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Old 06-08-2005, 01:35 PM   #1
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Question PLZ Help about Litronic headlight for RHD & LHD !!

HI~~~Can anyone plz tell me for those Litronic headlight do they have different for RHD or LHD ??

I read from other forums someone says for Litronic headlight
all you do is flip a switch then u can change to RHD or LHD
is that true ?? coz i don't know where is the switch ~~~

Coz i am at New Zealand is RHD but i am going to buy the Litronic headlight from ebay USA so don't know will fit or not ??

so if anyone know PLZ give some help ~~~

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Old 06-08-2005, 05:28 PM   #2
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They are different. The shop manual has specific sections about converting them for both headlight types. For the base lights it involves using "masking film". For the litronics, there is a "tourist setting" - the housing inside (past the control module/elecrical connection layer) is marked "T" and "0". 0 is the standard setting and T swaps the orientation for going to countries where they drive on "the other side" when you're feeling "touristy".
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Old 06-08-2005, 06:13 PM   #3
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So i can't buy from USA then put on RHD ??
but i call to USA porsche dealership they says will fit ~~~
so is that mean i have to buy from UK or some other RHD country ??
thank you very much for your help DONV !!




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They are different. The shop manual has specific sections about converting them for both headlight types. For the base lights it involves using "masking film". For the litronics, there is a "tourist setting" - the housing inside (past the control module/elecrical connection layer) is marked "T" and "0". 0 is the standard setting and T swaps the orientation for going to countries where they drive on "the other side" when you're feeling "touristy".
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No, I think you can (but don't depend on just my word for this purchase!). You would just set the lights to the T setting (as if someone from the US were a "tourist" in New Zealand) and just leave them there. The manual makes no caveat about this being a "not the same as regular" usage condition (no mention of degraded performance/quality, etc.), just that this is the opposite setting from the non-tourist setting.

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