New Litronic.....Still Yellow?? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Couper1 · 10-15-2007, 01:24 PM

So I take the plunge and install 2 nice new litronic headlights complete with wiring harness and module to adjust the low beam/high beam combination. Bought them from SunCoast Porsche for $1400.

The installation went well, but after all that I find out that the hight beam is not litronic?? It's a standard yellow light? Is that right or did I not install something right??

Boxtaboy · 10-15-2007, 02:40 PM

That's right- the high beam is not xenon, just the low beam. The 986 litronics are not bi-xenons.

blinkwatt · 10-15-2007, 04:04 PM

Wait when did you buy them for $1.4k?

zackwatt · 10-15-2007, 04:42 PM

HID headlamps burn more yellow when new. They should blue up after a little usage.

Cloudsurfer · 10-15-2007, 06:49 PM

986/996 Litronics are not bi-xenon, so yes you have a standard halogen high beam. Enjoy the xenon lows.

Patrick

David N. · 10-15-2007, 07:13 PM

Hmm, my high beams and low beams are the same bulb. It just raises up for high beam. I thought that's how all of the xenons worked.

-David

Couper1 · 10-17-2007, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blinkwatt

Wait when did you buy them for $1.4k?

I bought them about 2 months ago from SunCoast.

carguy · 01-02-2008, 09:46 PM

I'm looking for headlights for my car, so just a "bump" for this thread. Can anyone answer the question of the different bulbs - to enable the high beam, is it just the one bulb that moves, or is it a separate bulb? Or are there two types of 986 litronics?

in advance..