PDLS ?
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SRT Hellcat

Original Poster:

7,229 posts

247 months

Sunday 13th August 2017
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are you guys and girls happy with the standard headlamps or would you go for PDLS ?

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

295 months

Monday 14th August 2017
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1st box I tick after buckets seats is better lights.

SRT Hellcat

Original Poster:

7,229 posts

247 months

Monday 14th August 2017
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thank you

Maxym

3,059 posts

266 months

Monday 14th August 2017
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I have PDLS but I can't say I derive significant benefit from it. Decent xenons (or LEDs?) are good enough IMO.

Budweiser

1,110 posts

214 months

Monday 14th August 2017
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Wouldn't be without them...

HokumPokum

2,089 posts

235 months

Monday 14th August 2017
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if you do a lot of night driving in dimly lit areas, sure, LEDs and PDLS adds weight....
Otherwise standard is good enough.

SRT Hellcat

Original Poster:

7,229 posts

247 months

Monday 14th August 2017
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many thanks guys. Does PDLS really add much weight over the xenons. Just reading through the GT2RS thread and someone mentioned they add a lot of weight

Koln-RS

4,128 posts

242 months

Monday 14th August 2017
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Like a lot of options, nice to have, and I've had the on my last few Porsches.

But, on a GT car, I would be considering the extra weight penalty. In isolation, it may not be much, but spec'd correctly, you can save a lot of weight by ticking the option boxes carefully.

footsoldier

2,298 posts

222 months

Tuesday 15th August 2017
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Are they noticeably better than the Xenons?

SFO

5,190 posts

213 months

Tuesday 15th August 2017
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weight is in front so good for front end turn in smile

WizzBang

297 posts

136 months

Wednesday 16th August 2017
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SRT Hellcat said:
are you guys and girls happy with the standard headlamps or would you go for PDLS ?
I say that if you spend reasonable time driving at night in country lanes then go one step further and get the full LED PDLS+ system. Set it to 'Auto' and marvel at how the light distribution pattern and beam throw constantly changes to the optimum settinng whilst automatically applying local dimming when there is an oncoming vehicle. PDLS+ turns night to day and makes it easier to press on swiftly. It's a shame that it's a £2k option.

If you don't drive lanes at night, then standard or PDLS will be fine.

SV_WDC

1,189 posts

119 months

Wednesday 16th August 2017
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footsoldier said:
Are they noticeably better than the Xenons?
This chap did a comparison.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqv9GdiFQUg