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He said he doesn't recommend HID kits because they'll throw light everywhere but I told him mine have projectors.
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I'm buying LED bulbs for all my exterior lights and asked the vendor (in Finland) if they sell HID kits for my headlights. He said he doesn't recommend HID kits because they'll throw light everywhere but I told him mine have projectors. He said I must have Litronics because all halogen 996 headlights he has seen have flat plastic fresnel lenses.
I don't have 601 on the sticker in my frunk and my headlights don't project HID/xenon light.
Here is my headlight.
Any help for a 996 newbie would be appreciated.
I don't know the light but my buddy sells FULL LED kits for the 996 lights, side markers, license plate, frunk, engine bay, interior etc.. he is local to us and lives just north of Toronto. He has the kits at his house and sells em on ebay. I put them in my 996 and they were all fine.
Thanks, Jamie. Can you send me a link?
On the Niagara Cruise, I was behind a 993 that had a conversion from this company and it looked great:
https://www.bergvillfx.com/index.php...-us-amber.html
All 996.2 have projectors, regardless of whether it's HID or Halogen. Open the back of the headlight unit and see if there's a large ballast element. If you don't have the option code, it's probably halogen.
The 996.1 halogens do have the flat plastic lens.
Before you start your car, turn the headlights on. Then turn the key to full accessory power. If your lights dip, then come back up, you have HID lamps and a working self leveling system.
I'd just check out whatever they have on Pelican. You probably won't have the self-leveling if that's a factor in your area.
Whatever you do, do not swap in a "halogen-replacement HID bulb." They are terrible and HID arcs do not occur in the same (very precise) location as the filaments in a halogen bulb, so you'll almost certainly end up blinding oncoming traffic because everything is positioned wrong.
Your headlights are halogen. HID headlights have pop-up headlight washers.
FYI - I upgraded the halogen bulbs in my GMC truck to aftermarket LED bulbs. They are much brighter than the OE halogen bulbs, and they are plug-and-play.
This looks like a good kit:
http://www.xenondepot.com/H7-Xtreme-.../xt-led-h7.htm
Does anyone have a link to a video or diagram for installing? It would appear you need to cut a hold in the back of the headlight housing and mount the ballasts behind the headlight housing?
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