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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 07:58 AM
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I have a mk1 996, and am looking to replace the headlights to get rid of the orange. Found a place locally that has a pair of litronic xenon headlights for sale at a reasonable price. He says the only thing needed for the upgrade is the headlight, ballast, and the wiring harness needs ro be replaced. I am unsure on the wiring harness. He says its just a short harness from the center to each headlight, and he will include this. Can anyone confirm? How much of a project will this turn into?
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http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti..._Headlamps.htm
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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 02:03 PM
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Unplug the old stuff, plug the new stuff in. It takes about 5 minutes.
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Its plug and play. I Also replaced mine with litronics. Made a huge difference in the look of the car as well as illumination. I suggest you also upgrade the bulbs to Osram Xenark Nightwatchers or Osram CBI bulbs.
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Plug and play if i get the wiring harness poeces from the donor? Or as is?
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Accoring to the pelican article if you get the harness then the low beams rotate up when your tuen on the high beams for a brighter beam. Without the harness then this function does not work. the high beams still work, just not as bright. From what I have read, still a big improvment over the halogen.
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 02:48 PM
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I suspect I might be in a minority, but I am quite pleased with the performance of the standard halogen headlights.
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Originally Posted by spud72
I suspect I might be in a minority, but I am quite pleased with the performance of the standard halogen headlights.
I am really looking to do this upgrade to go to clear lights for asthetics. Finding litronics for the same money, was just a bonus. I am fine with the function of the halogens
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Not a bad deal for the pair:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/97-04-Porsch...xXtMxd&vxp=mtr

or these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/97-04-Porsch...xXtJg1&vxp=mtr
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If you have patience you can buy each side separately for less than 1k. I spent around 600 dollars for both litronics.
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