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Originally Posted by mach schnell
First, my apologies if this is an old subject - if so, just direct me to the appropriate post and I'll go from there..
But, if not, is it safe to switch out the standard headlight bulbs on a non-xenon unit (mine is a 05 987) with a set of aftermarket HID's? I know the jap cars and domestics seem to handle this fine without actually swapping to the HID kit, but German cars seem to be a lil testy in the electrical area when it comes to this detail.
Anyone done it? Particular brand of bulb that seems to work?
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Don't do it. It doesn't matter if it fits or seems to work. It is definately a safety issue. When designing lights you must take a lot of different factors into account. Not the least of which is heat. Additionally, the optics are generally designed around the lamp to be used. So, switching out lamps could change the arc center and throw off your beam pattern and/or efficiency.
Just as a note, 4300K represents the color of the light and is not representative of the actual lumen output.
Again - don't do it.
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