Side Lights

Fairynuff · Post by **Fairynuff** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:08 am

I was just out there with a 67 plate Macan in my rear mirror and I was struck by the very unattractive front side lights (a warm white globe with a white stripe beneath). That was accentuated when a Q5 cut in front on him showing a shaped (bright) cool white side light. In spec'ing my car I never looked at or even considered lights and I could not recall ever seeing a pic of the standard lights . . . so rushing back to the computer I searched for pics and I am hoping the my car has the light on the blue car and not the grey car?

Nuclear Nick · Post by **Nuclear Nick** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:08 am

I think you'll be alwhite. Sounds like you may have had a halogen light Macan behind you. All Gen 2 Macans have LED lights now and so will be bright white.

Pivot · Post by **Pivot** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:36 pm

I understand that all Macan gen 2 have LED lights, however...
* Standard Macan has 4 round LED’s
* The vehicle on the right has optional adaptive/turning lights, with squinting bar LED’s
* The vehicle on the left is gen 1 with optional Xenon lights, which are very bright as well.

The one following you must have been a Macan gen 1 with standard lights, not even Xenon

Fairynuff · Post by **Fairynuff** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:37 pm

I can't find a pic of the standard headlight cluster. (Oliver, if your reading this) it would be helpful when offering choices (extras) if there was a pic of what was standard.

Pivot · Post by **Pivot** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:47 pm

Standard LED above
PDLS LED below

You can check yourself on the ‘configurator’

MrsMacan · Post by **MrsMacan** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:50 pm

I found this photo, it is of the 2019 base 2.0l model. The main headlights are rounded not lines like the other picture, but the low level lights are just LED strip lights not those globe lights of the older model.

Sal

Fairynuff · Post by **Fairynuff** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:55 pm

Ah - nice, they'll do for me, thanks Pivot / Sal.

PaulR · Post by **PaulR** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:17 pm

These are all the front headlight variations:

Generation 1 - pre facelift

Halogen headlamps - DRL provided by inner headlamp
Xenon headlamps (including PDLS) - DRL provided by 4 LED circles in a square shape
Above option also available in black
LED headlamps (including PDLS Plus) - DRL provided by 4 LED rectangles in a parallelogram shape

Generation 1 - post facelift

LED headlamps - DRL provided by 4 LED circles in a square shape
LED headlamps (including PDLS Plus) - DRL provided by 4 LED slim lines in a cross shape
Above option also available in black

So seven variations in total. Although the latest Macan comes with LEDs as standard, they're very basic headlamps in comparison to the LEDs on the pre facelift. Obviously Porsche wants to entice us with upgrade options.

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:39 pm

^ You could also have PDLS Plus with 'Generation 1 - pre-facelift' Xenons

(But isn't this thread about sidelights, whatever they are?!)

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:52 pm

Whilst we're on the subject of LEDs etc, does anyone know the power output (lumens?) of the phase 2 LEDs?
I ask, because the phase 1 needed power washers for the headlamps whereas the phase 2 doesn't seem to have these?
Is this because the phase 1 also had xenons as an option which do need washers, or because the phase 2 LEDs aren’t as powerful.....?

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