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[michaelodonnell123]

Hey Everybody -

I was having some issues at night seeing clearly out of my 1988 924S. Here are the steps that made my visibility much better:

Spray the windshield with lots of Windex and used a razor blade to give it a deep cleaning. I did this process twice.

Cleaned the inside and outside of the windshield with alcohol to remove any residue.

Used newspaper and Windex to give both the outside and inside a final good cleaning.

Changed my horrible stock Sylvania headlights to Hella e-Codes. I bought them from Ideola's Garage: http://garage.ideola.com/prod-ElectricsUpgrades.html [Excellent customer service]

Now I can seeing very clearly at night. My visibility has been improved at least 50% better. The e-codes puts out excellent lighting exactly where you need it to be - not only ahead of you but also on the sides.

While nothing I have done is revolutionary or unique - it certainly did help me out and hopefully others as well.
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MOD
1988 Porsche 924S
2007 Jaguar XK
2012 Fiat 500

[Rasta Monsta]

I wonder if that's what was wrong with my old RX7...the longer I had it, the harder it was to see out. I finally gave up and sold it.
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Toofah King Bad

• WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3

[kcoyle]

I was expecting to see a 'vert. Good tips tho.
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1982 931- Stock with MBC at 8psi

Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.

[pmcaya2]

Thanks for the useful post! I also don't like driving my 924 at night. I will definitely upgrade to H4 per your suggestion. The other problem I have is with reflection from the side-view mirrors when there is a vehicle behind - Probably no solution unless you install some James Bond gadgets.

[Paul]

Or adjust your SIDE view mirrors correctly? If you can see cars directly behind you, they are adjusted wrong.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/how-to-adjust-your-mirrors-to-avoid-blind-spots
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White 87 924S "Ghost"
Silver 98 986 3.6l 320 HP "Frank N Stein"
White 01 986 "Christine"
Polar Silver 02 996TT. "Turbo"
Owned and repaired 924s since 1977
Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.

[fiat22turbo]

I second the mirrors aligned incorrectly.

Also the square head mirrors SUCK.

The later 968 pieces are a ton better and can be swapped in.

Unfortunately they are kinda spendy to buy new and rather rare used.
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Stefan
1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

[ideola]