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Old May 25, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Need help removing 997 running lights

does anyone know how to remove these 997 running lights ,I want to relace them with a different set of LED's .I am trying to avoid removing the front bumper .Thanks any help is really appreciated .see pics
1st pic is my car 2nd is what is going in .Thanks
 
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Originally Posted by Porschepet
does anyone know how to remove these 997 running lights ,I want to relace them with a different set of LED's .I am trying to avoid removing the front bumper .Thanks any help is really appreciated .see pics
1st pic is my car 2nd is what is going in .Thanks
I assume you do not have stock card to extract light out. Hold 2-3 regular credit cards together and push them at inner upper corner (toward of center of bumper) of those fog lights. you will feel how it will meet that inner lever - keep pushing and after some trial time you will figure it out. it takes 2 steps - at first it will pop up a bit then you need to repeat it to extract it out. Inspect those replacement fogs you have - they will have lever at same exact spot most likely. you will see what you will need to press on.

where did you get those led fogs?
 
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wow thats too cool Thanks so much !! I will give it a go and get back to this thread .
I got the LED's in a straight swap for the 997 lights .
NR auto acessories sells the whole kit for a pretty low price
 

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Dude !!! the credit card worked awsome ,they just poped out!! wow
I wanted to say thanks to the 997 threaders for the help ,especially utkinpol ,very cool I got my led's all in and they look simply AMAZING!!
will post some pics in the Cayman/Boxster thread tomorrow ,dont want to waste the 997 space. Thanks again guys ,you rock !!
 
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can you give us a night photo?
also i didnt found them in NR auto acessories
 
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also i didnt found them in NR auto acessories
I took a look as well and was unable to find them, but I found this photo which gives an idea of what's being offered. It looks like the angle is off, but maybe it's too hard to tell. To me, it seems like the outer edge is too high...





 
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It shouldn't be 'off' as it's a direct replacement into a premade slot.

A bit too 'ricey' for my tastes though.
 
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thanks for your answer.Did you need any mods or the leds work as you plug them?
 
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Sucess!!!!

this was easy!!!! a no brainer .well when it finally gets dark here in Wa I will take some night photos .Really happy with the results .great quality and they fit FLUSH to the bumper real nicely
first pic shows the car with the lights off.
will post some nightime pics later

lights went right in no adapter just cut the fog lights wires and hook them up .white colored wire to the red/positive wire and the brown one to negative .piece of cake
the yellow car you guys are looking at is a good example .They send them out in flatt black but i painted my frame piece the color of my car ,I had some factory color paint I bought online .Colormatched
You can paint these frames to colormatch your car and it would look better .IMO the yellow car should have done this but to each is own ,it still looks cool
 
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you're right - looks much better when painted to match your color. Get back to us on functionality. There are many on the board who are looking for a decent LED solution at a reasonable price. This might work unless it's specific to the Cayman GT3 bumper from NR Auto, but I think that's a standard 997.1 design/space that you're using, correct?
 
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I would consider except for the following: "just cut the fog lights wires and hook them up"

And NO, I am not scared, I just think that this market/price point (albeit unknown) ...all should just be plug'n'play (for those with remaining warranty)

(and not too sure I am liking the LED design)
 
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So is there an actual link to the set? Couldn't find them on their website either. Can we get some clarity on pricing and some functionality? I don't care much for DRL, but what happens to the signal indicators? Does part of the LED "blink" when the turn indicators are on? without that, it would basically mean no turn signals in the front wouldn't it? Looks like a promising kit, just need some more info. Thanks!
 
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Guys, these do not work on 997's. They only work on Caymans & Boxsters...
 
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