Xenon Upgrade
01-21-2006, 08:35 PM
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Xenon Upgrade
Just bot a 99 C2 996
Looking to upgrade my stock headlights for porsche OEM Xenon's.
Have the original headlights with ugly orange marker lights in my car.
Any tricks to installing the Litronics/Xenons?
Is it plug and play? Or are there mods required.
Looking to upgrade my stock headlights for porsche OEM Xenon's.
Have the original headlights with ugly orange marker lights in my car.
Any tricks to installing the Litronics/Xenons?
Is it plug and play? Or are there mods required.
Last edited by luva911; 01-21-2006 at 08:38 PM. Reason: forgot detail
01-21-2006, 08:52 PM
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Not plug and play. Entire light harness needs swapped.
You can do the aftermarket upgrade from Vertex. It is relatively inexpensive and works great. I have a set on my 99'
01-21-2006, 09:46 PM
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You just slid the non-litronics out and slid the litronics in?
I am fairly sure that there is a wiring harness that needs installed also. I did this on my MY98 Boxster, but went with the Vertex kit on the 996. I think the Vertex kit works just as well as the litronics did. JMHO.
01-21-2006, 09:50 PM
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No wiring harness needed...it is direct plug and play. Now if you want the "tilt" feature, then you need to install an additional harness. But as for the litronic setup itself, slide out the old assembly and insert the new litronic assembly.
000 044 900 38 is the headlight control unit (should you want it) I didn't install it and gave it to another member when I did my upgrade since I bought my litronics new it came with it.
000 044 900 38 is the headlight control unit (should you want it) I didn't install it and gave it to another member when I did my upgrade since I bought my litronics new it came with it.
01-22-2006, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by LVDell
No wiring harness needed...it is direct plug and play. Now if you want the "tilt" feature, then you need to install an additional harness.
However, the tilt up feature .... that is, having the xenon low beams tilt up to add to the halogen high beams when high beam is selected .... IS available IF the harness is installed. I find this a great feature on dark, twisty roads, as the high beam in the litronic unit is just a simple halogen bulb.
The harness installation was not complicated, took about an hour start to finish, and went exactly according to the directions and DIY info available in a number of web sources.
