Porsche Headlight Retrofit [from CAD, prototyping to finish)

[clickman]

Did you check them with the 25 ft method? I found mine had to be adjusted up quite a bit. The cutoff was way too close to the car.

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by BFeller

The lights are awesome. Just returned from driving the car for the first time after the installation. The light beam is focused perfectly. When stopped or driving behind a car they do not flood the interior of the car in front with light. Yet the light flows along the surface of the road lighting up the travel path. Passing along a bridge or guardrails the light pattern stops just along the top edge. Yet, when hitting the high beams the underpass of a bridge is lit. The difference in lighting performance is difference is between factory and these is stunning.

Sweeeeet setup Brett!!! Perfectly installed from the look of it. Thanks bud

Yea they are a tad better than the halogens. Not sure about you but I find this cutoff line thing quite addictive on mine. Roads are pretty bumpy here and you get to see that cutoff line going up/down perfectly on dark roads. Feels just like a scanner! Not to mention the other addiction I have flicking the low/high beams... emergency vehicle stuff. Nasty flash lol

My other car also has projectors but they are not bi-xenon and are the frosted lens type. Nothing to compared with those Porsche lights at all

Norm is right, those will adjust @ 25' (or as-per owner's manual). He kindly uploaded the visuals RE adjusting the beam height for those retrofitting with those lights. Thanks to him btw. See:
http://986forum.com/forums/420606-post693.html

[TMStewart]

Hi Fred, found this pic in another thread. I have a 02 boxster S what do I need for my headlights to look identical. Turismo projectors and what else?

Tom

[Nine8Six]

Hey man, that's my car!!! (I wish). Thanks for posting this pic here btw

Tom - if you want the exact same results, other than the Turismo kit, you'll need additional:

1. High temp black spray paint (matte or semi/satin finish)
2. Silicon base sealant (to reseal your lens)
3. Some #600 abrasive paper to prep the surface of the reflector before painting

You may want to weld your new connections, electric tape is 'fine' however soldering those and securing everything with heat shrink wraps/tubing is recommended.

4. Soldering gun/lead kit
5. heat shrink wraps

Can't think of anything else. Some flat bars or large flat screw driver to pry open the headlight. That's it really. Let me know if you have an questions or aren't sure about anything you'll find in this thread mate

[tommy583]

Originally Posted by TMStewart

Hi Fred, found this pic in another thread. I have a 02 boxster S what do I need for my headlights to look identical. Turismo projectors and what else?

Tom

Hi Tom, since this is my car I think I can help you. Silver Turismo (original style) projectors with black base. White angel eyes and 6000K HID bulb. Painted black inside the light housing and clear headlight corners. By the way if you send them to Charles for retrofit he does outstanding work. Oh and Fred's lights are awesome, like a work of art.

[mavis.d]

Fred, lights arrived today wow just wow! can't wait to get them fitted pics to follow
Cheers
David

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by mavis.d

Fred, lights arrived today wow just wow! can't wait to get them fitted pics to follow
Cheers
David

Well well, David. It's good to know that it's you. The name you've used on that GTP site differs from your forum alias a little. Not to worry at all mate

Anything you are stuck with you got my mobby # on the slip... just give me a call (+0800). IP calls.

Looking forward for the pics

ps. I still haven't had time to install the new projectors... still running the prototypes in my car. Seeing a few of you guys going for the new kits is a tad irritating lol

[eicheldp]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

ps. I still haven't had time to install the new projectors... still running the prototypes in my car. Seeing a few of you guys going for the new kits is a tad irritating lol

Fred, it time for a little "Me & my Porsche time" Get those bad boys istalled.

Dr. Charles just performed an interocular transplant on my old set and will be shipping them back shortly. I feel like a little kid at Christmas again.

Before and after pics when installed!

Don

[Van914]

Best $ I ever spent on my Boxster. Fred's products and service are Top Shelf. Charles is great to deal with and his work and service are #1.
Thank you guys
Merry Christmas
Van

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by Van914

Best $ I ever spent on my Boxster. Fred's products and service are Top Shelf. Charles is great to deal with and his work and service are #1.
Thank you guys
Merry Christmas
Van

Did I really forgot to say thanks to the first Merry Xmas wish of the year. What a nasty arse I can be s'times :/ Sorry Van

All the best wishes to you Van. Merry Christmas the same!

