06-15-2010, 04:47 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Australia
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Have you solve this issue ?
I just installed the HID and the same thing is happening.
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06-19-2010, 11:20 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Unionville, CT
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I experienced exactly what you are talking about. Mine was from http://www.cqlight.ca/. They tried to tell me that I didn't get the "resister" that I supposed to get when they shipped it. They sent me substitute wiring with some resister or something in it. I installed it as instructed and there was NO improvement.
I research the thing for many months and finally gave up when it started doing some wacky thing with my spoiler (thumping it rapidly!!!). There are threads in this forum or Renntech that describe my problems.
THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO EVERYONE....I DON'T KNOW WHY.
Sorry to say, but I finally gave up and sent the whole thing back to the mfg/distributor, and went back to halogens. This is unsolvable as far as I have learned. NO PROBLEMS EVER SINCE.
My indicator lights would come on when I turned on the headlights while the car was running. I would have to pull over and restart the car to correct it.
I wish I could help you, but I think you are going to loose this battle. I'll be VERY interested if you solve the problem...
Bob
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Last edited by Bobiam; 06-19-2010 at 11:34 AM.
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09-16-2010, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Huntington, WV
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wow
Bobiam, the same exact thing has been happening to my 986 when I turn on my lights. Especially at night time for some reason (maybe because it's cooler outside?) I had a friend install some HID lights in a couple weeks after I bought it and the problem began shortly thereafter.
I start the car and as soon as I turn on the lights the spoiler starts making this fast clicking sound. If I reach down and press the rocker switch in for a second that moves the spoiler up manually, it stops. The stupid oil light comes on too. If I restart the car it goes away.
What gives??
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09-17-2010, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by aaroncaserta
Bobiam, the same exact thing has been happening to my 986 when I turn on my lights. Especially at night time for some reason (maybe because it's cooler outside?) I had a friend install some HID lights in a couple weeks after I bought it and the problem began shortly thereafter.
I start the car and as soon as I turn on the lights the spoiler starts making this fast clicking sound. If I reach down and press the rocker switch in for a second that moves the spoiler up manually, it stops. The stupid oil light comes on too. If I restart the car it goes away.
What gives??
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Ya just know in your heart that there's some other electrical @$^# going on that is not as obvious. Personally, I would not chance what was going to happen next and put the halogen's back in. Darn HID light is really nice, though! Oh well.
Bobiam
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09-17-2010, 06:09 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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I hate to tell you how many times I have seen this; it is most likely the aftermarket HID kit, these cars do not like them. We have had to remove several of them to get the MIL lights to go out. And Porsche is not the only make that have this issue, and these cheap kits sometimes cause other, more expensive damage to the electronics, which makes me wonder why, when there exists a totally compatible OEM HID system, people continue to experiment with this aftermarket crap……….
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09-17-2010, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by JFP in PA
.................. when there exists a totally compatible OEM HID system, people continue to experiment with this aftermarket crap……….
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No brainer! Less than $200 vs several thousand $s. The shortcomings are not too obvious until the kit is installed. Although the kit is cheap, the lighting is GREAT. I hated to give mine up, but I was able to get a full refund, so it was just a PITA lesson learned.
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09-17-2010, 10:28 AM
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People considering aftermarket HID kits need to know that along with being cheap, they are problematic, failure prone, and in many states are totally illegal (ticket bait due to excessive glare, some states now even require towing the car if you get caught) and will also not pass several state inspections………..but they are cheap……….
I’ve driven Porsches with both the after market and OEM HID’s, and there is absolutely no comparison, the OEM’s are that much better (due to the focusing unit) that they are worth the money……..
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