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Old 10-27-2018, 09:22 PM
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I like the decal on the side!
Old 10-31-2018, 12:22 AM
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Love the updates!

I have the same car and also bought in 2016.

One update I made, which I love, is a full exterior LED kit. I was following a 993 with the kit on a cruise and loved the responsiveness of his brake lights and how they caught my eye.

I’d really like to find an HID kit for my headlights. I have halogens but with a projector in the housing.

Liam also I staled the Solution for me.

My tips are sagging but Liam says the mounts don’t feel like they need changing (from how the car shifts). Maybe I’ll look into adjusting them in the Spring.


Old 10-31-2018, 06:19 AM
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That's a great pic.

I didn't know it was even possible for a C4S to not have HID headlights. I thought it came with the package?
Old 10-31-2018, 09:38 AM
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Excellent writeup..always liked the 996 C4S..
Old 10-31-2018, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by strathconaman
That's a great pic.

I didn't know it was even possible for a C4S to not have HID headlights. I thought it came with the package?
It’s strange. I have halogen bulbs behind projectors.

I really wanted a car wirh HID and Bose but my car came along with low KMs and wirh the back of the seats colour matched to the exterior - which I think looks amazing.

I also added red OEM seatbelts. I think they compliment the red calipers nicely.
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Originally Posted by strathconaman
That's a great pic.

I didn't know it was even possible for a C4S to not have HID headlights. I thought it came with the package?
My 996TT has terrible headlights.
Old 10-31-2018, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ggrace
It’s strange. I have halogen bulbs behind projectors.
Some sleuthing indicates that yeah, the Bi-xenons were an option on the C4S. Who knew?

There are lots of plug and play xenon bulbs that would probably work OK. The big issue will be the retractable high beam shield that xenons have, and I would presume the halogens don't. Retrofitting that is hard, unless you are willing to open up the headlights. You would probably find Hella projectors in there (the xenons are Hella E55 projectors) so finding xenon projectors that would fit would be relatively simple. Then the leveling system...oh so many wires...leveling sensors, coffin arms with the right brackets, etc.

All for marginally better lighting. The things we will do for love.

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Originally Posted by strathconaman
Some sleuthing indicates that yeah, the Bi-xenons were an option on the C4S. Who knew?

There are lots of plug and play xenon bulbs that would probably work OK. The big issue will be the retractable high beam shield that xenons have, and I would presume the halogens don't. Retrofitting that is hard, unless you are willing to open up the headlights. You would probably find Hella projectors in there (the xenons are Hella E55 projectors) so finding xenon projectors that would fit would be relatively simple. Then the leveling system...oh so many wires...leveling sensors, coffin arms with the right brackets, etc.

All for marginally better lighting. The things we will do for love.
In my e36, I bought European headlights (glass with projector vs plastic no projector in NA) and dropped an HID kit in.

With the 996, the issue is finding a place to fit the ballasts.
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So... this year's UOA has come back with 5 ppm of nickel. Any guesses as to what that is?



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My 2021 numbers. Note that in 2019 I changed my injectors, and look how my fuel dilution has dropped. Also, the nickel has disappeared, and as a result, women are now more attracted to me.
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Originally Posted by strathconaman
My 2021 numbers. Note that in 2019 I changed my injectors, and look how my fuel dilution has dropped. Also, the nickel has disappeared, and as a result, women are now more attracted to me.
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Originally Posted by strathconaman
My 2021 numbers. Note that in 2019 I changed my injectors, and look how my fuel dilution has dropped. Also, the nickel has disappeared, and as a result, women are now more attracted to me.
Your posts are both informative and hilarious!!

Happy to buy you a coffee (and donut if you like) anytime!
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Awesome thread as the recent owner of a 2003 C4S myself. I'm actually planning on driving mine year round unfortunately my winter wheels have been severely delayed due to the pandemic. Cheers!
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Originally Posted by Coussa
Awesome thread as the recent owner of a 2003 C4S myself. I'm actually planning on driving mine year round unfortunately my winter wheels have been severely delayed due to the pandemic. Cheers!
I've got a set of wheel spacers for your rear wheels....
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Originally Posted by vetfever
I've got a set of wheel spacers for your rear wheels....
Much appreciated but I already have 23mm H&R spacers on the rear and 5mm on the front.





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