Main Headlight

9415 - Main Headlight

The main headlight has been completely redesigned as part of the development of the new exterior styling. The new design has the marker light and fog light housed in a separate module. This has enabled the main headlight to be made more compact and rendered in a typical Porsche oval shape. By separating the light modules, it has also been possible to realize the classic, trademark Porsche night time design. The Boxster/S (987) are immediately recognizable as a Porsche.

NOTE: The dipped beam is switched off during starting of the engine (terminal 50 on). When the high beam is switched on, the dipped beam remains on (composite circuit).







Similar to the previous Boxster/S (986) models, the main headlight is equipped with a clear plastic cover and projects its luminous flux onto the road using a projector module and free form reflector.

The new main headlight on the Boxster/S uses halogen technology as standard. The dipped beam is emitted from an H7 long-life bulb (12V/55W) while the high beam is provided by an H9 bulb (12V/65W). The range and road illumination properties of both these beams have been adapted to the Boxster/S. There is also an additional reflector around the dipped beam module. It is illuminated by a portion of the dipped beam and serves to brighten the surroundings.

The option of using the dipped beam as daytime running lights (in combination with the optional Sport Chrono Package Plus) is also new.

The H7 projection system offers the following advantages for dipped beam:
- High luminous flux
- Considerably more light in the extreme range of the light/dark limit
- More defined light/dark limit resulting in less dazzle for other road users
- Homogenous illumination of the entire lane
- Broader lateral illumination than when compared to the Boxster (986) resulting in greater safety, particularly when driving around tight corners
- Reduction of dazzle for oncoming traffic through the imposition of an upper restriction for the light/dark limit at the outer edge of the road. This limit is lower than on the previous Boxster/ (986) models (here the 15° illumination cone is limited to the right, not in upward direction). The result is a broader range at the outer edge of the road, however as the light is below the point of sight of oncoming traffic it does not cause dazzling.
- Longer dipped beam range than offered by competitors (approx. 70 m). This is due to the high installation position of the headlight above the road and the arrangement of the lighting components.

The front light contains the marker light and fog light. Like the main headlight, the front light is also equipped with clear glass and free form reflectors.







A blue bulb (12V/5W, "blue vision") ensures that the light spectrum of the marker light is very similar to that of the main headlight, creating a uniform night time design.