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Old 09-16-2009, 08:38 AM
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Default VIDEO: Bi-Xenon headlamps?

Do you notice the headlamps are Bi-Xenons or Lightweight headlamps?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDvzc...layer_embedded

Looks fine to me at night with LED lighting.

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Originally Posted by Turbo4ever
Do you notice the headlamps are Bi-Xenons or Lightweight headlamps?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDvzc...layer_embedded

Looks fine to me at night with LED lighting.
It has headlight washers... Bi-Xenons. (Assuming this is the same car)
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Originally Posted by JAMS
It has headlight washers... Bi-Xenons. (Assuming this is the same car)
Look at the video again (at 1:29) - it doesn't have washers. Those are halogens big time. Also, halogens are yellowish whereas xenons are blueish (fugly).
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Good catch... different car.
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Originally Posted by _rocket
Look at the video again (at 1:29) - it doesn't have washers. Those are halogens big time. Also, halogens are yellowish whereas xenons are blueish (fugly).
agree, I think that's Lightweight headlamps.
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I don't drive the GT3 at night (it's not a daily driver for me by any means.) Going with the li-ion battery and "lightweight" headlamps might be an interesting experiment -- not to really shed weight, just to take the path less ordinary. Someone mentioned an ordering conflict between those two.
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Originally Posted by Carrera GT
I don't drive the GT3 at night (it's not a daily driver for me by any means.) Going with the li-ion battery and "lightweight" headlamps might be an interesting experiment -- not to really shed weight, just to take the path less ordinary. Someone mentioned an ordering conflict between those two.
That's right you need to order both. But I will skip the lightweight bettery unless I have a battery kill switch in my RS.
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Based on my experience with the 996 GT3, the halogen lights are awful. I was astonished at how poor the lighting was. My RS has the Xenon lamps and is much much better.
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Originally Posted by Turbo4ever
That's right you need to order both. But I will skip the lightweight bettery unless I have a battery kill switch in my RS.
The ordering conflict is between LW Headlights (600) and Front Axle Lift (474).
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Originally Posted by JAMS
The ordering conflict is between LW Headlights (600) and Front Axle Lift (474).
I see, but I won't get the front lift system either, just watch the video and you'll notice that the front lip will touch the ground anyway.



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