Would this fix be acceptable to you?

[Timco]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Send Larry Kosilla an email. He's on the Drive YouTube channel doing miracles with Porsches.

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buying a new light would not be my first option. What I would do is try to get a new headlight first from the insurance, attempt to rehap the light in the interim, buy something new as last resort.

They just asked if I can find any pair of aftermarkets. If I can find a set that has the HID (Xeon) and Litronics (moving) and the little marker light, I'll take any aftermarket set and they can have / sell their $2800 unit. If no aftermarket with the exact same features, they did not rule out a new passenger unit but I want to be reasonable.

Thanks guys!

Tim

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by Timco

They just asked if I can find any pair of aftermarkets. If I can find a set that has the HID (Xeon) and Litronics (moving) and the little marker light, I'll take any aftermarket set and they can have / sell their $2800 unit. If no aftermarket with the exact same features, they did not rule out a new passenger unit but I want to be reasonable.

Thanks guys!

Tim

Tim,

Litronics is simply a name that Porsche chose to call it's HID/Xenon system. Any Litronics set in excellent condition will suffice. The only difference is, vehicles that came equipped from the factory with Litronics have an additional leveling feature apart from the headlight modules themselves. That being said, Litronics are Litronics.

[Timco]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Tim,

Litronics is simply a name that Porsche chose to call it's HID/Xenon system. Any Litronics set in excellent condition will suffice. The only difference is, vehicles that came equipped from the factory with Litronics have an additional leveling feature apart from the headlight modules themselves. That being said, Litronics are Litronics.

So, to get real Litronic movement based on the positioning arms, they must be the Porsche light? The others just self-level?

Any thoughts on what the real difference would be? I want to be reasonable.

Tim

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by Timco

So, to get real Litronic movement based on the positioning arms, they must be the Porsche light? The others just self-level?

Any thoughts on what the real difference would be? I want to be reasonable.

Tim

If your vehicle came equipped from the factory with Litronics, then I would presume that it has the additional leveling feature that could only be installed at the factory at the time of manufacture.
Otherwise, your vehicle has an over the counter set of Litronics that were installed by the previous owner. As I mentioned, those kits came with a control module that was designed to rotate the low beams a certain degree in order to help fill in the high beams when activated. Since the net effect of this module is marginal to a lot of owners, many didn't even bother installing it. Again, the leveling system is independent of the Litronics themselves, and it had to be installed by Porsche at the time of manufacture. A set of Litroncs - is a set of Litronics.

[Timco]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

If your vehicle came equipped from the factory with Litronics, then I would presume that it has the additional leveling feature that could only be installed at the factory at the time of manufacture.
Otherwise, your vehicle has an over the counter Litronics set that was installed by the previous owner. As I mentioned, those kits came with a control module that was designed to rotate the low beams a certain degree in order to help fill in the high beams when activated. Since the net effect of this module is marginal to a lot of owners, many didn't even bother installing it.

Yeah, I've got factory Litronics. Seems like the Porsche light is the only light that will work with that feature.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by Timco

Yeah, I've got factory Litronics. Seems like the Porsche light is the only light that will work with that feature.

Meaning they were installed by Porsche at the time of manufacture ? Simple put, did your vehicle come from the factory equipped with Litroncs ?

[Timco]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Meaning they were installed by Porsche at the time of manufacture ? Simple put, did your vehicle come from the factory equipped with Litroncs ?

Yes. Control module and positioning arms on the suspension. It lists them on the window sticker sold with the car.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Tim,

Litronics is simply a name that Porsche chose to call it's HID/Xenon system. Any Litronics set in excellent condition will suffice. The only difference is, vehicles that came equipped from the factory with Litronics have an additional leveling feature apart from the headlight modules themselves. That being said, Litronics are Litronics.

p.s. The factory equipped leveling system is not to be confused with the control module that comes with the after sale Litronics set that Porsche offers. That device simply rotates the low beams upward to assist the high beams.