Litronic Glitch

[markgt]

I am new to this forum, as is my first Porsche, a Midnight Blue 2000 996 Coupe. Simple and sweet.

With that, I jump right in; after 20 minutes of my first night driving in the car my litronics decided that they would shut down when switching to high beams. They are happy to run as low beam-only, but don't step up when high beams are turned on.

Those first 20 minutes were great, but what good is seeing out to 20 seconds down the road if I can't see 5?

Any help out there for a first timer?

[wwest]

I am new to this forum, as is my first Porsche, a Midnight Blue 2000 996 Coupe. Simple and sweet.

With that, I jump right in; after 20 minutes of my first night driving in the car my litronics decided that they would shut down when switching to high beams. They are happy to run as low beam-only, but don't step up when high beams are turned on.

Those first 20 minutes were great, but what good is seeing out to 20 seconds down the road if I can't see 5?

Any help out there for a first timer?

Sounds as if you don't have the "bi"-xenon version of the litronic headlights, or maybe after market.

You imply that they worked for the initial 20 minutes, are you sure of that?

If the xenon/HID lights do not shift the beam pattern upward, as do bi-xenons, when you go to high beams keeping them lit would/will be detrimental to your night distance vision. Same reason that fog lights are always disabled with high beam use.

[markgt]

I am new to this forum, as is my first Porsche, a Midnight Blue 2000 996 Coupe. Simple and sweet.

With that, I jump right in; after 20 minutes of my first night driving in the car my litronics decided that they would shut down when switching to high beams. They are happy to run as low beam-only, but don't step up when high beams are turned on.

Those first 20 minutes were great, but what good is seeing out to 20 seconds down the road if I can't see 5?

Any help out there for a first timer?

Sounds as if you don't have the "bi"-xenon version of the litronic headlights, or maybe after market.

You imply that they worked for the initial 20 minutes, are you sure of that?

If the xenon/HID lights do not shift the beam pattern upward, as do bi-xenons, when you go to high beams keeping them lit would/will be detrimental to your night distance vision. Same reason that fog lights are always disabled with high beam use.

I was initially able to add the high beam (surprisingly upward pointing) until a time when returning to high beam after a car passed by. I was able to add the high beam, but the stunning low beam lights went out. Turning off the high beams returned me to the low beams working fine. The high beams are not near as spectacular as the low beams. As deer on the highwaydo, I stared into them last night and notice the passenger side slightly yellow, whereas the driver side is blue-white light. Something isn't stock in there...

[KevinMac]

I would bet the previous owner may have instaled the upgrade kit, and did not wire it correctly. There is a whole process you need to go thru from a wiring perspective to have the Lit work correctly

[John Ware]

Your light switch has gone (about £60 sterling/US$100 inc fitting). Mine went last winter (at 80 mph in the dark and wet - brakes worked as advertised!!). It's a well known problem and yours is about the right age (and presumably mileage). Mine is a 2001 pre-facelift with factory fit Litronics. Try that first. ;)

Edited September 28, 2007 by John Ware