soundbehindyou

Looking for Active ventilation lights on front bumper as in a 993 Turbo S...any suggestions?

KMASS993

Try www.carnewal.com for OEM. FYI the lights aren't fogs, they are marker lights with no real power.

soundbehindyou

Thanks for the info...by marker you mean?? I assume they are "street legal"?

KMASS993

Street legal but don't project light onto the road like fogs

911PERVY

Or save over $300

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2311927709...84.m1555.l2649

Jupiterfish

unless you put HID's in them, they wont be bright.

soundbehindyou

Thank you gentlemen for your opinions and superior knowledge...

KMASS993

Not sure you need HID, halogen Micro DEs are bright.

911PERVY

As the side lights they replace, with the LED bank bulbs they are much brighter than standard

jg291446

Do you need to do body work (like removing the bumperette) or is it a simple replacement?

Jonttt

LED lights look great in them but I don't like the look of the led bulbs when the lights are off.

This was my solution to Gerts OEM units to which he fits LEDs.....

(NB I believe the none OEM turbo S ducts off ebay are a good solution the only real difference is they do not come primed for paint)

Also this is a UK car so no idea how differs from USA versions ;-)

Extract from my journal last year.........

I've never really liked the fog light unit on the 993 which I think lets the look of the front end down. This is made worse by the fact that after upgrading the dipped beams to HID I'm less likely to ever need the front fog lights (especially as its not a daily driver so mainly summer use) and when they are on the colour looks very yellow compared to the HIDs and LED sidelight bulbs.

There is an OEM option that I do really like which is the Turbo S ducts which have an additional air intake for the Air Conditioning Condenser and Oil Cooler in place of the fog lights.

I was really impressed by the improvement in light quality the change from a halogen to LED bulb made in the sidelights (supplied as part of the HID kit documented previously) so decided to take this one stage further.

Gert Carnewal offers an upgraded LED unit for the Turbo S ducts in place of the standard Halogen units. This has the advantage of being made to measure ie custom LED enclosure and OEM connection. I ordered one of these upgraded units to try.

The units some primed ready for paint and the custom LED light housings can be removed (simply pulled off) to make painting easier.

However I did not like the fact that the yellow LEDs could be seen through the front lens so I decided to try some film over the lens to take the yellow contrast away whilst not adversely affecting light quality.


The units as they arrived primed for paint. I have removed one of the light housings for the pics.....






Parts for paint nb the primer was not needed as the units are ready primed I just gave them a key with wet n dry.




Ready for paint




Whilst waiting for the various layers of paint and laquer to dry I tackled the light lenses

I used some proven film from Ebay. There are various options but I thought I would try this stuff first and if I did not like it I could use more traditional smoked film. The advantage of this kit is that it retains a brighter light output than normal film.




Its very easy to use, you just cut to a rough shape and remove the backing to reveal the tacky back. You can put it in place, stretch it, refit it etc... and fix it in place by using a heat gun to cure the glue. It is removable if required with no residue.








One done prior to curing with heat from a hair dryer




The finished ducts




and with the LED units back in place




Before fitting a reminder of what it was like before.....

with HID dipped beam and LED sidelight bulbs




with the yellow looking fog lights on




The retaining clip for the sidelight can be reused with the custom plug and play LED unit




The only "snag" I hit was the the replacement duct did not have the retaining hole of the original. You can use a bolt and washer to retain but it was easy enough to drill a small hole and retain using the original screws






and the finished look (not the best lighting in an underground car park)....






and side lights on.........






and a good colour match to the HIDs






After fitting I realised (Doh!) that as well as allowing extra air flow these would also allow water to enter through the additional vents so I ensured that all electrical connections were fully waterproofed and refitted...




I'm very pleased with these and the sidelights are now bright enough to be used as daylight running lights. They retain the OEM appearance but bring the cars lighting fully up to modern specifications.

Fitted I think the lens film works really well, it hides the yellow LEDs, looks in keeping with the front end and does not affect light output, quality or colour.

KMASS993

I am in the middle of installing Hella Micro DEs in my ducts right now. I will post pics once done.

pirahna

Those work great if you have the fiberglass aftermarket ducts but it you have the plastic factory ducts I don't think they would fit very well. I bought a set of Micro DE's and saw no way to make them look right in the factory ducts.

Top-Gun

I just picked up a pair of these as well, quality/fit is good and they shipped insanely fast. For the money I'd say they're an excellent option.

911PERVY

They will fit USA spec cars no problem as they are a direct replacement for the spot lights, no cutting or filling needed!

The LED's they come with are better than the ones from Gert as the have 16 smaller LED's so are not visible at all from the outside, unlike Jons ones! Isnt that right Top-Gun?