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993 cab has anybody had xenon light upgrade is it eney good geff

Do you meen a HID upgrade? Or just the fake bulbs?

Well ive tried both, the fake cheap bulbs destroyed sum wiring loom.
The HID kit is a massive improvment over standard headlamps.
A worthwhile upgrade IMO.

I would be interested in any good idea on this - at the moment i have one pixie in each headlight holding a candle!

Clive, you have gotta get a HID kit.

Its a massive jump forward, my lamps where like a candle hiden behind a piece ov glass.
Now ive got new audi stlye lamps night becomes day!

The upgrade is worth it

On dipped beam the lights seem brighter than on main beam

The only problem I had was when I informed the insurance company of the modification (upgrade). They wanted extra money for making the car safer to drive at night. Where's the logic in that. Went somewhere else for my insurance.

Have factory litronics on my 993 , they are great , but of course only work on the dip , have upgraded the main beams and the fogs, which also makes things a lot brighter out front , so I imagine the aftermarket HID's are well worth fitting

Wheres a good place to get one from??? I dont tend to drive it too much at night but if it is a reasonable price might be worth it for the few times i do !

Clive,

Be prepared for a shock, no pun intended, the kit for my car cost £383 in 2002 and that was from an OPC

I paid £89 for the kit off flea-bay.
And a me and mate fitted it in about 3-4 hours, a pain to fit due to removing the wheels, plastic shield from the archs ect, if it wasnt a 911 i reckon it can be done in an hour.

I didnt like the sound of the cheap e-bay kits, seems to cheap.
But the quality is bob on, the loom looks well made, no solder joints everything looks very factory fit IMO.

I fitted everything so nothing is visible in the front, the ballast box,s are behind the plastic wheel arch liners, all the wires neatly hidden.
And there only 30watts so less power drain!

[quote="964russ"]I paid £89 for the kit off flea-bay.
And a me and mate fitted it in about 3-4 hours, a pain to fit due to removing the wheels, plastic shield from the archs ect, if it wasnt a 911 i reckon it can be done in an hour.

I didnt like the sound of the cheap e-bay kits, seems to cheap.
But the quality is bob on, the loom looks well made, no solder joints everything looks very factory fit IMO.

I fitted everything so nothing is visible in the front, the ballast box,s are behind the plastic wheel arch liners, all the wires neatly hidden. hmm unlike the factory fit litronics which sit inside the wheel arches just under the sides of the boot carpet

thought you were flogging your motor Clive but glad you saw the light no pun intended , well it was quite funny though