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Old 09-12-2014, 11:58 PM
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Default Possible to avoid Headlight Cleaning System and it's warts?

I am specing a GT3 for my allocation and this is the one questions no one I've asked at the dealership seems to know for sure.

On the online configurator, it only shows the "Headlight Cleaning System" as part of the the various headlight upgrade PDLS packages.

My hope would be that having only the "base" no cost headlights would avoid the "Headlight Cleaning System" and it's warts/dimples on the car. Has anyone seen a GT3 ordered without any of the upgraded headlight PDLS or LED packages? And if so is the "Headlight Cleaning System" deleted?
Old 09-13-2014, 12:05 AM
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I do not think you can get the car w/o the nipples
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997 GT3 had a lightweight headlight option that came with out the washers/nipples. Doesn't look like 991 GT3 has that option. But there is an option to get the nipples painted body color.
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What is the standard color of washer nozzle when you get LED light option, anyone have a pic? I didn't spec mine to body color and now I'm wondering how much they will stand out?
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Its an easy fix. Bumper plugs can get you the nipples in any color. Not expensive.
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Originally Posted by sccchiii
What is the standard color of washer nozzle when you get LED light option, anyone have a pic? I didn't spec mine to body color and now I'm wondering how much they will stand out?
Chrome/silver. They are easy to change out. They just pull off, but break. They are designed to be one-use-only (per what my dealership told me). Get painted ones. Line up properly. And press on. Bumper does NOT need to be pulled.
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Originally Posted by skuplist
Its an easy fix. Bumper plugs can get you the nipples in any color. Not expensive.
$219.

http://www.bumperplugs.com/index.php...product_id=166
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Originally Posted by LexVan
Chrome/silver. They are easy to change out. They just pull off, but break. They are designed to be one-use-only (per what my dealership told me). Get painted ones. Line up properly. And press on. Bumper does NOT need to be pulled.
Originally Posted by LexVan
Body colored (match or contrast) Headlight Washer Nozzles. Core exchange.
Old 09-13-2014, 04:47 PM
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no pdls no nozzles.

pdls/led = nozzles.
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Originally Posted by cparkin
no pdls no nozzles. pdls/led = nozzles.
The 3D configurator disagrees with you
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I don't have any headlight option and I have the nozzles on my 2014 gt3

https://i.imgur.com/HYj32t9.jpg
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Yeah, if you have xenons, pdls or no, you get the washers...
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It's always been that way for as long as I can remember. If you have xenons, the washers come with.

In the past, some non xenon lightweight options have been offered, and then you could circumvent the nozzles.
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So always nipples, no lightweight option?
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
So always nipples, no lightweight option?
Always nipples. Always xenon or led. No lightweight halogen/nippleless option as in the past


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