MaxMax256

I'm a new 993 C2S owner and I am unable to find information on the type of headlights installed on my Porsche. There is a silver/grey electric diagram on the drivers side headlight, but not on the passenger side one.

1997 993 C2S Headlight

71-3.0-911

Are you looking for the high beam bulb, low beam bulb, or glass face? There are multiple answers to the first 2, only 1 for the last.

MaxMax256

I am not looking to replace the bulbs, but I have not seen another headlight like this on a 993. Or maybe I am looking in the wrong places on the internet. Is it Halogen, HID, auto leveling headlight?

fatmike

Yes that’s unusual. Please post a better picture?

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Gbos1

Odd!

gavonder

I've never seen that before. Is it a decal or etched in?

Carlos993

If we are talking about the same thing - the geometric shape on the headlights - that is probably a RFID (Radio Frequency ID) in sticker form attached to your headlights. In many countries, these are affixed to headlights or windshields to trigger toll booths, garage doors, etc.

pp000830

Did someone put a sticker on the standard headlight lens?

71-3.0-911

It's an rfid tag of some sort. Guarantee that it's a sticker. Likely for an entry gate or a toll system. Sorry, didn't notice that before. It'll peel off.

akrca4

To see if it's halogen or HID, you can just pull out the headlight housing and see if it has ballast attached!

MaxMax256

Thanks for everyones replies. It is a sticker and like a few of you called out, it's probably an RFID. I have never seen anything like it before. I thought it might be a heating element or something. It's stuck on so well, It looks OEM quality and like it should be there.

Best regards,
MaxMax256

toona

i have a similar one for express gates at our club

ToreB

RFID tag, probably meant for automatic opening of a garage door. It activates when interrogated with a radio beam, also providing power to the device.
Cheers,
Tore