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YOUR RESEARCHHeadlights: Replace, Refurbish, or Repair?
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Buy some butyl rubber, heat your headlights with a headlights with a heat gun and remove the old sealant to be replaced with the new.
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2) Used units from eBay which look decent, but need new insulation around the wiring.
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If you really like the halogens, you should repair your current set of lights then.
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3) Repair the units I have, which otherwise work fine despite the moisture.
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I was able to source a set of halogens locally here in the ATL relatively inexpensively that I'll use while Adrian is fixing mine that have relatively clear lenses.
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Hi, everyone. There�s a bit of moisture buildup in my passenger side halogen headlight that needs to be addressed at some point. And I figure if I�m doing one side, I may as well do the other. As far as I can tell, that leaves me with three options.
1) New units, which is a frighteningly expensive proposition.
2) Used units from eBay which look decent, but need new insulation around the wiring.
3) Repair the units I have, which otherwise work fine despite the moisture.
The first option solves the problem, but at quite a cost. The second saves money upfront, but for all I know the re-insulation could run me nearly as much as new units. Finally, the third I have no objection to but on the other hand just kicks the can down the road.
With that said, what�s my move?
Thanks.
.1 or .2? .1 lights are easy to find. The .2's not so much. New ones are crazy expensive too with only 1 after market option that is ugly IMHO and expensive!
Bite the bullet and convert your existing headlights to bi-zenon or LED . Adrianstailights has everything you need . Replace everything including the wire harness and you are good to go for a very long time . Plus you get improved headlight performance .
If you really like the halogens, you should repair your current set of lights then. Buy some butyl rubber, heat your headlights with a headlights with a heat gun and remove the old sealant to be replaced with the new. May as well polish those lenses once you�ve resealed them to obtain the best efficiency.
The retrofit lab taught me to utilize a cardboard box as a makeshift oven, with the heat gun firing into a hole in the oven. It works really well! They have videos on their webpage (and YouTube channel) that can give you more detail.
I�m currently in the middle of such a job, and removing the old sealant is a tedious task. The process is sped up with heat, making the sealant more pliable, and I�ve found that it�s easy to work with when you leave the opened headlight soaking in the sun.
Ha�intriguing! But as someone who has multiple failed batches of brownies to his name, using a cardboard box as an oven gives me a little pause. A man's got to know his limitations.
You�re selling yourself short. It�s a very straightforward process.
You could always contact Adrian Taillights if you want it professionally done, though.
My tech did mine before Adrian started on my .1
the kit came from Denmark I believe and with the cost of my tech
Adrian was about the same $$$
but the light throw is amazing
Hello again! My headlight saga continues. New .1 lights are currently on indefinite hold from Porsche Classic, leaving eBay. There's one seller with a few sets that look pretty decent, other than yellowing around the main and high beam bulbs. Is this a sign of something very wrong, or just years-old burned out bulbs?
It�s the internal lenses that have been burned by high-power halogen bulbs.
See this thread for a better idea:
https://www.pff.de/en/thread/2823849...ight-pictures/
Unfortunately, I don�t know where you can find replacement lenses.
But on the bright side, the headlights that you are interested in appear to be mildly damaged and will probably continue to work well with regular halogen bulbs.
I'm sending my burnt halogen units to Adrian for conversion to Bi-LED. I was able to source a set of halogens locally here in the ATL relatively inexpensively that I'll use while Adrian is fixing mine that have relatively clear lenses. My plan is for me to polish them, replace the missing headlight gasket on the left side headlight and use it in the meanwhile. I'll more than likely sell them after I get back the Bi-LED conversion (it will take a few weeks to get my headlight back). PM me in a few weeks. There is a chance that I may keep them in case I want to go back to halogens but that seems unlikely.
Photos below show the current headlight and what I'm using as temp headlights.
Temporary replacements.
Hi there!
If you like the OEM halogen look, I may have a solution for you.
I recently upgraded a customer's brand-new set of 996.1 halogen headlights to bi-LED with the RFL kit. To my surprise, the internals of those brand-new lights have evolved over time. They now have LED bulbs (with fans!) in both the low and high beam positions.
Obviously, the inserts and internal clear lenses are also brand-new, and with the LED bulbs they will never get stained.
I could either retrofit your lights with these or put them in one of the (many) used headlight sets I have sitting in my basement. PM me or send an email through my website if you would like to explore further!
