I know this post is about headlights, but put the tail lights on at lunch today.
Really modernizes the car..
Done with the mod's now.. Drive time...
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looks good, i have the smoked version on mine. LED headlight and taillights are about the easiest, most dramatic change you can do to modernize the look of these cars...

Love them, great fit..... Just need to aim them now, any tips on aiming geetee

How about some wider shots, fellas? Of the tail lights and head lights...nice to see the detail, but would be nice to see the vehicle as a whole, as well. ;)

Here are a couple shots.
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Very Nice, Thanks Tony!

These screws are used to adjust the lights

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Good job xtre986..
I was just marking up the picture.. saved me the trouble
Thanks
T

Just swapped the flasher relay with a LED one - 30 secs as Getee said.

No troubles now!

The setup I have on the car is LED brake lights, headlights and 3rd brake lights

If you're doing it in a stepped process (as I did) this is what you have to do:

Brake lights - no led relay or resistors required
3rd Brake lights - resistors required as it stops your cruise working (detects the brake light as being on with the led version)
Headlights - led flasher relay to pick up the lower resistance.

All done and enjoying the updated Porsche!

Hey can you get up a shot of outside with the black headlights? Id like to see a shot in natural light.

Tony_fury, those LED match up the front really well. The other Depo LED lights look too OEM to work as well.

Hot news and it is hot!

You guys with smoked lights don't use your fog lights!

I understand that the heat from the bulb may be melting the matte black coating.

Jeremy from xtreme is on to it and it may be LED foglight bulbs may be the. Way to go.

I know one of my bulbs is set low and I have a fine crack. Easily fixed I would add with a long paint brush and matte nail varnish.

Better to be safe than sorry.

Sure Jeremy will sort it out.

Chrome lights no worrieS - lucky you!

PCC010:
Are you referring to H7 HID fog light bulb or the standard stock H7 bulb..?
I'm running the standard stock H7 bulb.
There is a rating on the side of the light that spec's what bulbs are required and max wattage.
I don't normally run the fog lights, but would like to know..
Keep us informed.
Thanks
Tony

Standard stock Halogen H7

On the black matte units the fog lights are not chromed i.e. its not reflective

I did wonder about that as I know how hot these lights can get.

Pretty sure Jeremy is looking at some LED alternative H7 globes.

Not sure how hot the HID's get.

I replaced the. Fog/driving lights with the led lights in the stock headlights and they do not get very hot at all, however they are not very bright and will not be good replacements for the driving lights. They do make decent drls for the stock headlights though.

Once my lights come in, I'll be running HID H1 lowbeams and HID H7 fogs. I'll tell you if they crack or not. HIDs burn at a significantly lower temperature than the halogens, so I don't believe it'll be a problem.

Led flasher fix
 

Hi PCC010,
I was wondering if you could help with a picture of position of the led flasher relay fix, and which Narva relay you used as they have a couple of different versions.
Thanks for all your photos thus far, as they have convinced me to buy those headlights today. Thanks for everyone making this a very interesting and enlightening topic, lol.

So I ordered a set of the black LED lights and they arrived today. The lights look really very nice, just like the photos in this thread have shown. The install is also really very simple. Took me about 30 minutes to unpack, install the bulbs, pull the old lights, pack away the old lights in the box and install the new lights.

Just a couple observations: While these lights look very nice, the quality is quite not on par with OEM. The housing is very flexible and the top of the inner light housing must have rubbed on the lens during shipping leaving a small scratch on the upper part of each lens. Not really a big deal. also If you look closely you can see the internal wiring through the gaps in the housing.

That being said, once they are in, they do look excellent, and I am over all very pleased. I pulled my LED H7 from my old stock headlights and installed them in the new ones since the LED lights are not True DRL and only come on with the lights. I had done the LED DRL Hack and since it is already set up, will keep it since It looks great both with the lights off and on and since the standard H7 cant be used.

Sorry for the bad picture but the my garage is tight with two cars and a small dinghy in it, but you get the Idea.

BTW, Jeff at xtreme was exceptionally helpful and shipping was very fast.

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Thought I would throw my version into this thread.
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Looks slick MaxQ.

I hear what you say about quality, but if Porsche had ever made these lights expect a $4,000 price tag on them.

Imagine all the critics when the 996 came out if the cars had these lights fitted!!!

Did Jeremy say anything about the fog lghts melting the black coating?

Remember, dont use the fogs until we have a fix to the heat the halogens generate.

Marchie,

The Narva relay you need is 68245BL model, red in colour, LED Flasher relay.

The relay it replaces is the one with 191 stamped on the top, located on the top bank of relays on my Porsche 911 - definite easy fix to quick flashers

MaxQ:
My lights encountered the same thing being rubbed, what I found was when I turned to lock the light in, it pushes up the projector light into the upper part of the lens.
When I locked the light in, the force required over the OEM was much harder to lock in.
While these light are a cheaper version of the OEM they do add a modern look to the car at a economical price.
I have the DEPO rear lights that have bulb's for turn signals and reverse lights with LED's for running and brake lights. With bulbs being in the rear for turn signals it didn't require a LED flasher.

