968 LED Headlights (Hi/Lo), Foglights & Driving Lights
#1
968 LED Headlights (Hi/Lo), Foglights & Driving Lights
These work for me. So far.
My ‘93 968 Coupe is stock electrically behind the lights with the exception of an LED light bar illuminating the under side of the speedo/tach/gauges.
These LED lights installed easily and work well right now (newly installed), but for how long? Who knows? They are much brighter and provide much better visibility than the original Halogen bulbs. They seem to be well tolerated by oncoming traffic – no high-beam blowback. Finally, they are plug & play in my car – no pulsing or other misbehavior. But they are 100% pure Chinesium, so …………
Notes:
1. The LED H4/9003 Headlight Bulbs are a little longer sticking out the back of the glass headlamp unit (944 631 912 01) than the original Halogen bulbs. The plug cap (944 612 935 01) did accept the slightly longer LED bulbs and seems to have connected properly and securely. Caveat Emptor! - YMMV.
2. The H3 LED Foglights seem a little less bright than I would like, but, they are foglights, so …
3. N.B. Amazon is showing limited stock available for the H1 LED Bulb as of 2/17/22 – be there or be square! The Driving Light socket requires a replacement LED bulb with very narrow max thickness to fit in the narrow Halogen H1 socket hole. These LEDs do that for me as they have an advertised max thickness of 8.3mm.
Provided FWIW. Good Luck!
- H4/9003 Headlights - AUXITO H4 9003 LED Headlight Bulbs, 12000LM Per Set 6500K Xenon White for High and Low Beam Hi/Lo Plug and Play, Pack of 2 - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07TQLK6SH
- H3 Foglights - AUXLIGHT H3 LED Fog Light DRL Bulbs, 3000 Lumens Extremely Bright Bulbs Replacement for Cars, Trucks, 6000K Xenon White - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08KW6PZ2S
- H1 Driving Lights - TUINCYN 1600Lm H1 LED Fog Light Bulbs Replacement 6500K White Extremely Bright High Power 80W CSP Chips DRL Daylight LED Bulb DC 12V-24V (2-Pack) - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B075YHDP42
My ‘93 968 Coupe is stock electrically behind the lights with the exception of an LED light bar illuminating the under side of the speedo/tach/gauges.
These LED lights installed easily and work well right now (newly installed), but for how long? Who knows? They are much brighter and provide much better visibility than the original Halogen bulbs. They seem to be well tolerated by oncoming traffic – no high-beam blowback. Finally, they are plug & play in my car – no pulsing or other misbehavior. But they are 100% pure Chinesium, so …………
Notes:
1. The LED H4/9003 Headlight Bulbs are a little longer sticking out the back of the glass headlamp unit (944 631 912 01) than the original Halogen bulbs. The plug cap (944 612 935 01) did accept the slightly longer LED bulbs and seems to have connected properly and securely. Caveat Emptor! - YMMV.
2. The H3 LED Foglights seem a little less bright than I would like, but, they are foglights, so …
3. N.B. Amazon is showing limited stock available for the H1 LED Bulb as of 2/17/22 – be there or be square! The Driving Light socket requires a replacement LED bulb with very narrow max thickness to fit in the narrow Halogen H1 socket hole. These LEDs do that for me as they have an advertised max thickness of 8.3mm.
Provided FWIW. Good Luck!
#2
I seldom turn on the headlights, due to the mechanical-ness of it. Are the H1 LEDs brighter than the stock bulbs? I've been considering https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01LA5UI...=1JT1MMTNWU5VR but haven't found any success stories.
#4
Reply to Yogii
Fat-fingered the subject above. This replies to Retro.
FWIW, the H1 LED's look brighter to me. Driver for me was finding an LED H1 that would fit in the socket. These do.
FWIW, the H1 LED's look brighter to me. Driver for me was finding an LED H1 that would fit in the socket. These do.
Last edited by dilbertnomore; 02-18-2022 at 08:10 AM. Reason: Correction
#6
Thanks, Retro. I'm very aware of the not very stunning Amazon reviews. I took a shot and spent the ~$20 on it and it has paid off for me. So far. I assume you saw my disclaimers on these 100% pure Chinesium LED's. Do what's right for you. Good luck.
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#8
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Only slightly related, but do 968s get the same benefit as 944s with an upgraded headlight harness, via a relay that is powered directly from the alternator or battery?
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#9
There's a direct relay, 944 618 205 00, at G17/18 position. It seems to be a relay/motor-controller, also called "control unit light combination" elsewhere.