I have a set of Halogen units that would be a good core set for a retrofit. PM me if you're interested.

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Headlight Wiring problems ???
 

Hi guys,
I’m new on the site and i’m new owner of a 986.
I’ have a problem with my headlight. When i bought the car with I was thinking the lamp was just burned. but It seem like it’s an other problem!!!
On driver side the H7 is not burned but not working. The halo’s is flashing a bit then stop
On passenger side the halo doesn’ T work!!!

Do someone have the diagram of how to plug it properly PLEASE???

Thanks

Hi,
I’m new on the site and i’m new owner of a 986.
I’ have a problem with my headlight. When i bought the car with I was thinking the lamp was just burned but It seem like a other problem!!!
On driver side Thé H7 is not burned but not working. The halo’s is flashing a bit then stop.
On passenger side the halo doesn’ T work!!!

Do you have the diagram of how to plug it PLEASE???

PS sorry for my English, I tried my best.

Thanks

But the last post before your ::bump:: was only a few weeks ago, with someone trying to sell a set. They may be specifically responding to that post.

Jus' sayin' ....... ;-)

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Ah, I missed that. I guess I should take my own advice and read. Post removed. ;)

You likely need to clean or replace your headlight switch.

I WAS responding to that post, I ordered a set off Fred before he disappeared and would still like some so if there is a set going I will buy them. Seems this guy has also disappeared, maybe it is the lights???

Right? Blackandwhite seems to have up and disappeared!

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hey, how do I buy a pair of those MASTERPIECE lenses??

BOO!

Terry, long time mate. Nah haven't disappeared but not far off. Life, you know... get busy, then overbusy, then swamped, to get smack by the tax bureau for over performing (and forgetting), lost almost everything, started-all-over-again, not once but TWICE! Keeps me docile and out of trouble 14h/day sometime 16h now I tell ya LOL

You serious? you looking for a set cuz I think I might have a few parts left here, I'm sure I could spare you one set (UK side) if we're both lucky.

OMG Fred what a great new years present. I was worried you were locked up or worse. :)

Yay! He's back!

Fred, I hope you're back on your feet and stay out of trouble.

If there's another round of Fred's Projectors coming, sign me up!

Oh man, 'trouble' is my middle name. Not locked up but got close when the tax bureau dropped by the shop back in mid Jan '19, the time I was most busy with machines running 24/7 for two oem. I now do log all assets, tools, and job contracts lol. Got hit pretty badly + a fine where most if not all of the '18's profits disappeared overnight :/ My fault, new at this game so... yea, playing that good boy thing now and 'comply' (40+ something years later, finally got the message lol).


Paul I really can't promise anything right now, just catching up with all of this makes me realize there could be some demand. Give me a few weeks to think about that and I might come up with a plan. Problem is the production machines... they are all set-up for someone else and running daily on these customers' parts. Could certainly outsource but as you know those parts will end up costing you and I both a bloody fortune. Need time to look at option(s) and I'll update as soon as I find a solution to this lil problem.

Good to hear from you and see that you are still here! Happy New Year to you!

This only works one of two ways, Fred; either have to say, “sorry, no longer in production”, or go into full on kit building mode.

I have a backlog of several hundred email inquiries for these. :D

You're kind of a legend to some of us "newer" (relatively) peeps.
As a matter of fact: aren't you ALSO the guy responsible for those bad-ass wheel center caps that I've managed to score a couple sets of from this forum?

Anyway.... glad you're good, and glad you're here!

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You Serious Charles? or you are just trying to cheer me up... if that's accurate then let me ask my boss what she think about freeing up a mill & lathe for a full month. Man what if she says 'sure, go ahead' lol yikes... are you still willing to install them if friends needs your help with that?


Maytag - stop it lol I'm no legend here trust me on that one, all the kits you've seen here were put together with the help, knowledge and support from members so... thanks this forum for allowing us. In fact this forum and all of its members on its own "is the legend", if you ask me. You are part of it now ;)

Fred,
Great to hear you are alive and kicking!!! :cheers:
Sorry you had a boatload of crap to deal with
Hope you are safe and healthy

Alive and healthy, oh yea! Kicking? hmm, medium kicks lol ;)
Lesson learnt, Jay. Pushing beyond 'the rules' is just buying extra time, always comes back to hit you. Some takes over 40 years to learn that basic stuff (go figure man), some harder than others. Walking straight on that China narrow line now I tell ya (strike 1 completed, read 'no second chance') :D

Hope all is good with you too and the fast cars are taken care of. Bet you must have 3 (or 4, more) Porsche now

Delighted you are well Fred, please put me down for a pair of lights for use in the states.
Cheers, mike

Sign me up for a set if these go into production. :) I'm sure the "new" set will be even better.

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Really pleased to see you’re well and healthy Fred

Oh man, following this thread too in case this comes back to life :D

Hey Fred, sorry I stopped logging in here for a while, yep would still like to have some lights if there are any around. Ironically I found the wheel caps the other day after "losing" them for over a year after a house move. They are off the car as I silver lobster claws at the moment, not sure these would look good gloss black, anyway I digress.

Good to see you back.

Hey Terry, always good to hear from you mate, regardless of timing! Yes those projectors will soon go back in prod and hopefully be ready to ship out before we hit the warmer weather months (mid/late spring). Shifted some other work so to clear the schedule for 90+ days so I'll make quite a few sets this time.

Thank man!!! Glad to see you are still here too so that makes both of us very pleased :cheers:

Just took a long break to set-up a half-real PLM & Mfg shop (sorry guys). Nothing died, au contraire :D

Good news Fred, I will get them in time for the lighter evenings (that is British humour btw) Not sure I ever got s price from you, do I need to start applying for the loan now?

