Headlights STOLEN

[CJ_Boxster]

It might have but the car is parked around the block so i wouldnt have heard

[tracke30m3]

No affiliation, just came across this ad:

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/pts/464611201.html

[NickCats]

CJ,

So sorry to hear about your headlights. That sucks !

I agree with the others. Perfect opportunity to upgrade to the clears

Nick

[edevlin]

Sorry to hear about your car, but looks like you are on track for replacement.

"Man, don't know how you guys park everything on the street like that all of the time... "

I normally keep my car in our garage, but I am having to work out of town this semester and have to park my car on the city street. Every morning when I go out to the car, I am pleased and somewhat suprised to see it in one piece.....


Ed

[CJ_Boxster]

UPDATE: Bodyshop picked up the boxster and enterprise picked me up and sent me on my way with a Chrysler 300c after i told them to call me as soon as they get a ford mustang.

I went to the body shop, they said there painting process will leave the hood bumper and fenders in 300% better condition than the rest of there body cause of there painting process and 200degree oven they use to cure the paint and activate some crap in it. So they will have the painter sand and polish the rest of the car to help match it up as far as the consistancy of the shine.

I told them ill cash out the check from my insurance and buy a updated bumper and have them paint that instead and they said thats fine so i have to wait for my claims adjuster to visit the shop tomorrow so they can compair there estimates and they will haggle with them to get more money from the adjuster and argue the point of dimished value and quality level paint job that is expected for a car like a porsche. Nice guys down there.

Ill let you know what the total for the check is once i find out from the adjuster and bodyshop.

[robsven]

Man I am sorry to hear, about the loss. I once had a convertable jeep I had to replace the radio almost yearly. untill I moved and sold it

[ozspearo]

[If you build a set of clear halogens
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-996-C2-driver-sd-headlight-used-off-2000-Cabri_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33710QQihZ003QQit emZ130169277001QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW[/QUOTE]

You've got to wonder about someone from Miami who is as illiterate as this person, and can't spell defect or scratch, selling Porsche parts! It might be a good buy, but it may have come from the same supplier who now has CJ's old headlights.

[CJ_Boxster]

I'd like to thank everyone who gave me advice and helped me locate headlights and offered to let me barrow there spares until I had bought my own! I want you to know that I really appreiciate it. Your all a great bunch of guys .

Now, I'd like to show you why I drove all the way to Palm Springs during 6pm freeway traffic yesterday from Torrance with $1300 in hand. I bought myself a set of Litronics with the Self-leveling control box and wireharness!!!!

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

I'd like to thank everyone who gave me advice and helped me locate headlights and offered to let me barrow there spares until I had bought my own! I want you to know that I really appreiciate it. Your all a great bunch of guys .

Now, I'd like to show you why I drove all the way to Palm Springs during 6pm freeway traffic yesterday from Torrance with $1300 in hand. I bought myself a set of Litronics with the Self-leveling control box and wireharness!!!!

Very nice, i cant wait to do the same, post pix when your done installing

Your car will look 100x nicer

[djomlas]

sweet man,the photoshop i did for you is coming alive

[CJ_Boxster]

Originally Posted by blkboxster

Very nice, i cant wait to do the same, post pix when your done installing

Your car will look 100x nicer

I sure will! I should have the Box back from the bodyshop the weekend from there projections, Im also working on getting a 2003+ boxster bumper, just need to wait and see if my present bumper is "Repairable" cause progressive wants to check before buying a new one.

[CJ_Boxster]

Originally Posted by djomlas

sweet man,the photoshop i did for you is coming alive

Sure is lol. Im sorta glad they were stolen now that I have gotten the litronics lol. although I felt like I was raped when first noticed the caverness space where my headlights use to be. Guess its worth it.

[bigb]

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

I'd like to thank everyone who gave me advice and helped me locate headlights and offered to let me barrow there spares until I had bought my own! I want you to know that I really appreiciate it. Your all a great bunch of guys .

Now, I'd like to show you why I drove all the way to Palm Springs during 6pm freeway traffic yesterday from Torrance with $1300 in hand. I bought myself a set of Litronics with the Self-leveling control box and wireharness!!!!

Awesome CJ - can't wait to see them on. It would also be great if you could document the install process - I am specifically interested in the install of the auto-leveling part (the lights by themselves are easy, afaik). Don't forget to post pics once you are done

[CJ_Boxster]

Sure, Ill document the install process for the Self Leveling Unit. What Ill do is install without first and drive it to see what the litronics do without and then install it and document what i see the litronics do afterwards. That way we atleast know what the hell that thing does exactly.

[djomlas]

and whatever you do, dont park in that spot where they got stolen

What?? You gonna upgrade the bumper but not go the 996/GT3/aerokit I way?!?!
A waste in my opinion unless you change to one of the above. Heck even those techart ebay bumpers are sweet.

[CJ_Boxster]

Originally Posted by boggtown

What?? You gonna upgrade the bumper but not go the 996/GT3/aerokit I way?!?!
A waste in my opinion unless you change to one of the above. Heck even those techart ebay bumpers are sweet.

I disagree. There is a signifigant difference in the style of the bumper from 1997 to 2003 or 04. I like how the grills are integrated into the bumper and not an attachment of black grills that snap on behind it. The intakes are alittle sharper around the edges which gives it a slightly more agressive and updated look compaired to the stock 1997 bumper.

The 996/GT3/aerokit are all nice but its embarrasing to show up to a p-car meet with a boxster with a 996/GT3/aerokit I front end when there are real 996's GT3's GT3RS's and CGT's. I'd feel like a poser lol. So im sticking with a boxster bumper.

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

I disagree. There is a signifigant difference in the style of the bumper from 1997 to 2003 or 04. I like how the grills are integrated into the bumper and not an attachment of black grills that snap on behind it. The intakes are alittle sharper around the edges which gives it a slightly more agressive and updated look compaired to the stock 1997 bumper.

The 996/GT3/aerokit are all nice but its embarrasing to show up to a p-car meet with a boxster with a 996/GT3/aerokit I front end when there are real 996's GT3's GT3RS's and CGT's. I'd feel like a poser lol. So im sticking with a boxster bumper.

Lol good point, i acutally like the look of the 03+ bumper

So.... i can see your point from a preference basis. But from a poser preference.... its the same, if not worse. At least the GT3 bumper was a factory option, the 03+ bumper was only for...03+ boxsters. So when you do show up to these meets they will be like "oh nice 03 boxsttt......you have a plastic rear window and different side intakes... huh?" Have the aerokit is not poser in my opinion, just a factory option. So I dont quite see your point on that issue.

[djomlas]

yea, well obviously the 03 one looks better than 9, but i wouldn't 'upgrade' to that either.

i like the techart looking one that bisimoto has on his silver box.