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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 04:11 PM
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was this stock? are there a lot of these?

http://nl.kapaza.be/belgie/porsche-928-52118240.htm
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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No it was a conversion by someone. Nicole probably knows what companies were doing that.
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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I've heard the owners were delighted.
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 05:18 PM
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I see a blind 928.
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 03:00 AM
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At first I seriously tought of headlight delete...
But the more I see it, but more I find it's missing something.

As much as I hate most porsche headlights, I ended up thinking the 928's has something special.
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by danglerb
I've heard the owners were delighted.
*groan*
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 08:08 AM
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I have no idea who did this one - could have been any body shop - but I know that I don't like it. It looks like a face without eyes.
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by danglerb
I've heard the owners were delighted.
Originally Posted by Mike Frye
*groan*
Had to do a double take here but it's pretty good
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Hi,

We can't discuss the taste of some people, each one has he's own ideas, but I always tought that the retractable headlights are one of the things that separates the 928 from any other car!
Togheter with it's design, engines, transmission, interior, etc, but that's another story....

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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 09:13 AM
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Yes it looks blind to me as well.
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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Looks like an '80s Corvette with the lights closed...

But to make it effective at night, the owner probably has 100w+ bulbs and a way to be able to run all 4 at once by rewiring the fogs to the headlight switch.
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 10:45 AM
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I like it. Likely illegal in many places for not meeting requirements for having headlight high enough from the ground.
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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Default Headlight Delete

To put it mildly, I almost got my head torn off when I asked a very similar question. I would keep the headlights where they are if I were you. Just my 2cents. T
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 03:01 AM
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I like the look; but in U.S. it's illegal in many states because of headlight height. I've seen several pics on here of cars with the headlights welded up nicely, but those cars were all in Europe. This one is waaaay pretty:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...yes-or-no.html
You can also see some other options here:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...ht-delete.html
IIRC, one guy replaced the fogs/driving lights with a 1998 Chevy Tahoe combination headlight, the other with Hella driving and fog beams, both needed to fabricate custom brackets.
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 03:09 AM
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77 tony
I like the pic of yours with headlite delete. the lights are the only thing I dont lilke about the car
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