Driving in Europe

[sebrussellsmith]

Probably a very silly, question, however, I am driving down to Switzerland in June and wondered if anyone knows how to adapt the headlights for driving in Europe?

I know most cars can be adapted using stickers on the lenses but I presume these are not suited to the round lenses of a 993.

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

Many thanks,

Seb

 

[John Maddox]

If you remove the headlamps using the levers in the front boot you can move a switch lever after removing the plastic back cover of the lamp. I will try and find a picture for you. It is in the owners handbook if you have one.

Have a good trip.

 

[hurricane344]

Detailed guide here !!! - http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=125764
Also best to print off a copy and leave in the glove box in case you get stopped by the fuzz !!

 

[Mark Elder]

This is easy, but can I just recommend practising it before you have to do it for real on the ferry!

The part that needs practise is getting the headlight units back into the car. They slide back in, but sometimes the electrical contact block on the headlight does not align with the socket on a bracket in the wing and it can take a bit of fiddling before the headlight unit will slide fully home. Really is easy once you get it sussed.

 

[sebrussellsmith]

Guys, thanks for all your help, appreciate it.

 

[tim993]

ORIGINAL: Mark Elder

This is easy, but can I just recommend practising it before you have to do it for real on the ferry!

The part that needs practise is getting the headlight units back into the car. They slide back in, but sometimes the electrical contact block on the headlight does not align with the socket on a bracket in the wing and it can take a bit of fiddling before the headlight unit will slide fully home. Really is easy once you get it sussed.

...sometimes you need to lubricate the socket to get the plug to make good contact all round. I recently found i had working lights, but the vertical allignment adjusters were not connecting. The garage applied a little lubricant (not sure what, but guess silicone dry-lube type spray) and they went back in prorperly.