(sent from my mobby, sitting in my real supercar (vw Passat lol), rush hour traffic, red light ahead)

[BFeller]

Pelican should order two colors for their catalog. Gunmetal and Black. The gunmetal works well for unpainted inners, the black for the blacked out lenses. Other colors could be custom ordered with an appropriate lead time. My two cents. I think that once they are in the Pelican Catalog sales will increase because Pelican reaches beyond the message boards.

[Nine8Six]

Don - LOL, "me & my Porsche time". I know what you mean!

On the Pelican note, I'll be honest I am not rushing them at all. The fact that the product is exclusive to us only atm, few friends in JP/CN and chaps from the 996 crowd is "plenty" enough to keep both Charles and I busy doing what we like doing most (late-evening work, part-time, hobby pace). If you ask me, I'm kinda scared this going "catalogue" mode lol

Yes it's financially motivating but there is not only that to it. Not sure how to put this into words, here, now. Maybe just leaving it as it is for now is best and let's see what the future brings to this product.

Let's not forget, those lights are a 986forum community property. Pelican to decide what they want to do with them!

[hoangminh]

Porsche very cool!

[hoangminh]

thanks. your excellent picture.

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by hoangminh

thanks. your excellent picture.

Haha, Porsche.... it's all good mate. Thanks for stopping by and for the note

[mavis.d]

So having received my lights I've been eager to get on with fitting so this has been everything has worked well. Except I can't get the high / low beam to work as I wish
I want:
Headlights off, halogen high beam to enable quick flash
Headlights on, Bi Xenon to provide high beam
Now I know this is not rocket science but I can not get it to work as I want. Somebody please just tell me how to wire up my relays because I've something fundamentally wrong or 2 faulty relays as on one the halogen works all the time and the other the halogen never works!

[MitchSF]

Connect the coil (pins 85 and 86) of a DPDT automotive relay to ground, and to + of the low beam. Either one to + and ground, doesn't matter.

Cut the + wire going to the halogen high beam. Connect the beam side of the wire to NC (pin 87a) of the relay. Connect the other side of the wire that was cut going to the halogen high beam, to pin 30 of the relay.

Finally, connect the + wire from the bi-xenon relay to NO (pin 87), and the other side to ground.

That should do it. When the low beam is on the relay is engaged, switching high beam + to the bi-xenon coil. When it is off, + is switched to the halogen bulb.

[mavis.d]

Originally Posted by MitchSF

Connect the coil (pins 85 and 86) of a DPDT automotive relay to ground, and to + of the low beam. Either one to + and ground, doesn't matter.

Cut the + wire going to the halogen high beam. Connect the beam side of the wire to NC (pin 87a) of the relay. Connect the other side of the wire that was cut going to the halogen high beam, to pin 30 of the relay.

Finally, connect the + wire from the bi-xenon relay to NO (pin 87), and the other side to ground.

That should do it. When the low beam is on the relay is engaged, switching high beam + to the bi-xenon coil. When it is off, + is switched to the halogen bulb.

Thanks for the quick reply, that's what I thought so will double check the wiring and try 2 new relays

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by MitchSF

Connect the coil (pins 85 and 86) of a DPDT automotive relay to ground, and to + of the low beam. Either one to + and ground, doesn't matter.

Cut the + wire going to the halogen high beam. Connect the beam side of the wire to NC (pin 87a) of the relay. Connect the other side of the wire that was cut going to the halogen high beam, to pin 30 of the relay.

Finally, connect the + wire from the bi-xenon relay to NO (pin 87), and the other side to ground.

That should do it. When the low beam is on the relay is engaged, switching high beam + to the bi-xenon coil. When it is off, + is switched to the halogen bulb.

Wow, dunno what to say to you Mitch.....

You are Top Man, thanks for helping David there. Literally minutes after he posted. Sure he appreciated it.

"Anything" you need from this side of the world you know where to find me bro

[AcesSpeedShop]

mavis.d - That's the look I'm looking for! What's the recipe: Turismo kit, unpainted reflector and black internals?

Alan