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LED Lights, Yay or Nay? I bought them, not sure if I like them...

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Old 03-18-2016, 06:20 PM
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Default LED Lights, Yay or Nay? I bought them, not sure if I like them...

So I purchased the Depo LED lights, front and rear. I have no error codes at all, but not sure if I am okay with the looks. The wife mentioned they look busy...

In a way I like the oem look, looks cleaner to me for some reason. Although I am not a fan of the all oem red tail's.

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LED Yes looks better than OEM
OEM more class than LED

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Old 03-18-2016, 06:40 PM
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Front looks ok to me but I don't like the rear. Looks 997.2 wannabe to me.
Since you have both, I'll stick to OEM for the rear.
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I'm just the opposite - I actually like the rears but IMO the fronts are a little too busy as compared to the much cleaner looking stock lights.

HOWEVER - If I did this mod, it would be for functional reasons, especially the rears. The LED fronts would likely be more visible turn signals and DRL's. I had my DRL's deactivated because I just don't like "headlight DRL's".

It boils down to what the owner prefers for whatever reasons and best of all, the change is easily and relatively quickly reversible.

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OEM better. LED looks aftermarket.
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I think they both look ok. Don't think one is largely better than the other, and most people minus Porsche people probably won't even notice.

You already have them on and it's probably not worth the bother to take them off. That's pretty much what would settle it for me, haha. You bought them and installed them already, don't worry about us people on the forum, why not leave them on and see if they grow on you, or if you grow sick of them?
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OEM, especially on the fronts
Old 03-19-2016, 06:53 PM
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FLT6SPD... you're living large...
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you do what makes you happy.... Enjoy n good health
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Originally Posted by bmwtye
OEM, especially on the fronts
Agreed. Debated doing the same back in the day on my previous .1 but decided to keep OEM. Simply looks cleaner.
Old 03-19-2016, 10:18 PM
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No right answer- keep both and change as the mood or group changes.
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Originally Posted by bmwtye
OEM, especially on the fronts
Same here.
Old 03-19-2016, 10:43 PM
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I keep oem. I like subtle. Don't need to accentuate anymore of car- it stands out oem anyway. Mike
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I would keep both as well. Switch between them whenever my mood changes.
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OEM. I think it's best to keep cars period-correct. I've done silly things like putting 993 turbo twists on a 964 Turbo. At the time, it seemed ok, but in hindsight I cringe at how poser it looked. Stick with OEM.
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I would stick with OEM!
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These type of mods make me think "ok what else has been modified that's not showing?" Keep it OEM. These LED mods do nothing for the car.


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