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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 01:18 AM
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Granted, it's not the most common viewing angle for these cars, but honestly anybody who says the 996.1 headlights are ugly needs to rethink. The whole car looks so fluid and harmonious from this angle. I think if you say this is ugly, you have to go all the way and say cars like the Carrera GT and 918 are ugly too, since they're quite similar. Taken in the garages at Mid-Ohio this weekend:




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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 08:25 AM
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Your monochromatic hood crest looks good.👌
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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 85eurocarrera
Your monochromatic hood crest looks good.��
Thanks! Was overpriced, but goes nicely with the paint, smoked turn signals, etc. Yellow/gold is not a fit.
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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 11:10 AM
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All Porsche's are beautiful and unique by their individual generational differences ... That's why we buy them.
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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 11:31 AM
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Same here, I also did overpay for that silver hood-crest (couldn't resist) to match all other Porsche crests I had on my car (steering wheel & wheel center caps). Btw OP's car looks great, the paint looks brand new, good job keeping it super clean and shiny.. Cheers,
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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 12:20 PM
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They are... u911y_ducks
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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 12:35 PM
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I love the iconic headlights!
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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by NuttyProfessor
I love the iconic headlights!
Yep loved them at 1st sight, form follows function!
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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Botsy67
Btw OP's car looks great, the paint looks brand new, good job keeping it super clean and shiny.. Cheers,
Thanks! Tube lighting has a way of making any car look shiny since you get some nice crisp highlights. I'll cheat any way I can!! In reality the car is probably like an 8/10 up close.
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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by dkraige
Tube lighting has a way of making any car look shiny since you get some nice crisp highlights. I'll cheat any way I can!!
Actually, Photoshop and a half naked woman works for me.
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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 11:43 PM
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Did you do the amberectomy or was it already done when you bought it?
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Old Sep 11, 2019 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by wyovino
Did you do the amberectomy or was it already done when you bought it?
It still has the amber reflector bits in the headlights, they just don't show up much if you're viewing from ~waist level or higher. Yet another reason this is a good angle
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Old Sep 12, 2019 | 12:39 AM
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I bet the designers were completely dismayed by the lack of understanding of the headlights. It has taken a long time to achieve acceptance.
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The problem isn't the headlights, it's that they paired them with the boxster and therefore are perceived as being a common element with a lesser car.
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Old Sep 12, 2019 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by e90steve
The problem isn't the headlights, it's that they paired them with the boxster and therefore are perceived as being a common element with a lesser car.
Moving away from the air-cooled engine was the core problem for the purists; the non-iconic headlight was the straw on the camel's back.

In spite of all of this, the car saved the company and sold more than any of it's predecessors.
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