Hey guys. I have been trying to find clear bulbs (not the blue lens bulb crap either) for my 997 Carrera front turn signals, rear turn signals, and for my front bumper running light/sidemarker lenses. Does anyone know of a place online that sells all the bulbs I need? I THINK the rear and front turn signal bulbs are the same.
I have a local shop trying to find the bulbs for me, and they are having a difficult time because they said the front and rear turn signal bulbs are of a design that is unique to Porsche cars.
Can anyone verify this for me, or better, yet give me the part numbers for all the bulbs I need OR let me know a place that would sell me all the bulbs I need.
I HATE driving around and having my sidemarker lights light up orange, and/or my lights blink orange.
AND YES, I know it isn't DOT approved to have your lights blink clear, so please nobody scold me on why I SHOULDN'T have clear bulbs installed. I am a big boy, and understand the possible reactions to my actions.

 

i used to have silvervision on my M3. i belive they were made by philip. but i think they still blink orange despite silver appearance.

 

Sorry. I don't want anything that blinks orange...

 

have you looked at Hoen-USA?

http://www.hoen-usa.com/997.htm

 

IMHO, having them flash white, blue, etc gives it a "ricer" look. Go with silvervisions so they'll flash amber like they should but still look clear when off.

 

no offense, but why do you HATE your markers lighting up orange? its not like you have to see them when they blink. why the angst against orange?

 

Just personal preference. My car has nothing on it at all that resembles any type of orange color, so why have sidemarker lights that are orange, or sidemarker lights that blink orange? The less colors my car puts off the better I like it.

SO, If all my lights are clear, that makes me happy. People tend to go with clear sidemarkers, but why? Because the orange ones look UGLY. I am on that same mindset, it's just that my mindset carries into at nite, when you have those nice HID headlights with these ugly orange lights messing it all up. If I am going to spend tens of thousands of dollars on the car and thousands more on parts, why NOT spend a few bucks to get some irritating old skool orange bulbs thrown out?

 

I agree blue is VERY ricey, which is why I refuse to have any bulbs with blue glass. I want clear bulbs. I really don't know how you guys would think that a clear blinking bulb on an expensive car looks ricey. Looks pretty clean to me.

Having said that, a bulb that is clear but even has the slightest tinge of blue color, now THAT is ricey, since most rice cars tend to have those blue tinted bulbs that give off that color...

Having a bulb that blinks orange to me is probably the ugliest and non-conforming part of a car that is supposed to be "nice" or "souped up"...

I don't see any of you guys telling people to keep their orange sidemarker cause those things are FUGLY. I drive my car mostly at night, and the orange lit lights irk the **** out of me. Just a personal thing with me, nothing I am trying to impress on others or recommend to other. TO each his own right?

SO, does anyone have any tips on where I can find my bulbs, or at least the part numbers I need?

 

There's also the safety factor associated with orange. White could easily be misconstrued as being driving lights. But then again that doesn't seem to be a concern for you. I can't help you find where to get those white lights because I never bothered going in that direction myself.

 

Again, I understand the consequences/reactions to my actions. I am a big boy, and if I am to get railed into by someone who thought my turn signal lights are headlights, or if they pile because they thought my turn signal lights were headlights, I take 100% of the responsibility for that.
Don't hold your breathe on that stuff happening anytime soon though. I have clear turn signals on my M3, and if anything, IMO, it is "safer" than the orange turn signals in that it is very eye catching.

BTW, If anybody honestly misinterprets the turn signal lights on a Porsche as headlights, they are either:

a) drunk off their ***, which is something that goes beyond the color of your turn signal lights

b) one of the biggest dumbasses in the history of recorded driving on public roads

Either way, I like my odds...

Hey guys. No offense, but I am not asking for anyone's opinion, as I really don't care to hear it. I was simply asking a very simple question on where to get light bulbs. I'm not your son or someone that wants to be preached to, so please save that stuff for a topic where it is asked for or warranted...
Like maybe, SPEEDING...

 

I don't give a rat's *** what color my blinkers are .

 

Here are the model numbers of the light bulbs for a 2005 997 with Xenons:

2005 PORSCHE 911 (With HID (high intensity discharge) headlamps)

Low beam headlamp
HID-D1S

High beam headlamp
H11-55W

Parking light
2825

Front turn signal
7507A
7507AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
2827

Rear turn signal
7507A
7507AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Tail light
7528

Stop light
7528

High mount stop light
Assembly

Fog/Driving light
H8-35W

License plate
6418

Back up light
7506
7506LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker
2825

Dome light
6411

Step/Courtesy light
2825

Trunk/Cargo area
6411

Under hood light
6411
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Go on www.ebaymotors.com and type in the model number of the bulb you are looking for in the Parts & Accessories seach, you will get a ton of results of various bulbs in every color imagineable...

 

I believe the original orange sidemarkers have clear bulbs inside. So you can remove the orange bulbs in your new clear sidemarker casing and replace them with the clear bulbs.

 

Correct, the front and rear turn signals have orange bulbs, so if you want them white, just get white bulbs. The front sidemarkers, when you have orange lenses, have white bulbs and when you have clear lenses, they have orange bulbs, so all you have to do is replace the orange bulb with a clear (white one), and you should be able to buy those at your local auto parts store, or you can get the brigher ones on ebay or somewhere like that... The sidemarkers can only get so bright, so don't go crazy trying to find super bright ones of those, and you have to make sure they are the same size as the stock ones or they won't fit.

 

For the sidemarkers, I just took the factory clear bulbs from the factory orange markers and put them in the clear markers.