There a little. More than 150.00 to build. My main goal is to offer good service I may charge a little more but everyone who had a problem I tend to do my best to take care of ASAP. That's why I'm now direct with a 1year warranty on all new purchase

 

I have Dectane rear LED lights and the left rear running light went out several months ago, everything else works fine. I plan on swapping resisters to see if that is the issue but was curious: Does replacing the resistor typically fix this problem?

 

What is sad is that they charge so much for the product that the R&D should have been done to prevent these issues. All over the world it's all about profit and getting the product to market and no worries about any issues may arise. I believe they call that acceptable losses.

So sad.

 

Nobody has fundamentally figured out why the lights are failing. There's no shortage of folks who had them working for a year or more, and with or without resistors had them fail suddenly.

I love the look of the dectanes in particular, but there's no chance I would buy these lights unless someone has actually figured out the problem or unless it had a long warranty (eg 3 years).

 

I'm at 29 months with mine (fingers crossed). Installed with the supplied resistor box.

 

I want to know price for the 997.1 tail lights. PM me please

 

I intalled my dectanes in September of 2011.. Still working fine in general, but I am unable to use the "rear fog light" because it will throw a code. It was a common issue early on and has been that way for many years. Plus I have never had to really use my rear fogs where I live anyway. If I accidentally trigger the fault I just plug in my originals to clear the code and as long as I don't pull too hard on my fog lights switch to activate the rear fogs there are no issues. I love the look of them so I have been very happy with them over the years. hoping they continue to last with no problems.

 

What is the best place to buy 997.1 LED taillights? Clear/red, just like 997.2 genuine lights? And I mean in Europe because I live in Finland.
Is Dectane good/best?

 

Dectane appear to be good quality, but obviously there are differences when compared to genuine 997.2 tail lights. The shape is different to fit the 997.1 bumper. Additionally, the light pattern is not the same as OE lights. This is true for running lights as well as brake lights.

 

Okay thanks for information. I will probably buy Dectane's.

 

I gave up on my LED rears that I bought from Orange Tuning in Germany. He promised to get back to me, and then radio silence. I've gone back to the original lights. My car is not a 997.2, and I'm not going to pretend it is anymore. Come to like the 997.1 lights again.

Very disappointed given how much they cost.

 

Well then I don't buy those from Orange Tuning.
Thanks.

 

I had a set of Depo/Dectane lights installed on my 997.1 for a couple of months and then went back to the factory tail lights. I have the OE solid red tail lights, and I simply prefer the way that they look over the aftermarket LED units. I know that lots of people prefer the aftermarket lights, I'm just not one of them. Many people view the 997 and especially the 997.1 as the last 911 you could buy that had a bit more of an old 911 feeling to it as we move towards the 991 and beyond. It seems appropriate for that car to have incandescent lights.

 

My opinion is that LEDs look better, those 997.1 genuine lights look so old even the car is not that old.

 

before and after Dectane...