Hi Nine8Six,

I'm a big fan of your work! Last weekend I was lucky enough to buy a used set from a fellow Dutchman. However, both lenses are not attached to the bezel/shroud anymore.

What is the (high-temp) glue that you used? Or is there another solution?

Thanks you in advance!

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Hi Evan, thanks! yes I remember this chap, although I can't recall if those projectors were ever assembled and instead meant as a replacement for another set he had (he had the first ever set in silver if memory serves well!). I'm hoping those came with the H1 bulb mounting adapter and other hardware?

For the lens assembly you need a A+B epoxy rated/tested at 100dC. Surface preparation for both the lens and bezel requires decreasing with a pure acetone before bonding. Assembling and curing should be carried at room temp (indoor, 21dC).

ps. Welcome to the forum! Seen pics in the general section, great looking boxster :cheers:

Thanks!!

Yes, thankfully the kit is complete and still looks brand new!

Thanks, I'll look into it. Unfortunately most high-temperature a+b epoxy glues I found don't bond very well with glass. Maybe JB Weld?

I'm also thinking of using the type of angel eyes that I'm currently using as they automatically dim when you turn on the hid-lights. This is to prevent a blinding light-intensity at night, but maybe the hole-pattern in the bezel should be sufficient.

Good news Evan. Was worried, I knew the kit was parted out but didn't remember if all parts we're shipped out. If you are missing anything just shoot me a PM and I'll get this sorted.

For the A+B, use this if you can get some locally. Will bond metals & glass and perform in both high & low temps (in the commercial grade epoxy anyway).

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Scotch-Weld-Epoxy-Adhesive-DP420/?N=5002385+3293242436&rt=rud

Thanks again Nine8Six, you're a lifesaver! :cheers:

Maybe I'm overthinking this, so forgive me if this is a stupid question...:o

When using the spacer, how is the projector assembly secured against the projector bowl with the tightening ring tightened?

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Note, I don't have the tiny square in the projector bowl anymore, had to Dremel it away for the current projectors.

Hi Evan, see if below visual is of any help to you. The missing tiny square isn't much of an issue although it would have been nice to have. In all honesty I've never tried fitting a set without it so trial & error apply here. Mount as per visual below first and see if you can level the beam projection high enough using OEM's adjustments in both X/Y axis. If all goes well with the beam adjustments, "Lock-Tight fluid" on the thread and move on! GL

Note: Its important to not exceed 23~23.5mm for the OD on the reflector's mounting hole.

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Thank you again! This clears it up. If I remember correctly, the enlarged holes for my current projectors are 20mm in diameter, so can still be enlarged to exactly 23mm.

Every time I have to fix one of these, I use JB Weld.
Not one of my repairs has failed over the years. ;)

You are getting me worried. Did you ever had anyone who've sent back their headlight for a repair on the lens?!? If so do you mind letting us know which member exactly please, just so I can keep track of failure rate and what needs improving, if anything at all. Thanks, Charles

PS. The kit you are looking at never had their lens mounted, hence Evan's question. The whole idea behind that parted-out kit was the member wanted to install his own angel eye kit and assemble the kit himself, which he never had a chance to do and sold the kit to Evan.

Hi Fred, the lenses on both of my projectors have come detached once and been repaired. The first one was repaired by Charles/Particlewave a couple of years ago, and the other one I repaired myself with some coaching from Charles. To be fair, my car was involved in a couple of front end fender-benders, and I'm not complaining. These are still awesome headlights and everyone who sees them loves them too.

You mentioned somewhere very recently that you're working on an improvement for the next version to secure the lens to the shroud with something mechanical, clips or screws, instead of glue. I think that would be a great idea. Right now I'm working on a spare set of headlights that will utilize Morimoto Mini H1 7.0. These projectors utilize a mount that clips right into the existing Halogen bulb socket. (I'm not using that feature this time, I am putting them in a set of Litronic reflectors). Have you ever considered just making a shroud that would be used in conjunction with the Morimoto Mini Bi-Xenon? It would simplify things for you, all you would need to worry about is the shroud, buyers would then just use it with the Morimoto parts they purchase on their own.

Thanks for letting me know, Paul. Interesting though, why am I the last one to find out about this :/

You are correct, I'm working on revision of those same style projectors and this will include a lens adapter. Not much because of failure (I'm seeing <1% here) but more because I finally have means to do precision ID thread-milling operations with the new machine-tools I run here. An option that wasn't available at the time.

For the upcoming dev; I'm keeping the exiting CGT design, 2.5" lens config with same angle, aperture, H1 fitting, and will carry on using AES(company) improved version of those projectors you refereed too. ps. Paul, if we are to engineer some (new) car projectors & features it ain't going to be those dumb 1968 style lamps but more touching the areas of Adaptive Sense, Auto-Leveling and automotive led technologies. I've done quite a bit of studying on those subjects last year and may resume those research and prototyping in the near future. This would of course reach a wider market, not only Porsche.

Anyway. Some content for later. For now I'd like to pass my sincere apologies for the trouble this caused to you. if there is anything at all I can do to offset the burden please shoot me a PM and we'll find a way to square this issue. Thanks for letting me know and sorry to hear about your fender-benders :-(

Fred: no worries, bud. There was a rash of them about 1.5 - 2 years ago (maybe six, IIRC).
I figured that you have gotten a bad batch of epoxy or something and I wasn’t able to contact you to see what I should use, so just went with the JB Weld.

Not as pretty as your epoxy, but it’s all hidden in the shroud and all of the repairs have held up so far (both of mine were this way).

Like I said, it was just a few sets and I’ve never heard of another failing (aside from Paul’s, which was due to an accident) , so I didn’t think too much of it. ;)

Thanks Fred, I'm looking forward to seeing your progress on any new lights and will order a set when they become available!