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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 12:10 PM
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Hello guys,

I am planning a quite long roadtrip and I am looking for one of those emergency kit with bulbs and fuses for the C4S

All of those kits that I can find, have also a main headlight bulb (H4, H11, etc).

As my car has Xenon, I don't mind about the headlight bulb (if it brokes, I dont see myself changing it in the middle of the road, and probably I will do it when Im back)

Have you ever seen one of those kits with only the bulbs that we need (P21W, PY21W, P21/5W, etc) and without the main headlight one?

Thanks in advance.
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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 01:15 PM
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Why not make your own? Just go to an auto parts store and pick up a pack of each.
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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 01:25 PM
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With the likelihood that one blows, why bother? You could stop at almost any friendly local auto parts store or chain and buy what you need in the unlikely event that you need something.
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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 01:43 PM
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Com'on guys!!

I know that I can buy them separately, but I would like to have something "nicer" to keep on the frunk... you know... I have the porsche bag for the oil bottle, the porsche first aid kit, etc etc...

For instance, I found these

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Which have at least one of the more important bulbs needed on the 996 (P21W, Py21W, P21/5W, C5W) and some fuses

But I was wondering if there is something similar but without the main bulb (and maybe more additional ones)
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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 02:09 PM
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Do you have the official Porsche 996 luggage set?
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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DBJoe996
Do you have the official Porsche 996 luggage set?
I rather prefer the trunk cargo bags. They are more flexible to adapt the other unnecessary things
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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by parris
Com'on guys!!

I know that I can buy them separately, but I would like to have something "nicer" to keep on the frunk... you know... I have the porsche bag for the oil bottle, the porsche first aid kit, etc etc..
I think Porsche missed a marketing opportunity here and should have taken a cue from BMW with their spare bulb boxes. Off the shelf bulbs in a Porsche labeled box would be $100.00 easy . I won these two at a raffle at a show, no idea what they cost new.















My '80s BMWs have a foam insert in the tool kit that drops down from the trunk lid that holds the spare bulbs. I don't know at what point a BMW marketing genius figured out to stop including them for FREE and sell them separately in a special box.












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Old Sep 24, 2019 | 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by SoCal911t
I think Porsche missed a marketing opportunity here and should have taken a cue from BMW with their spare bulb boxes. Off the shelf bulbs in a Porsche labeled box would be $100.00 easy . I won these two at a raffle at a show, no idea what they cost new.

My 90's Boeing 777 comes with a foam spare bulb holder. You just never know where you will be when you need a replacement bulb.
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