I have the 3rd LED brake light due to arrive this week with a load resistor.

Yes, he did advise not to use the H7 bulbs, they melt the housing. The LED H7 Work fine and look good. Not great replacements for lighting up the road though.

All in all, really not bad at all for the cost.

I'm going HIDs. They burn cooler. Should come in today, will keep you all posted

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Hey PCC010,
Thanks for the info , i appreciate it.
Jeff just mentions to use the existing fog lights or similar in his advice regarding the problem. To be honest I never have used them. Actually never knew I had them till this forum came up, lol.
All the best and keep up the good work.

Marchie :)

The housings just came in! They're gorgeous!

Pics to come!

My turn:
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Comparison between the old and the new

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All lights off

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All ready to go. HID Projector Headlamps H1 6000k

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Foglamps. Cooler 6000k H7 HIDs

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Pretty thing

Porsche HID LED Projector Headlamps - YouTube
That link includes the awesome turn signals and everything in action.

Fit is perfect. My high beams didn't come with a housing, so we need to sort that out. But as far as I can tell, these things look beautiful

Looks awesome

Crono, they look spectacular on Black! :cheers:

So does the HID resolve the overheating issue for the H7s?

Drove around with it all day. Haven't seen any cracks yet. I know for a fact that the HIDs are not as hot as halogens as they don't melt snow. I'll take some more pictures at night... I can't stop looking at her.

A few things:
The fit is near perfect. There isn't a seal at the bottom but unless you were looking for it, you wouldn't notice it.
The quality is excellent. The thing is lighter than the stock BOSCHE lights. They're also very sturdy as a one piece replacement. No flimsy triangles. You can see the wires inbetween the housing cracks but you won't see it unless you REALLY look for it.
My light came without high beam housings... so I have no high beams for now. Trying to get that sorted out with JezzSB.
The HID retrofit was the hardest part... but it was done within an hour. These things are definitely worth your money if you want an alternative to litronics. The turn signals and LED accents are the best part. Certainly a head turner.

How do you like the cutoff and beam pattern?

I've known of some aftermarket projectors that have worst light output than oem halogen believe it or not cause it throws the lights into a few hot spots and are uneven, not to mention glare for oncoming drivers.

The cutoff isn't as good as my brother's 996 or my mom's Merc C300... but it still works. But the light output compared to my OEM lights is definitely higher (both using HIDs).

Then again, I have my HID fogs, which blind everyone on the road if I ever decide to.

great! now go paint those intake grills:
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a carbon fiber RUF front bumper is on its way :)
no need to paint the grills

"Dang!!! That's cool..."
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Recieved my Headlights!!!
 

I received my headlights yesterday and after installing them i gotta say they update the look of your car 10+ years easily!! Im super stoked about this purchase and the functionality of these headlights. There is so much going on with these headlights in terms of their function i.e. white LED turn signal turns off while amber LED turn signal lights blink, LEDS around projector are on when the headlights are turned on, of course the fog lights and high beam light. These headlights do alot for the minimal installation they require. Im truly pleased with my purchase and most importantly Jeff at Xtremem Motorcars was above and beyond helpful every step of the way! Call Him at (707)350-0415, He will take care of you so purchase with Confidence for sure.

Happy boxstering! :cool:

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so my car has HIDs and headlight washers. Will these lights still work with that setup? Or what would need to be done to make it work.

Thanks for any info

No. You'll need to purchase completely new HID bulbs. Window washers will also not work with this setup.

i am having problems with fitment. i can't seem to get them to "lock" in. tony fury said he had to dremel his. anyone else having this issue? i tried to force it and still could not "lock" it. it never clicked and i nearly bent the small tool that comes with the box trying. i am afraid if i brake hard enough, the darn thing will just fly right off. as it is now, i can toggle it loose and pull it out.

[QUOTE=PCC010;304189]The fitment is perfect; its the seal on the passenger side which sits slightly higher than the car body. Approx 4 inches at the top.

I understand what you mean with the click - after pulling and installing the lights you get used to the click!

Daytime running you get plenty of admirers - it really has moved the age of the car forward.

Set the lights up (pain in the but pull out / install each time you make an adjustment, but I suppose once you've done it, its done.

As the lights are a projector reflector cut off is pronounced - used to it as the Evo has projector lights fitted.

The original Porsche lights were good - are these better - difficult to say, just take some getting used to. I'm running Philips H1 Visionstreams for the drive / main beam and H7 Extreme Power for the fogs.







are you saying that you don't get a click now?

need to find a way to make it work. I think these will look crazy good on my car.