andygo 0 Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 Hi here, I'm new to the Cayman forum, picking up my 987.2 Cayman S next saturday. I used to have an 97 Boxster S and fitted a Hids4u kit - has anyone tried these recently? They were excellent on the boxster for the 3 years I had it, so am looking to do dip and main at the same time. https://www.hids4u.co.uk/hidkits.php?car=22705 Pretty simple to fit, no error codes and could actually see where I was going! No issues at MOT time either. Any experiences on here? Link to post Share on other sites
Founder Beanoir™ 822 Posted October 3 Founder Share Posted October 3 Welcome! I am looking at doing a conversion my 996, quite a few people have recommended the RetroFitSource, they sell the Morimoto kits which are supposed to be pretty good quality. https://www.theretrofitsource.com/h9-morimoto-elite-HS-H9?quantity=1 Link to post Share on other sites
andygo 0 Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 I read on one of the novsight website pages that aftermarket LED's are not legal in the UK either, similar to HID's. Wonder if thats accurate? These look good if they are legal (and fit). https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOVSIGHT-Headlight-20000LM-10000LM-Conversion/dp/B07PWW2Y65?th=1 Link to post Share on other sites
andygo 0 Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 1 hour ago, andygo said: I read on one of the novsight website pages that aftermarket LED's are not legal in the UK either, similar to HID's. Wonder if thats accurate? These look good if they are legal (and fit). https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOVSIGHT-Headlight-20000LM-10000LM-Conversion/dp/B07PWW2Y65?th=1 Just found this: https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/blog/are-led-headlights-legal-in-the-uk/ Might as well fit HID's in that case! Link to post Share on other sites
eponymoose 46 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 On 09/10/2020 at 10:31, andygo said: I read on one of the novsight website pages that aftermarket LED's are not legal in the UK either, similar to HID's. Wonder if thats accurate? These look good if they are legal (and fit). https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOVSIGHT-Headlight-20000LM-10000LM-Conversion/dp/B07PWW2Y65?th=1 They fit. Getting the retaining clips on is a bit tricky, otherwise no fitting problems and no codes. I wouldn't worry about the legality. Link to post Share on other sites
Jochen Klinsmann 0 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 (edited) will this bulb H6W fit the front parking light in the fog lamp, im so sick of the yellow bulb ruins the effect of the fog light https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-H6W-434-Bax9s-Canbus-LED-Parking-Side-Indicator-Light-Bulb-Bayonet-Bulb-White/273324069557?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Edited October 13 by Jochen Klinsmann Link to post Share on other sites
Jochen Klinsmann 0 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 On 09/01/2020 at 15:17, jaketame said: Update for side and front amber indicators I used these bulbs for side indicators without canbus errors: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-H6W-434-Bax9s-Canbus-LED-Parking-Side-Indicator-Light-Bulb-Bayonet-Bulb-White/273324069557?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Front Indicators are PY21W https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/581-twenty20-cree-led-12v-py21w-canbus-amber-bayonet-bulb.html Does the H6W LED work ok in the front fog lamps Link to post Share on other sites
andygo 0 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 On 09/10/2020 at 11:35, andygo said: Just found this: https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/blog/are-led-headlights-legal-in-the-uk/ Might as well fit HID's in that case! I have bitten the 'dodgy' bullet and fitted the 5500 lumens stealth Hids4U kit. Pretty straightforward to filt, plenty of space in the headlight assembly. Very sharp beam cut off, nobody has flashed me yet (oo-er) so all good. Its a 10 minute job to pop the standard bulbs back in once a year for MOT time. Just seemed like a bit too much of a faff fitting questionable quality LED's and as I already had had a good experience of Hids4U, the rebel in me thought just go for it! In the meantime I can see where I am going and can always swap to LED's once they have a better and more predictable track record. Link to post Share on other sites
Childsy 7 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 3 hours ago, andygo said: I have bitten the 'dodgy' bullet and fitted the 5500 lumens stealth Hids4U kit. Pretty straightforward to filt, plenty of space in the headlight assembly. Very sharp beam cut off, nobody has flashed me yet (oo-er) so all good. Its a 10 minute job to pop the standard bulbs back in once a year for MOT time. Just seemed like a bit too much of a faff fitting questionable quality LED's and as I already had had a good experience of Hids4U, the rebel in me thought just go for it! In the meantime I can see where I am going and can always swap to LED's once they have a better and more predictable track record. Going to do the same as these LEDs aren’t cutting it! Are the 5500 lumens stealth kits the 450% brighter ones? Link to post Share on other sites
andygo 0 Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 Allegedly 450%. Definately a lot brighter, especially when viewed against a halogen unit. They have a really sharp beam cutoff. I'm sure there are thousands of people running round with these Hid's so not too worried about a pull. Link to post Share on other sites
Childsy 7 Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 14 minutes ago, andygo said: Allegedly 450%. Definately a lot brighter, especially when viewed against a halogen unit. They have a really sharp beam cutoff. I'm sure there are thousands of people running round with these Hid's so not too worried about a pull. Thanks Andy, I think I’ll give them a try 👌 Link to post Share on other sites
andygo 0 Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 The units are pretty easy to fit inside the lamp pod. I used some chunky self adnesive velcro to hold the various bit and pieces of hardware tidily in place. I purchased mine from Auto Bulbs Direct as Hids4U didn't have stock. https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/h7-hids4u-stealth-55w-high-brightness-xenon-hid-conversion-kit.html Link to post Share on other sites
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