diamond grid looking thingie on the lower part below the main headlamp (which I guess is from the 996). I guess buyer beware, now I need one more lens, either matching the right or the left, but thats a $$ stinger. I wonder if the internal plastic be swapped out from my old light? Last edited by Skrapmot; 08-29-2012 at 03:04 PM.