Halogen H7 upgrade.

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Macancan
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Post by Macancan »

Hi
Purchased my Macan SD back in May, didn't realise it had Halogen headlights until too late.
I had xenon lights on my last car and missed them on this Macan. They were ok but I struggled a bit on country lanes.
Any way, I found these
PHILIPS LUMILEDS LED 4000 LUMENS HEADLIGHT CONVERSION KIT
From Aurora Bulbs they were £90 with extra 20% discount. (Code = NEW2017)
They are easy to fit and there is plenty of space in the Headlight units of the Macan.
Really made a huge difference to me, as much whiter, so lines and signs reflect better.
So if you have Halogens these are worth the money in my opinion 👍

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I tried these exact bulbs in our Mini and they flickered on start-up and threw up a bulb out warning so returned them. Hence I discounted them as a possible upgrade in my Cayman thinking they would produce the same errors. If they are error/flicker free with Porsche CANBUS then I may try them again. Thanks.
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Instant on and no flickering, also error free.
The small led driver box Velcro'd to the bottom of the light housing no problem.
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Post by B737NGWS »

Instant on and no flickering, also error free.
The small led driver box Velcro'd to the bottom of the light housing no problem.


Thanks again. Have LED headlights fitted to Macan which are awesome! Mini halogen H7s are terrible! Halogen H7s in Cayman are ok but as there is plenty of room in light housing assembly I may give these replacement LEDs a go! Cheers.
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Post by jonmacan »

Sounds a fantastic upgrade for those that didnt spec BiXenon.
http://www.porsche-code.com/PGj3NIA8 spec.
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Post by Sandy Tyres »

This is exactly what I need, thanks! Do I have to buy extra resistor chips for Canbus, or just buy bulbs from Aurora?
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Post by Macancan »

This is exactly what I need, thanks! Do I have to buy extra resistor chips for Canbus, or just buy bulbs from Aurora?

Worked straight out of the box, no errors
You will need some double sided stickie pads or Velcro for the driver box. I found it easier to take the light unit out completely. Easy to do.
It's a big improvement from the halogens.

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Post by Peteporsche »

Hi,

This is my first post, my wife has just taken delivery of a Macan S Diesel with the standard headlights and I need to change them as soon as possible. Can you share any pictures of DRL and main beam using the LED's?


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Post by Macancan »

Hi,

This is my first post, my wife has just taken delivery of a Macan S Diesel with the standard headlights and I need to change them as soon as possible. Can you share any pictures of DRL and main beam using the LED's?



Hi Pete


Only the H7 dipped beam is upgradable at the moment.
Unfortunately you cant change the DRL and main beam to LED yet, that is a H15 bulb.

You can get MTEC super white bulbs to help with the look.


Noticed in a previous post, that this will apparently void any warranty regarding lights. Cry
Oh well I prefer being able to see, so will take my chances.


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Post by jonnie55 »

Are these legal?
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