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YOUR RESEARCHC4S Refresh headlights and Taillights
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Since the car was black, I used black PPF on the headlights to make them look like a 997.
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Black is probably the best color choice as it hides the covered areas.
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So I wanted to modernize the front and rear of the C4S. Since the car was black, I used black PPF on the headlights to make them look like a 997. On the rear, I smoked the white lense with PPF to look more like a 993. I had the car at a show this weekend and I can�t tell
you how many people asked �is that really a 996?�
I�ve seen kits online that cover the headlights, but using PPF makes it all flush and looks a lot more �factory� than the plastic covers.
Anyway, for anyone wanting to know if it�s possible to do with PPF, the answer is yes.
The part of the headlight that is covered in PPF I�ve never in all my years of ownership turned on but that part would not show through the PPF. The rear is 50% PPF so the blinkers are dimmer but not terrible. I�ll take some
night pics and post.
to your earlier point, I too am not normally a fan. But when I compared the black PPF to the factory black paint, without a light gun you can�t tell difference in color. Also, with it being PPF, the headlight isn�t raised slightly higher than the hood like the headlight covers that are made so it looks as close to �OEM natural� as it possibly can be.
From a distance of about 10 feet or greater, it�s really hard to tell they are 996 headlights. That�s why when people at the show I was at looked at the interior they asked if it was really a 996�
That actually looks proper! . Tough one. Getting a 996 and not embracing it as a 996 acknowledges you think a 996 doesn�t look very good. The 996 c4s is a unique beast, with the prominent red light bar. That�s definitely something the newer gens can�t duplicate.
i think as a unique one off show car it will get lots of attention as sort of a Frankenporsche. And at the end of the day completely reversible. Black is probably the best color choice as it hides the covered areas. Lighter colors may be more obvious.
i dig it.
The guy has a FB page for contact information. Search 996retrofits within Facebook.
His uses a Google email account -
996retrofits@g****.com
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Damn, that's nice. What color is that?
Now, I'm looking into this for my Seal Grey C4S.
Being a safety nerd, I'm always leery of any mod that degrades something that's designed for safety. I've driven behind cars with tinted lights, and the diminished output is significant day or night. Also, insurance companies will use
any and every excuse
to not pay out.
BUT...that being said, here is a nice LED mod that will put a LED turn signal strip above the brake light and below the OEM turn signal. It's looks great and is brighter than OEM:
Vimeo
https://www.adriantaillights.com/sto...ody-p621631161
Also, maybe experiment with LED turn signal bulbs that are brighter than OEM to overpower the PPF to bring the luminosity back up to pre-PPF levels.
I love those and am looking forward to that upgrade when I'm done sorting the mechanical restoration. I'm hoping by then they'll come up with an LED upgrade for the heckblende that blends in with the led strip in the tailights.
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