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YOUR RESEARCHHeadlights
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often failed silvering
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FWIW, the problem is often failed silvering on the reflector, I'm considering getting mine re-silvered.
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The MOT rules changed not all that long ago, and generally speaking changing headlights to other than what was originally fitted to the car is now an automatic MOT failure for any post 1986 cars.
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I run with Litronics as an upgrade but the reflector on the RH light is not too good.
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The MOT rules changed not all that long ago, and generally speaking changing headlights to other than what was originally fitted to the car is now an automatic MOT failure for any post 1986 cars.
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The MOT rules changed not all that long ago, and generally speaking changing headlights to other than what was originally fitted to the car is now an automatic MOT failure for any post 1986 cars.
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The MOT rules changed not all that long ago, and generally speaking changing headlights to other than what was originally fitted to the car is now an automatic MOT failure for any post 1986 cars.
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I don't usually drive the 996 in the dark, but tonight I had to pick the wife up from the railway station and as we live reasonably rural, country road so the lighting is pretty poor. The Volvo was not available so I took the Porsche, bloody hell the lights are dismal (I hadn't realised how bad they are).
Upgrade needed I think, what's anybody else done to improve them? (mine are the "projector" type.
Hi Mike
hope all's well with you?
Refurbing the reflector bowl does sound like the best bang for buck option, but I've not heard any reports of anyone doing it. It looks like the company linked below offers a service for this. Have you found any others to consider?
http://www.ashfordchroming.com/headlamp-reflector-re-silvering-restoration
The MOT rules changed not all that long ago, and generally speaking changing headlights to other than what was originally fitted to the car is now an automatic MOT failure for any post 1986 cars.
MC
I fitted these. They are quite literally like night and day compared to the original units.
https://retrofitlab.com/collections...orsche-911-996-2-2002-2005-halogen-headlights
As been said technically these upgraded headlights would be an MOT failure but the tester isn't allowed to dismantle the car and they look completely stock from the outside. So how could he confirm they weren't OEM.
I haven't had any issues so far with passing an MOT.
I also have these fitted, massive improvement. Perfect beam cut off and when the car was MOT'd at Porsche guildford before xmas there was no comment on them
I upgraded my 996.1 litronics (so already xenon) with these projectors and it's a significant upgrade, so would happily recommend if you're still on halogens. Visually identical to OEM so impossible to tell WRT MOTs.
Highly recommended, and makes the car so much more useable.
I run with Litronics as an upgrade but the reflector on the RH light is not too good. As they are not original so they don't have washers or levelling but apparently they were available as a dealer fit upgrade/option without the washers or levelling?!?!?
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