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YOUR RESEARCHWhen did Gen 1 taillights go away?
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Use on several cars including my old toyota winter beater
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It�s a great combination that I�ve used on several cars including my old Toyota winter beater
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Don't hold me to this, but I believe it was the third quarter in 1998 during the MY99 production.
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Run eggs" backlash among purists
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There seemed to be a lot of pressure to differentiate it from the Boxster and minimize the "running eggs" backlash among purists.
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Here's a shot of the rear of the same car (not sure if he's running an exhaust or just went with bigger tips):
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My �99 996.1 has the original taillights with the orange marker across the top. But I�ve noticed some other .1 models with the updated, clear top marker in place. Looks better. I was just curious when this update happened.
Had anyone done the update on their 996.1? Recommendations?
thanks!
Don't hold me to this, but I believe it was the third quarter in 1998 during the MY99 production. There seemed to be a lot of pressure to differentiate it from the Boxster and minimize the "running eggs" backlash among purists. Therefore, they removed the orange lower section in the headlight enclosure as well as the upper in the rear taillights. This has also become one distinguishing factor with "early build" 996.
The folklore is that prior the Summer break of 98 (8/98) is when all the amber and 993 era parts were used, and 9/98 and on were smoked and red.
@FlattestSix
whats the date on your VIN tag?
My late 10/98 had the silver lights, I seem to remember reading the switch was during October or late September '98.
Interestingly, you could have clear front indicators before then, as they were standard on Litronic-fitted cars (and were then combined with amber rears).
Got it off the internet - it's what I want mine to look like eventually. Same spec (arena on graphite).
Here's a shot of the rear of the same car (not sure if he's running an exhaust or just went with bigger tips):
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I bought my early build (2/98) despite the amber lights. One of the first things I did was switch to clear. Front, turn signal and rear. The fronts were new Boxster lights. They were way cheaper than 996 units.
BUT after cleaning up the originals I decided to switch back. The original ambers just seem to add character. But I have to admit that the clear rear lights looked nice with Arctic Silver.
The original lights cleaned up
Back to stock
I so badly wish that you could use the amber .1 tail lamps for the .2 C4S.
I can�t tell you how to live your life, but keep the ambers. They really date the early 996s in a good way.
I used the SONAX headlight restoration kit with a
Griot's Garage G8 3� polisher.
It�s a great combination that I�ve used on several cars including my old Toyota winter beater
