Headlights- U.S. H4's to Euro H4's

Bob's Flat-Six · Bob's Flat-Six's Garage

Well,.... I caved

RANDY P · RANDY P's Garage

YES!

david914 · 12-26-2004, 11:41 AM

911's were meant to have Euro H4's (or H1's

). Looks right!

SpeedracerIndy · 12-26-2004, 11:46 AM

Ahh, the way the Dr. intended. Love the chrome rings, and that is one nice SC!

Bob's Flat-Six · Bob's Flat-Six's Garage

I like them too. The car has more of a streamline / wedge look now.

I put the 80 / 100 watt Hella bulbs and I have the Surco relay kit installed, But should I do anything else with this wattage ?

12-26-2004, 12:00 PM

I'm a holdout for the US version.

SpeedracerIndy · 12-26-2004, 12:03 PM

I have the exact same setup and LOVE it. I have heard some say that you should upgrade the wiring from relay to the bulb, and upgrade the plug to a higher grade one. I haven't done that yet and haven't had any problems yet. If I do have problems in the future, it's an easy upgrade as the wiring is easily accessable.

porschenut · 12-26-2004, 04:26 PM

I strongly prefer the U.S. look. I'm not a fan of the chrome ring on a car with black trim.

sellingporsche · sellingporsche's Garage

Bob,

Grow up your 52....lol I voted grow up, JUST to be different....I prefer the H1's

azasadny · azasadny's Garage

Bob,
Beautiful car no matter what headlights are on it!!

12-26-2004, 04:59 PM

This was one of the first upgrades I did to my car. Ironicallly, it's a euro car to begin with.

Aussie · Aussie's Garage

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I strongly prefer the U.S. look. I'm not a fan of the chrome ring on a car with black trim.

Well you can always get the headlight rims colour coded.

I hope your not a big fan of the US bumperettes also

I think that SC looks 100% better with the Euro lights.

911S Targa · 911S Targa's Garage

I love the Euro lights, with the chrome ring. So much so, I did the same to mine 9 months ago.

Looks great.

italcarguy · italcarguy's Garage

Awesome!

dd74 · 12-26-2004, 10:16 PM

Bob - the chrome rings give it distinction. The car has a touch of "rich dining" to it that I really like. Kudos!

Sonic dB · Sonic dB's Garage

H1s give the look of an uncircumsized penis.

Not that I have seen a lot of those...other than in medical books.

That SC looks good with the chrome rings btw.

Just changed the bulbs in my US H4s today.

execfin · 12-27-2004, 07:43 AM

IMO, the chrome rings look out of place on the 79+ SC's because there is no other chrome on the car. I much prefer them painted. But to each his own...

Superman · 12-27-2004, 07:52 AM

I'm certainly in the minority, but I just as clearly prefer the original appearance. So, I use the "off road" US H4 units and love them. I'm probably going to get beefier plug connectors and wiring, and upgrade from my current 60/100 bulbs to the 100/140 units. Of course, I have relays.

Glasgow 911SC · Glasgow 911SC's Garage

Wil Ferch · 12-28-2004, 07:29 AM

The US-style trim rings and mounts ( let's not call these "US-H4's" as there aren't such animals....better to differentiate via aero-Bosch H4 vs Hella, flat lens H4's)...

Anyway...the US style trim rings and mounts ( "sugar scoop") drives a hellacious amount of water into the buckets, whereas the aero Bosch style doesn't......

Wil