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lkchris · 06-25-2021, 10:14 AM

Litronics are not really "plug and play."

A 986 with Litronics as standard equipment also was fitted with automatic headlight leveling as required by law and your car won't have the level sensor or the wiring to the headlight unit to move the beam as required.

The HID "bulb" in Litronics is used for both low and high beam. The internal motor tilts the projector up for high beam.

Since HID burners are slow to come to full brightness, an auxiliary H7 high beam is also provided. It's halogen so it can be used for flashers as well. You will note that with main headlight switch off, the H7 flasher will work and the HID in the projector doesn't when using flasher lever. This means different circuits for high beam action, not needed with standard halogen light units.

Not as relevant ... cars with HID lighting are required by German law to have standard headlight washing fitted as well.

06-25-2021, 10:14 AM	#16
lkchris Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 730	Litronics are not really "plug and play." A 986 with Litronics as standard equipment also was fitted with automatic headlight leveling as required by law and your car won't have the level sensor or the wiring to the headlight unit to move the beam as required. The HID "bulb" in Litronics is used for both low and high beam. The internal motor tilts the projector up for high beam. Since HID burners are slow to come to full brightness, an auxiliary H7 high beam is also provided. It's halogen so it can be used for flashers as well. You will note that with main headlight switch off, the H7 flasher will work and the HID in the projector doesn't when using flasher lever. This means different circuits for high beam action, not needed with standard halogen light units. Not as relevant ... cars with HID lighting are required by German law to have standard headlight washing fitted as well. __________________ Kent Christensen Albuquerque 2001 Boxster 2007 GL320 CDI, 2010 CL550 2 BMW motorcycles Last edited by lkchris; 06-25-2021 at 10:18 AM.