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4.5
These are absolutely fantastic...the difference from stock 996 lights to these is huge. I have a black C2 and the darker smoked lenses look incredible. Yes, as other reviewers say, they are definitely darker than the product picture (I think they actually are using the wrong picture :-). But that's the whole point...they look great.Instructions are sparse, but there are several on YouTube that talk about install...even if they are for 997s, it's basically the same thing (all the same except for how you take the actual light unit off). What I did was have another person behind me to put labels on the outside of the existing lights for each state -- brake on, lights on, blinkers, hazards, etc. Then I did the same thing for the internal wiring after I took the light enclosure off. Once I did that, it was simple. Important note -- they do NOT have an LED for the white reverse light -- you continue to use the EXISTING clear incandescent bulb for that part of the new light. Also, you will have one bulb socket unused -- make sure to secure the EMPTY socket back into the the new light unit.Initially I kept the other clear bulb that they didn't mention what to do with. Mistake, as the light didn't function properly. I pulled my hair out and troubleshooted by replacing the original, then bulbs one-by-one, eventually to determine that the new LED light was fine, but that the problem was with the car. Once I figured that out, I guessed that I must have blown a fuse. Turns out, that's exactly what happened (a 7.5V fuse). So....lesson learned...one socket will continue to use the existing clear bulb for the white backup light, and one bulb will be removed and NOT replaced -- just the empty socket needs to be secured back into the light unit. If you leave that extra bulb in, you'll blow a fuse.Even with all of that, I love these lights -- they look fantastic. I've included before and after pictures, as well as how I labeled wires before removing the harness.
