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Old 05-15-2013, 03:43 PM
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I have given this some thought in the past as well. My conclusion is that for the years of these vehicles, their just too old. Looks like it's trying to hard to make it appear like a newer vehicle. I've embraced the "oldness" of the 993 and enjoy it.
Yep for an example ...
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Old 05-15-2013, 03:44 PM
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I guess we can take some styling lessons from the 996 kids......
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Old 05-15-2013, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by NP993
How many lb-ft of torque do parking lights use, would you say?

This should be good folks.....
You do know that an engineer will assume an elephant is a horse if it makes the math easier?

An LED typically consumes 1/10 the power of an incandescent for the same lumens. So if you replace the 16W incandescent parking light bulb with the 6W LED (available here) you will use 10W less energy. If you replace four bulbs that's 40W. 40 Watts converts to 29.5 ft lbs/sec ! The alternator is not 100% efficient so you may gain 35 ft lbs/sec.

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Old 05-15-2013, 05:40 PM
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DISCLAIMER: Complete BS.
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LED Marker lights look much better!
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Old 08-14-2013, 05:13 PM
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Pretend it's dark...use your imagination!!
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Looks the same as it did in may. What changed? Regardless, not feeling that at all!!!!
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IMO this is kind of what a 993 wet fart looks like.
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Originally Posted by Knight
I'm not sure why it would be illegal to remove your marker lights, it doesn't seem to be a problem here and I much prefer the look without them.

My DRLs are still the fog lights, which I could see being a problem if DRLs are required by law and they are removed. These I've upgraded to be pure white lumen too.

Not feeling the LEDs setup too, as others have mentioned its just not period correct. Use orange stealth bulbs, they aren't visible in the day but light up orange at night.
What bulbs are you using for the amber turn signals? LEDs? Looking for something similar to yours.
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Ok, I went a well known local automotive accessory shop and bought amber led bulbs. Once installed, they flashy faster than stock and if you are old like me you will think that a bulb is burned out.
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Someone get a gift certificate to Pep Boy's?
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Originally Posted by porsche bud
What bulbs are you using for the amber turn signals? LEDs? Looking for something similar to yours.
I'm using bulbs, bought them from here based on my Rennlist search - 1157 dual circuit Amber:

https://rennlist.com/forums/7570041-post11.html
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