Headlights - Anyone know what this guy did? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

mts · 07-28-2009, 04:07 AM

I took this shot at Porsches to Oxford this weekend. Anyone know what this guy did to his headlights? The look significantly brighter inside than almost any I've seen. It's looks like its a bit more than de-ambering.

I'm not really interested in hearing about the body add-on's and overall opinions about the asthetics of this guys car........just curious about the headlights.

idheaton · 07-28-2009, 05:34 AM

He converted his front end to a 2002-2003 996 front end.

It definitely requires changing the headlights , fenders, and bumper cover...not sure what else.

There are a few guys on the board who have had it done so hopefully they will chime in.

I believe you can get the parts from LA Dismantlers for around 5k (or it used be around that price)

eightsandaces · 07-28-2009, 06:25 AM

What he did? Turned his boxter into a 911 wanna be, pimpwagon...

Aron in Toronto · 07-28-2009, 08:00 AM

I can't tell from the photos, but if you say that the inner housings look brighter he may have taken the lenses off and repainted the silver gray housings with a chrome finish. This is just a guess of course. Or are the +02 996 housings always finished in bright silver compared to the Boxster and early 996 headlights?

I have seen others do the opposite and spray the inside black.

Burg Boxster · 07-28-2009, 09:21 AM

Other than converting the front end to a 996 '02+ and changing out the amber bulbs, it doesn't look like he did anything special to the light housings.
Jeph on the board here also converted his front end, which looked great IMHO, and the lights look just as bright:

Jeph's Front End Conversion Thread

yellowboxster01 · 07-30-2009, 08:33 AM

I did the conversion also. It's extremely pricey and dollar for dollar can't really be justified. Although I have a one of a kind Boxster....that no one ever notices except for me.