Jeremy Hazeltine

Would it be sacrilegious to use a boxster part #? I can find those all day long. I guess true porsche people will frown on my 996 anyway

Montychristo128

There is a Rentech thread on this, but their server is down right now.

http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic...adlights-same/

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Looks like they are same fitment if you believe this ebay add:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/PORSCHE-BOXST...FXGmI1&vxp=mtr

kderry

Umm...brand new clear style headlights are $700-$800.

kderry

Sacrilegious? Why? That's a dumb thing to say.

FYI: there is no difference between the 986 and 996 headlights. None.
There also isn't a "Boxster part #" for the headlights as the Boxster headlights have a "996" part number.

dgjks6

The difference is the plastic inside. The boxster is cross hatched and the 996 is straight. Or vice versa. So if you replace both no one will know.

kderry

Naw, not at all. That cross hatching is an optical illusion created by the addition of a lower silver plastic trim piece in some 986/996 headlights and is not exclusive to one car or the other (just like the amber, clear and Litronics headlights).

Some 996's have them, some 986's do. It seems completely random, but they all have a "996" part #


Here is a picture showing the silver piece (obviously it goes under the inner shroud, not on top as pictured - I was experimenting with different variations).
The oblique grooves on the silver bit combine with the longitudinal grooves on the inner shroud to create the cross hatch look.

993James993

Can anyone tell if these snapshots show the factory Litronic upgrade?

Thanks in advance!

dgjks6

Can't tell from the outside. If it is factory installed litronic there is a bunch of wiring so the lights autolevel. If it is the factory "upgrade" done after at the dealer there is also some extra wiring and a box installed inside the fenderwell visible if you remove the frunk carpeting. It does not autolevel like the factory installed,but IIRC it changes the angle of the low beams up 1.5 degrees when the high beams are activated. If there is no extra wiring they will work fine, just won't angle up when the high beams activated.

993James993

Thanks! These are not on the build sticker and I was told that they are an OEM part added recently. Trying to understand what they are.

MadIrish

I'm thinking seriously about an offer on a '99 with halogens....it has the yellowed aged/burned spots on the inner lens from the bulbs. Not sure how badly this affects performance (if at all) or if the aged/burn spots will continue to grow, so was considering Litronic upgrade. Thanks for the info here.

MoeMonney

This thread describes with clarity how to intall litronics with the autoleveling function.

http://986forum.com/forums/general-d...plug-play.html