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YOUR RESEARCHFirst Porsche, soooo stoked! 996 Lighting question
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I'll check for the code when I go back out to the car but just curious.
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Replace hid bulbs this year
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FWIW, I did replace my HID bulbs this year because they tend to lose intensity with age.
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I just scored a 2003 996 C4S with only 17,800 miles! Seal Grey, Black int, Tip (I wanted a 6speed, but the mileage spoke volume). Please help
How do I tell if this P-car has Litronic Xenon/HID lights???
Thanks for looking, I will write a formal intro and post some pics soon...
these are Litronic, Bi Xenon, HID headlights. They emit a very white light that may have a bluish or purple fringe when looked at from a distance. They are easily identified when looking at them by the tennis ball sized fish eye projector lens that the Halogen lamps do no have. When you turn the HID lights on they dip and rise to a self leveling height, Halogens do not do this.
If your lights look like the ones in the pic, you have HID.
Only Bi-xenon lights have headlight washer (sliver disks on lights) on MKII 996's. While the C4S was loaded with std equipment. xenons were still an option.
I found this: P74= Xenon headlamps with washers
my car has code 601 = Litronic headlights (non-Turbo)
from what i read
http://autosport911.com/codes.html
hope it helps.
Tim
Similar Question here. I have a 2002 C4S that has the washer fluid nozzle on the headlights. Does this mean they are bi xenon/litronic? I'll check for the code when I go back out to the car but just curious.
Wow guys, this is quite a powerful forum for information. In 13 hours of my first post ever I recieved 13 responses, WOW you guys are so awesome. To my dismay, I don't have the good lights
there is no washer caps or code 74 on the options sticker. Thinking of ordering a retrofit....
Our 2002 C2 has the halogens. I would have preferred the Xenons, but halogen bulbs are relatively cheap and if the light gets damaged in any way I'm not out $500+ for a replacement Litronic!
$500??? where can you buy one for five hundred dollars?
They are about $2700 each over $2800 with tax, lol
http://www.jimellisporscheparts.com/...663105910.html
Interesting... maybe that was just for the C4S then...
FWIW, I did replace my HID bulbs this year because they tend to lose intensity with age. Mine were almost 10 years old. The new OEM bulbs were about $70 each.
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