PORSCHE LED LIGHTING UPGRADE

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Postby AsianImage » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:33 am

Just be careful "upgrading" your lights to LEDs as they may trip a sensor light. As you know LEDs use A LOT less power so the car's electrical system thinks the bulb is out...so you may get some weird warning light.
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Postby FastForwardWheels » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:03 am

Interesting.....

Let us know how it all pans out.... Sorry, I don't have any experience with them.... How do they look when compared to stock?

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Postby gwhand » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:17 am

I just bought a set of LEDS for the Boxster.
LEDs are going to go in the center dome, and the door lights.
I already have a HID upgrade for the headlights.
If you are going to put HIDs in your fog I would love to see before and after pictures I have thought about doing the same mod.

I will post pictures of my LEDs next week.
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Postby FastForwardWheels » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:22 pm

gwhand wrote:I just bought a set of LEDS for the Boxster.
LEDs are going to go in the center dome, and the door lights.
I already have a HID upgrade for the headlights.
If you are going to put HIDs in your fog I would love to see before and after pictures I have thought about doing the same mod.

I will post pictures of my LEDs next week.


Great! I'd like to see some before and after shots....

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Postby gwhand » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:39 am

Here is my HID retrofit bulbs. The ballast is installed in the front trunk.
I have yellow H7 bulbs in my fog lights.

The HID bulbs where a worthwhile mod.
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Postby fu03steve » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:35 pm

my friend with a Mercedes...
he put LEDs on the dome lights and it works
license plate light dont work...
headlight and rear dome lights dont work
and his monitor shows light malfunction!!

he told me that someone told him that using RESISTORS might work...
is it true!??
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Postby Jitters » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:14 am

Lights look great Gary...

Wondering if I can do something like that to the 930...

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Postby 993C4S » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:22 am

Jitters,

There are HID upgrades available for most cars. If you use HIDs from the link that Day Trader provides, you can check out this link for the exact bulb match for your make and model (no affiliation).

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProduct ... efault.htm
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Postby gwhand » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:47 am

I agree there should be a HID upgrade for most cars. Come to think of it I do not know if there is one availbile for cars with sealed beams. Does the 930 have bulbs or sealed beams?
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