Headlights STOLEN - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

CJ_Boxster · 11-01-2007, 06:35 AM

Rant time for me, So i wake up this morning, feeling tired. Walk to my car at 545am that i had to park 1 block away from my apt cause the street was full of parked cars on my block. Drive to work and dont notice anything out of the ordinary UNTIL i pull into the underground parking garage at work and notice that i do not see my headlights against the walls or floor. I think to myself "GREAT! damn headlight switch is fried" so i park in a space and start to turn the headlight switch on and off rapidly to see if i can get the lamps on at all, and it didnt work....

So i get out and im already thinking about what terms i should use in my search for headlight switch replacement on 986forum.com but then i notice something... my sidemarker is missing and the wire and bulb are dangling

then i walk to the front of the car and notice both of my headlights are stolen !and! the edge of the hood, front bumper and fender are scratched!

That is the moment i realized my headlight were stolen today... WTF!!!!! why would someone one yellow egg yolk headlights!

venting... venting... venting...

I called my insurance claims department to notify them, I have full coverage Progressive Insurance with $250 deductible, does anyone know what i am to expect from the Porgressive as far as repair and or compensation?

11-01-2007, 06:50 AM

CJ, that sucks!

Your replacements are here:

http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=98663113104and&Category_Code=986lights

Check Sunset for pri$ing too.

Litronis Kits are about $2,495. Clear sets are about $1,395.

Clears:

http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=98663113114AND98663113214&Category_Code=986lights

meerzee · 11-01-2007, 06:51 AM

What in the @#$@#$ is the world coming too? Seems like it would take more time to get them out then they would be of value to steal and try to resell. How did they get your hood open, was the car unlocked too? Unless the scratches were from prying the hood open. Man, don't know how you guys park everything on the street like that all of the time... Well, at least you can upgrade your lights now.

all the best.

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Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

Rant time for me, So i wake up this morning, feeling tired. Walk to my car at 545am that i had to park 1 block away from my apt cause the street was full of parked cars on my block. Drive to work and dont notice anything out of the ordinary UNTIL i pull into the underground parking garage at work and notice that i do not see my headlights against the walls or floor. I think to myself "GREAT! damn headlight switch is fried" so i park in a space and start to turn the headlight switch on and off rapidly to see if i can get the lamps on at all, and it didnt work....

So i get out and im already thinking about what terms i should use in my search for headlight switch replacement on 986forum.com but then i notice something... my sidemarker is missing and the wire and bulb are dangling

then i walk to the front of the car and notice both of my headlights are stolen !and! the edge of the hood, front bumper and fender are scratched!

That is the moment i realized my headlight were stolen today... WTF!!!!! why would someone one yellow egg yolk headlights!

venting... venting... venting...

I called my insurance claims department to notify them, I have full coverage Progressive Insurance with $250 deductible, does anyone know what i am to expect from the Porgressive as far as repair and or compensation?

bigb · 11-01-2007, 06:59 AM

Damn - sorry to hear that CJ. Make sure your insurance also pays for getting those scratches removed, not just for replacing the lights. In fact, if you want to save some $$, have them pay for the parts + install, then do it yourself. That should ease your "deductible" pain.

blinkwatt · 11-01-2007, 07:03 AM

Dude CJ if you want some amber halogens for a good price let me know.

Don't pay $2.5k for Litronics! I paid $350/shipped for my driver side Litronic the other day. All the Porsche dismantlers said they would let me have a passenger side for $500 when they get a set in. Just wait it out if you can and you'll save yourself a ton of money.

blinkwatt · 11-01-2007, 07:04 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PORSCHE-996-911-99-01-LITRONICS-XENON-HEADLIGHT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33710QQihZ019 QQitemZ290171532033QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

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

ozspearo · 11-01-2007, 09:16 PM

[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 · 11-06-2007, 06:43 AM

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!!!!

CJ_Boxster · 11-01-2007, 07:17 AM

bmussatti: thanks for the links, i wont know what i can afford till i talk to the claims adjuster and find out what they think i should get for the lights.

meerzee: yeah street parking sucks because anyone can just bump your car or steal something and they probably wont get caught. I think they pryed the headlights out, the plastic on passenger headlight track is got a broken peice of plastic in it. Hood was never opened

bigb: yeah, im expectin them to repaint those area that were damaged cause theres no way they were there before cause i mean... the paint it relatively NEW!

blinkwatt: Yeah, im looking around ebay for lits incase i can afford them with the insurance, The dealer next to me "Pacific Porsche" says a set of new Ambers are 1745, so i hope to get something close to that from Progressive. Oh yeah i seen those headlamps on ebay minutes before you posted them lol thanks!

yurkope · 11-01-2007, 07:31 AM

CJ,
Make sure that Progressive sends your car to a good shop for the paint work to get the scratch fixed. I had Progressive insurance until I got hail damage last year. They had a list of approved shops I could send the car to, most of them I had never heard of. They would not let me go to a shop of my choice, no option of paying the difference for choosing my own shop. The shop I picked is owned by a Porsche driver and PCA member so I thought I would be in good shape. These guys were horrible, missed hail damage and had other things go wrong that I won't go into.

The remedy Progressive had was to send the car back to the same shop to fix, after 3 trips back and forth to fix the fixes I had enough, took the car to a stealership bodyshop and paid out of pocket, dropped Progressive and got premium insurance through Fireman's.

Laws in Cally might be different for insurance, just another thing to think of.

ichiro75 · 11-01-2007, 07:43 AM

CJ, sorry to hear what happened to your car. I also park my car on the streets and have been thinking about installing 2 way viper alarm in case something like this happens to me. If you want to buy a set of used headlights(Amber). I am selling mine.

Dr. Kill · 11-01-2007, 07:48 AM

Sorry to hear about your loss. That is a financial and logistical burden. I would suggest you follow the advice previously posted and take advantage of the situation to upgrade - that way something positive can come of it.

Kirk · 11-01-2007, 08:04 AM

CJ, I agree 100% that someone probably pried the lights out with a screw driver rather than popping the hood. There's only one metal piece that holds them in, so all they would have to do is pry hard enough with a screw driver to break either the mount or the light.

Before you settle with the insurance company make sure you have the car checked out carefully by a professional. I don't know how they could pry out the lights without bending some sheetmetal. I know you see scratches, but the metal also may not be straight. As you mentioned, the headlight mount may be broken too (which may require removing the fender to replace). What about the wiring harness, did they cut that?

Again, I'd check everything out carefully so that you make sure you're not shorted on what repairs are required.

Also, you said they stole the yellow egg yolk lights. I could have sworn you hard clear halogens in there though.... right? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge

Kirk

11-01-2007, 07:39 AM

OK guys, where do you "think" the lights on eBay come from? And for those low-low prices. The light-fairy?

Some of them come form an incident like CJ just experienced.

It is a vicious circle, and some purchases on eBay just keep it turning.

yellowboxster01 · 11-06-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

I think they pryed the headlights out, the plastic on passenger headlight track is got a broken peice of plastic in it. Hood was never opened

They must have also dented something in that process, I just took the headlights out of a 996 today. The bolt that holds the lights in is even a pain to get at with the tool. The headlights are one big piece, I can't see the headlights being in good shape after all that. They must have broken alot of plastic, like the entire housing. Stupid thieves, that sucks.

Why is the left headlight always cheaper than the right if you buy them individually?

edevlin · 11-01-2007, 11:28 AM

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 · 11-01-2007, 03:58 PM

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 · 11-01-2007, 05:03 PM

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