entdgc Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 21 hours ago, driving_james said: Did you sail through your MOT? Thanks for asking. It did indeed! Just the usual advisory about grease on the crossover brake pipes on the calipers - I know its there to reduce corrosion! The guy who normally books your car in and takes payment etc. wasn't there and when asked I was told he had recently died, "Covid?" I asked, "No he had the jab and 5 hrs later had massive blood clots and died!". Shocking when it happens to someone you are acquainted with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entdgc Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 Revisiting the whole LED lights question has anyone found a canbus friendly, compact and easy fit LED bulb for the main beams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chigley Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 A lot has been said about main and dip lights but you also mentioned DRL. The 987 side and fog lights are abysmal and unless you like running around on dipped headlights all day I found that these DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS (DRL) LED FOR PORSCHE BOXSTER 987 2005-08 are excellent bits of kit keep you visible during dull weather. They are a straight swop for the OEM lights and give the front of the car a good visual appearance lift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryD Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Could you post some pictures of these in DRL and indicator modes please? Cheers Rory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Rather than buying new light assemblies, I just swapped to LED bulbs for the fog lights and did the DRL hack. I now have super bright DRLs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nixster Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 23 hours ago, entdgc said: Revisiting the whole LED lights question has anyone found a canbus friendly, compact and easy fit LED bulb for the main beams? ^^This The dipped beams seem to have lots of options. The main beams not so much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyG Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 12 hours ago, BBB said: Rather than buying new light assemblies, I just swapped to LED bulbs for the fog lights and did the DRL hack. I now have super bright DRLs. @BBB out of interest which bulbs did you get for the front fogs? Do you get any canbus errors? Cheers Ady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entdgc Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 12 hours ago, BBB said: Rather than buying new light assemblies, I just swapped to LED bulbs for the fog lights and did the DRL hack. I now have super bright DRLs. Me to. Simple solution. I posted above the bulbs I used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, AdyG said: @BBB out of interest which bulbs did you get for the front fogs? Do you get any canbus errors? Cheers Ady These ones @AdyG and no errors. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30W-H11-H8-CREE-FOG-LIGHT-LED-BULBS-CANBUS-ERROR-FREE-DRL-BULBS-WHITE-Pair-WG-/264864884376?hash=item3dab2d6698 Edited August 22, 2021 by BBB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyG Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 28 minutes ago, BBB said: These ones @AdyG and no errors. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30W-H11-H8-CREE-FOG-LIGHT-LED-BULBS-CANBUS-ERROR-FREE-DRL-BULBS-WHITE-Pair-WG-/264864884376?hash=item3dab2d6698 @BBB, many thanks. Most appreciated 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driving_james Posted August 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 On 8/21/2021 at 3:03 AM, Chigley said: A lot has been said about main and dip lights but you also mentioned DRL. The 987 side and fog lights are abysmal and unless you like running around on dipped headlights all day I found that these DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS (DRL) LED FOR PORSCHE BOXSTER 987 2005-08 are excellent bits of kit keep you visible during dull weather. They are a straight swop for the OEM lights and give the front of the car a good visual appearance lift. Thank you @Chigley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutsyH Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/21/2021 at 9:19 AM, BBB said: Rather than buying new light assemblies, I just swapped to LED bulbs for the fog lights and did the DRL hack. I now have super bright DRLs. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveEFI Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 5 hours ago, NutsyH said: Me too. On my 987.2, the daylight running lights are the dip beams. The fogs would be more suitable - how do you change it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, DaveEFI said: On my 987.2, the daylight running lights are the dip beams. The fogs would be more suitable - how do you change it? It’s a piwis setting. Have seen both in a 987.2. Don’t know which is “right” (my 2.9 had fogs, a 3.4 I helped out with had dipped beam ) my current 3.4 has pdls and has different drls ( does not have front fogs at all - apparently when the rears are on the lights “adjust” themselves somehow for non xenon/pdls cars it can be configured either way but needs the diag tools to change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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