996 Headlamp Upgrades

[blueSL]

Not over the moon with the headlamp performance of my (non-Xenon) headlamps on my 996. What are the options for upgrading?

 

[Black80XSA]

Mark,

have a look here for some ideas...Headlight Upgrades

The Xenon bulb swap does make quite big difference, but is limited by the std headlamp lens. Lits are probably a bit better again, but not so sure you can do a swap over on the facelifted 996.

 

[blueSL]

Thanks for the pointers. Seems the Litronics is big money but some sort of intermediate upgrade is worth having.

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

Mark

You could start by getting some decent bulbs. I bought some Philips Vision Plus H7's from www.powerbulbs.co.uk which were a worthwhile improvement. Best £42 (for 2 pairs) I have spent on the car. I did have PIAA Super Whites in my 993 - very good, but they really aren't worth the extra money. I also found that my headlights were adjusted a bit low. Jacking them up a fraction made a big difference.

 

[blueSL]

Richard

I have a post facelift car and it looks like the bulbs for the dipped and main are different H7/H9. Were they the same for your car?

Mark

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

Mine is (very) pre-facelift and uses H7's in both main and dip. Go with what it says in your manual. The PowerBulbs selector gave the wrong bulb sizes for mine the first time I used it. They are very helpful if you give them a call, and excellent service. No affiliation I hasten to add.