What kind of headlights are these? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

rick3000 · 05-31-2009, 06:25 AM

I just bought these from another forum member so I can deamber my Boxster. I was looking at them and they appear to be different than other headlights I have seen, the inside of the light if not like my current headlights. Can anyone identify these?
Also, how do I get rid of the orange in the picture? Is that just the bulb?
Thanks!

Allen K. Littlefield · 05-31-2009, 06:52 AM

Those are the more expensive Litronic headlights. The amber you see comes from a clear amber plastic shield in front of the clear bulb. This can be removed and a silver bulb that blinks amber can be installed. Tricky process to remove amber shield with use of a soldering iron and 'skill'. This will completely remove all amber from front end but will make the lights no longer stock and less desirable if you want to sell them in the future unless you can find another enthusiast. You realize you must now buy the clear triangular corners to complete the look, around $33 I believe or possibly less if you keep up with the sale stuff. Also those Litronic lights have an extra leveling device that you can or cannot install depending on your needs. There are others on this list with a lot more knowledge and answers that I can provide and I am sure they will be getting back to you soon.

AKL

rick3000 · 05-31-2009, 07:00 AM

You're kidding right? I can't believe that these are litronic's, or at least not for what I paid for them. I'm surprised I didn't notice earlier, but I have never seen litronics up close. Don't litronic's normally sell for a lot? Is their a big difference between these and the regular headlights?
Thanks!