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YOUR RESEARCH996 headlights
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Install hid's
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I fitted HID's to mine on high beam (4300k H7R anti glare), take a couple of seconds to warm up when first used then instant afterwards, bloody excellent.
Leading evidence: 'Install hid's' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'way' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Install hid's' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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Last year I fitted new Osram D2S bulbs units to my Litronics.
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I run Philips Xtreme Vision and have no complaints.
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I fitted HID's to mine on high beam (4300k H7R anti glare), take a couple of seconds to warm up when first used then instant afterwards, bloody excellent.
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Thanks look forward to the update, think this is likely the way to go these days if work OK in 996 shaped lights.
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Install hid's
No successful repair reported for this finding.
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Reported fixes
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Unsuccessful attempts
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Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
I fitted HID's to mine on high beam (4300k H7R anti glare), take a couple of seconds to warm up when first used then instant afterwards, bloody excellent.
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
I fitted HID's to mine on high beam (4300k H7R anti glare), take a couple of seconds to warm up when first used then instant afterwards, bloody excellent.
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is it me, or are they really sh*t??? Compared to my seat or my nissan, that use standard halogen bulbs, they seem like candlelight.
I polished the lenses lately and that improved them, but i still find them super weak.
Any lightbulb / LED recommendations?
Are they the Litronics or standard halogen?
Even the Litronics in mine seem noticeably less crisp than the LED jobs on my Mercedes CLS, but still much better than the halogen ones which I had on my last 4S.
Don't bother upgrading the halogen bulb, makes only a marginal difference. Better to go with a HID upgrade (although technically an MOT failure, though the ballasts can be well hidden or simply reversed).
I fitted HID's to mine on high beam (4300k H7R anti glare), take a couple of seconds to warm up when first used then instant afterwards, bloody excellent.
Perfect for fast night country lane blasts, £24 a few 4 years ago.
No problems with MOT testing 2 months ago
Last year I fitted new Osram D2S bulbs units to my Litronics.
I chose these ..
D2S OSRAM Night Breaker Laser Xenarc +200% Bulbs - Next Generation (Pair)
from
www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk
at a cost of £95 for the pair
I had read that these lamps rarely fail but their output does degraded noticeably over time. I felt mine were poor and a bit of a yellow tinge rather than a sharp white light.
What a difference when fitted and sparked up! Much better output, most definitely a far sharper, whiter look also when viewed from outside. The beam pattern was clearly more defined and just over 2 metres longer.
I would judge it a worthwhile maintenance task rather than an 'upgrade' and certainly cheaper and less MOT unfriendly in overall terms
Halogen headlight bulbs age.
These are old cars, if your bulbs are 10 years old they will be putting out much less light than when new.
Also the headlights go opaque - give them a sand back and polish.
I run Philips Xtreme Vision and have no complaints.
I just plugged them in.
Don't get me wrong - they are not as good as my wife's 2013 Golf headlights, but they are good enough. My driving is typically on low traffic unlit rural roads.
Just ordered a pair!
- the state of my litronic bulbs have been at the back of my mind for a while, with me frequently looking at the width of the 'rainbow' spread at the top of the beam whenever its lighting up the wall opposite my garage....
Thanks look forward to the update, think this is likely the way to go these days if work OK in 996 shaped lights. Will wait to I hear they are OK before buying a set.
