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My 996.1 is my first Porsche, and it’s consistently able to make me happy. Even the dumb lights are aging surprisingly well.
Pros: aging surprisingly well
Vehicle:
Porsche 911
That\u2019s crazing and is not from driving, is caused by heat and direct sunlight, happened to my 981 on a very hot week I left the car parked unused, one day they were perfect a week later they were exactly like yours. A professional detailer sanded the outer layer and polished it, I then added PPF and they were perfect again.
Pros: perfect again, added PPF
Cons: crazing, caused by heat
Vehicle:
Porsche
They work exceptionally well though, the dipped beem on this car is like the full beem on my previous vehicles haha
Pros: works exceptionally well
I had to replace one of the PDLS+ headlights and it was $3,600. So that's an expensive fix but at least they didn't tear up the rest of the car.
Pros: expensive fix
Vehicle:
Porsche
Buy a used headlight using the part number that you can find on the headlight (under the bonnet, remove plastic cover that sits above the headlight). In Europe you can get full LED adaptive headlights for 300-350 EUR used. No programming necessary after installation.
Pros: No programming necessary
Vehicle:
Volvo XC90
The other issues (and the warning) do not seem normal, but at least my S90L 2026 has condensation in the headlights from day 1 (literally). The user guide says it is normal.
Pros: user guide says normal
Cons: condensation from day 1
Vehicle:
Volvo
Cpo is nice from an extended warranty standpoint but the condition of the car is ultimately up to the buyer to determine. There was a gt4 rs that a local SoCal dealer cpo’d with Chinese headlights, non oem hood, and a repaired mag rim.
Pros: extended warranty
Cons: Chinese headlights, non OEM hood, repaired mag rim
Vehicle:
Porsche
I just had my 2015 quoted for A driver's side 'broken' blinker and headlight unit. $3.5k. wut .
Cons: expensive repair cost
Vehicle:
Volvo XC90
Neighbors headlight stopped working on his $4950 for it woof. Replace the one on my Tundra that was bad $350. The Mecans do seem to suffer some issues with expensive to fix items like every other German SUV's.
Cons: expensive to fix
Vehicle:
Porsche
That’s terrible, but I’m not surprised. The lens on my 992 cracked and Porsche wanted $6300 for a new headlight (they don’t sell just the lens).
Pros: new headlight
Cons: expensive, lens not sold separately
Vehicle:
Porsche
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