What kind of headlights are these?

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by rick3000

Thanks, it's a pleasant surprise!

New litronics now sell for $2300, so it sounds like you got a great deal. Congrats!

I can't believe they go for this much now!: http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=00004490041&Category_Code=986lights

[RandallNeighbour]

You will love those headlamps. I left my orange bits in because I can't stand the thought of melting them out with a soldering iron and messing up the lamps from inside. If you put them on you'll hardly notice it and soon won't care.

Do get the control box installed properly so the lamps function fully though (rotating upward when you hit your high beams). That is a very cool feature you should not live without. As a Porsche owner, you deserve it all.

[rick3000]

I just contacted Fred, and he is going to get me the wiring harness and control plug/box so I can hook them up properly. I look forward to installing them.

[nola911]

The amberectomy, as they call it, is simple. I did it on both sets of litronics that I have owned with great result.. no prior experience in melting out parts of headlights either!

Trust me, you will be glad you did it, it helps the look a lot.

[crios]

The amberectomy is easy, 20 min per side, this includes taking them light off the car and putting back on. Just melt and pull with needle nose pliers.


Some pics of my car with the amberectomy:

[Perfectlap]

I never installed my wiring kit. Litronics will work fine without it. They pop right in and all you have to do is adjust the height of the bulb if its pointing up too high.

I picked up my set in a Brandywine group buy in 2005 for $1,200 I think. That was after buying a set of 996 clear halogens for $600 which I sold for break even. I don't think you can buy the ambers for that much now. Not sure why these prices went up so high. The Euro went up, way up but that didn't seem to affect other 996/986 parts...well not to the tune of a 100% increase. I guess they've become harder to come by.

[RandallNeighbour]

The issue isn't whether the lamps will not function without the wiring harness and control box... it's that there's another level of functionality you're missing without it.

It's not a huge deal though. I'd be fine without the control box to aim the xenons upward for high-beam viewing. It's just very cool

The guy I bought mine from said he was buying a dozen pairs at a time for sale on eBay and was told by his supplier that the well was about to run dry. Porsche was going to stop making them and they would skyrocket in price.

I can't imagine Porsche would stop making them though if there's any sort of demand for them. People wreck their 996/986's from time to time and need new headlamps as well as all the guys like us who want an amber free lighting upgrade.