Southern Man

Don't really want to start an argument!!! I have had my '02 C2 for almost 5 years. When I was looking I had decided that I liked the second gen lights a little better, but then again I soon went ahead and put those covers on them. I've actually been surprised at the positive comments I've received, because I know some hate them, but too bad, it's my car!

Having said that, I've come to appreciate the original design, especially when the egg yolks have been removed.

So, which ones do y'all prefer?

ZuffenZeus

MK2 all day long! I don't like the masks, I prefer the original Pinky Lai design.

Of course, I don't hate the MK1 design either. I not a part of the purist group that hate the "fried egg" look of the 996. The 996 was a radical car that *saved* Porsche. It's a fact.... even Ferry Porsche admitted it and sadly, it was the last 911 he witnessed to go into production.

Spork

Covers like these ones? I've seen different cars with the cover but black cars seems to look the best. I guess it blends in better.

I don't have a preference of one over the other. Yes, I prefer the standard Porsche headlights but the fried egg is not really that big a deal to me.

I do like the lower fog/driving lights on the front bumper of the first car though. May do something like that to mine.

I also like the yellow headlight covers on the second car. Not sure if it is a racing thing or the reason for them? I just like the look.

02Z06

The .1clear lights have grown on me until I prefer them to the .2 lights. I think the design matches the car better.

gnat

MkI all day long. The sharp line of the MkII have never sat well with me as I don't think it fits with the rest of the car which is very soft and fluid in its lines.

The MkI lights are actually what allowed me to join the Porsche world. I always hated the classic bug eye look (except for one we saw around D.C. That added rebar eyelashes, that was hilarious). Had Porsche never changed the lights, I wouldn't have bought the car for my wife (her childhood dream car). Now I own a P!g too, all because of one of the most hated features of the 996

tekkie

same here

but prefer the 997 to either lol

dan_189

MK2 for me, I bought a mk2 because I didn't like the mk1 lights but I've grown to appriciate them quite a bit.

wyovino

I prefer the 997 lights, but 996.1 over 996.2. Not really a big deal either way. My Volkswagen bug has round lights and those don't necessarily thrill me.

Coincidentally, just today I saw a 996.1 driving behind me on the road and I thought "Man those lights are fugly". Luckily I don't see the lights when I'm enjoying the drive.

JayG

IIRC, it was the 986, not the 996 that "saved" Porsche

gnat

It was that the 996 shared so much with the 986 with the result of the 996 having a bigger profit margin than they'd seen before.

The money they made off the 996 funded the Cayenne which showed Porsche what real profit and liquidity was about.

Then they got a bit full of themselves and made a failed bid for ownership of VW. Then VW swallowed them whole.

So in reality, the 996 killed Porsche!

Southern Man

Posted by Gnat: "MkI all day long. The sharp line of the MkII have never sat well with me as I don't think it fits with the rest of the car which is very soft and fluid in its lines."

That's kind of how I feel too. The cut lines on the .2 are too abrupt.

Southern Man

Here are my headlight covers, which still utilize the fog lights, but I didn't buy the version with the holes for the headlight washers. Too busy looking IMO. If I had to do it again I might even eliminate the fog lights, as I've never used them.

wyovino

I like it. I've also never used my fog lights. Even in fog

FRUNKenstein

The Mk I without amber on the aerokit cars looks just right. Neither the Mk II (actually turbo) or the traditional round headlights would looks as good on that car.

FRUNKenstein

Headlight comparison -

996 Mk I: Considered by many to be the most heinous abomination ever to grace the exterior of any 911. The primary reason an entire generation of 911s are scorned.



991: the current evolution of the 911 headlight



993: considered by the purists to be the ultimate in automotive design.




Really people?