I recently took my 09 997.2 for a service appt, and noticed there was another 2009 997.2 in the showroom. Something was different about it, but I couldnt figure it out. Then wham, it hit me. The freaking headlights are completely different! They look sooo much better on the showroom car than mine. It makes no sense, since both cars are 2009's. I even double checked like 5 times to make sure both were same year models. I know they make upgrades from year to year, but never have I seen a mid year upgrade like this....

Can anyone explain this? Is there anyway I can get them on my car?


My current headlight


Showroom headlight

 

I believed the bottom one is the active bi xenon light. Mine 2009 has the same headlight as in the bottom picture.

John

 

So, theres non xenon headlights, xenon headlights, then bi-xenon headlights? Jesus, I didnt know there was 3 options. My car has the xenon headlights, but I didnt know there was bi-xenon.....

 

They are both "bi-xenon" projectors. The one from the showroom is "active" as in it aims the light into the corner when you turn. (The top projector lens moves back and forth like an eyeball when you turn the steering wheel). It is an option on the 997.2 models.

Porsche calls the projectors "bi-xenon" because the xenon projector actually changes its masking when you put the high-beams on.

 

Those headlights you saw on the showroom car have the dynamic cornering lights. The headlights adjust automatically based upon speed and turning angle. It is a $690.00 option. When you build a 997.2 you can see it under options for the exterior. Mine has it and I just love both the looks and the way it functions in the night.

 

Yeah, when I bought my car, I bought it off the lot, so I didnt have a chance to spec the car out. If I had that opportunity, I would have gotten those headlights in a split second. They look so much better. I loathe any chrome on any part of my car.

 

I have the active "cornering" headlamps on my BMW.... no big deal. I wouldn't want them on a car I intended to keep. Some folks have problems where only one of them likes to move. My 2008 997S has the regular Xenons. These are also nice to have but not that important to me.

 

showroom looks good. learned something new today.

 

I may be in the minority but I prefer the non-active headlamp.

Perhaps it will grow on me (it hasn't after one year) but it just looks too insectoid.

 

Directional lights -- just another gadget to break.

 

+1 Too busy for me

 

always something to get you to spend your money.....

 

i drove in another car with dynamic headlamps on a mountain curved windy road and though the dynamic headlamps made a huge headlamp on sharp turns. less so on most roads.

 

Bi-xenon dynamics cornering lights, those are fantastic and off course you can add to your actual car

 

I just love the look of them. Not a fan of the chrome insides of my car. Makes the front look cheap. Cannot stress how much I hate any form of chrome....