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14.) adjust lamps if necessary (not required if new)
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Just to clarify, the 500 squid control box simply converts the interior manual dial control voltage to interact with the xenon dynamic motor control unit inside the lamp (which uses a different signal protocol and connector to halogen units)
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Has any one ever actually used their adjustment dial for its intended purpose?
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Just to clarify, the 500 squid control box simply converts the interior manual dial control voltage to interact with the xenon dynamic motor control unit inside the lamp (which uses a different signal protocol and connector to halogen units)
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Does anyone know if a set of original porsche pre facelift xennon (litronic) headlamp units can be a direct replacement for the standard halogen ones. ie will they just slide in to the runners and connect as usual? And work?
I suspect not and I'm not sure how the self leveling works.
Any help apreceiated.
It's quite wasy, the porsche instructions just carry alot of detail for the tech's.. it should only take you about an hour to complete :thumb:
give it a try!
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If you're not bothered about having a twirly wheel that moves them up and down from the comfort of the driving seat (ie you don't deliver antique wardrobes or couple of cwt of paving slabs in front or rear boots) - just slip them in.
Has any one ever actually used their adjustment dial for its intended purpose? - it doesn't count if you have a permanent bias - this should be corrected on the lamp unit itself.
Frankly, 500 squid and an hour of slicing your hands for the control gubbins seems poor value when the litronics can be had for 600ish the pair or £350 price to change if you eBay your old units.
Instructions to fit:
1.) open bonnet
2.) loosen carpet retaining screw
3.) pull back carpet
4.) insert lamp removal key
5.) turn lamp key 90 degrees to unlock
6.) slide old lamp out
7.) slide new lamp in
8.) turn lamp key -90 degrees to lock
9.) remove lamp key
10.) put carpet back
11.) repeat for other side
12.) close bonnet
13.) go for a night drive
14.) adjust lamps if necessary (not required if new)
Time required = 5 mins
Slight variation to above with washers: requires washer jet corners to be swapped or if already fitted, swap washer hoses.
No not bothered about self leveling at all and don't have washers currently, so that was exactly what I was wondering / hoping. I've had the lights out many times for cleaning and brighter bulb replacement (still rubbish) Many thanks.
Just to clarify, the 500 squid control box simply converts the interior manual dial control voltage to interact with the xenon dynamic motor control unit inside the lamp (which uses a different signal protocol and connector to halogen units)
The kit does not include suspension sensors etc, hence not self-levelling.
Note also that, if fitted, the control box would also automatically rotate the xenon assembly upwards by 1.5 degrees on full beam to better overlap the dipped beam xenon and full beam halogen beam patterns.
This is not really noticeable as the halogen full beam (particularly with enhanced halogen bulbs) has a longer, wider, higher throw than the projector lensed xenons anyway.
EDIT: beam rotation typo 15 degrees (!) corrected to 1.5 degrees.
Not sure I consider 1:50 mins of labour and multiple wiring additions or splices as a "straight swap".
Not sure that link helps with the actual option of a "straight swap" without the control box.
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