Simon Wood Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Fogs now done too, and the number plate lights. Every bulb has now been changed on the car inside and out, with the exception of the high beam and indicators. @Cito One issue with the whiter high beams halogens I have been looking at, is they are only quoted 5000k (and I don't believe that so so maybe only 4000k or 4500k if lucky). So they will not be as white as the 5500k or 6000k LEDs, but as stock bulbs are 3000k they will still be whiter. Also they don't quote long running hours. I think I might order some of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/DZG-Halogen-Bulbs-Headlight-Pieces/dp/B07KXQZ4T9/ Have not ordered yet, looking for thoughts/feedback before I do order them. I am 100% decided on halogen not LED for high beams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cito Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 9 hours ago, Simon Wood said: Fogs now done too, and the number plate lights. Every bulb has now been changed on the car inside and out, with the exception of the high beam and indicators. @Cito One issue with the whiter high beams halogens I have been looking at, is they are only quoted 5000k (and I don't believe that so so maybe only 4000k or 4500k if lucky). So they will not be as white as the 5500k or 6000k LEDs, but as stock bulbs are 3000k they will still be whiter. Also they don't quote long running hours. I think I might order some of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/DZG-Halogen-Bulbs-Headlight-Pieces/dp/B07KXQZ4T9/ Have not ordered yet, looking for thoughts/feedback before I do order them. I am 100% decided on halogen not LED for high beams. I am not sure to change the high beams to be honest. For the reasons you said. If I really have to I would go for the best halogen I can find, otherwise I think I swill stick with the stock ones. I mean, I don't use high beams so often... Futhermore I am not sure I want to try the thrill to push the plastic in order to fit the LED's ones 🙂 Thanks for the update 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) Are 100w main Halogen / Xenon's ok to run in a 987.....ref any heat issues ? Or better to stick with 65w to be sure..... And any latest suggestions / recommendations for the H9 mains ??? EDIT: Found and purchased these E-marked 65w Xenon upgrade H9’s - with 6000k rating to match the low beam and driving lights I’ve already purchased. I’ll give some thoughts when fitted: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292434413801 Edited May 3, 2020 by sevenfourate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketame Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 On 02/05/2020 at 16:53, sevenfourate said: Are 100w main Halogen / Xenon's ok to run in a 987.....ref any heat issues ? Or better to stick with 65w to be sure..... And any latest suggestions / recommendations for the H9 mains ??? EDIT: Found and purchased these E-marked 65w Xenon upgrade H9’s - with 6000k rating to match the low beam and driving lights I’ve already purchased. I’ll give some thoughts when fitted: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292434413801 it will error if the wattage isn’t the same but can’t remember what the main beam wattage is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 8 hours ago, jaketame said: it will error if the wattage isn’t the same but can’t remember what the main beam wattage is. Thanks for the heads-up @jaketame 👍 I'd bought 65w because all the info and talk here eluded to that. Last night after reading your post - i found some some Porsche manuals online; and they mention / spec both 55w and 65w. So i bought some 55w last night to make sure i'm covered. Cheers !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted September 24, 2020 Founder Share Posted September 24, 2020 11 hours ago, eponymoose said: Just to provide a little context to all the rave reviews, I fitted the Nighteye 9000LM 6500K H7 units to my dipped beams today. To be perfectly honest, I think they're s**t. They're far too cool in terms of colour temp, they look like naff halogens with blue tints. I did wonder regarding the 6500K temp, but everyone has been raving about them, so gave them the benefit of the doubt. The colour temp compromises the effectiveness of the headlights, IMO, to the point where I'm not totally convinced they are fit for use. You can see here how yellow they make the gen 2 LED spars look. Those spars look white compared to halogens. Going to try to source some H7 LEDs with much lower colour temp - 4500-5000 would be more suitable. Anyone found a good set of those? I tried the Nighteyes albeit on my Impreza and was not impressed either. I have since read that LED's perform better in reflector lens units, not so well in projector lenses, apparently. I can't claim to be an expert on headlight design and science though. With the 996 I thought I'd try the Philips Ultinon LED lamps, and to be honest they are better and seem to have a much better beam pattern, whether thats down to the 996 having reflector lenses or the lamp deign been better I couldn't say, but they are much better than the Nighteye from my experience. The Philips units are still quite white, but then so are the OEM LEDs in my BMW headlights so I live with that aspect of things. The Philips lamps are pricey, I found the best price was here with their 20% discount came to £111. https://www.powerbulbs.com/product/x-tremeultinon-gen2-led-headlight-bulbs-h7-twin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childsy Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Most LED bulbs are designed for reflector type headlights, however there are LEDs available for projector headlights. These for example https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/h7-twenty20-projector-led-headlight-bulbs-pair.html Could be worth a punt..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Spicer Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Interesting, I find my LED dipped beam an improvement over my stock bulbs, even just in brightness- I can see the road ahead of me better. Can't be too hard to find some in a different colour temp? The full beam LED's... thats a slightly different story. I feel like they spread the light around more, rather than focusing it in the distance ahead of you. I think the stock full-beams are better than the LED's, but it's not a big enough difference to warrant me trying to get the bulbs back out, as they were a real PITA to get in 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childsy Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 36 minutes ago, eponymoose said: I don't think they are an improvement re visibility. I'm baffled at people raving about them. If someone said they preferred them to the halogens, OK. But the idea that they are miles better functionally as many seem to think is, in my experience, miles off the mark. The quantity of light is mediocre given the expectations raised and the cool temperature exacerbates that. I've ordered some LED units with slightly more than double the lumens rating which is what I think will be required to get decent functionality. They're also 6000K, so a bit better in that regard. A temp tweak would help, but much more power is also needed. Obviously, this is merely my / one opinion, but I think a balancing voice to all the rave reviews is required. I have to say I though these LEDs were pretty s**t. What LEDs have you gone for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childsy Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Yes, you’ve certainly made your point on the Nighteye’s lol. I also have the Nighteye’s and I agree they still don’t give out enough light. Better than Halogen but still no good. I’m tempted to go down the HID kit route with my projectors. Once adjusted correctly with 5500K colour, they can look OEM, not dazzle and have a good beam pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarlechS Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I've got osram nightbreaker bulbs in mine and its never caused me too much trouble. Agree not as easy as the newer Bi-Xenon's / LED's but its not that bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cito Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, eponymoose said: So, I've fitted another set of LEDs for the dipped beam. I first tried the 9000LM 6500K Nighteyes that everyone has been raving about and thought they were pretty rubbish. So I bought a set of these 20,000LM 6000K alternatives: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PWW2Y65/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Supposedly over double the lumens and a bit warmer re temp. In practice they are a bit better, but certainly don't seem twice as bright. Overall, I'd say they represent a small upgrade over the standard halogens, whereas the 9000LM 6500K Nighteyes were bad enough that I thought I'd probably revert to the halogens. They're also a bit harder to fit due to the larger fan and heat sink. Tempted to try the Philips or the Twenty20. I think the brightness ratings of the Nighteye/Novsight units are hugely exaggerated. But they're both quite expensive and this stuff is adding up! These are the “new model” of the nighteye. Nighteye as a brand does not exist anymore. It’s been re branded in novosight, but they are always them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygo Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted October 3, 2020 Founder Share Posted October 3, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygo Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygo Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen Klinsmann Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (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, 2020 by Jochen Klinsmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen Klinsmann Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygo Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childsy Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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