To our International Customers

When we refer to a USA style or Euro style, we are only making reference to the color of the LED clusters implemented on the Model 356 Taillights.  Electrically speaking the two variant styles of our Porsche 356 LED product are identical.

So while “Euro” in our case refers to the LED colors used, it does not guarantee that the LED Taillight is compatible with your European market Porsche 356.

Upon receipt of a set of Model 356 High Intensity LED Taillights a customer in the United Kingdom pointed out to us a difference in the taillight’s electrical system between Porsche 356s supplied to the U.S. and those supplied to the U.K. and perhaps other counties as well. 

A United States specification 356 uses a ‘2-wire’ taillight system in which brake and tail light power are on two different wires.  The turn signal function is implemented by toggling the power to the brake light wire on and off.

United Kingdom 356s employ both a single-filament bulb and a dual-filament bulb in each taillight.  This is a ‘3-wire system’ because tail, brake and turn signal lighting functions are implemented on three different wires.

Our Model 356 High Intensity Taillight imitates a 2-wire taillight system using two clusters of LEDs in each taillight housing, one 12-LED cluster in the smallest lighting compartment, and one 24-LED cluster in the larger lighting compartment.

Our 356 product configuration matches the  functionality of a small low-wattage single-filament bulb in the smaller compartment which U.S. specification 356s use for the tail (running) light function and a larger higher-wattage single filament bulb in the larger lighting compartment which U.S. 356s use for their combination brake and turn signal light.

We recommend that customers outside the United States who are considering the purchase of a Model 356 High Intensity Taillight System check their 356s as our High Intensity LED Taillight System is not compatible with a 3-wire electrical system.

To check for a 3-wire system remove the taillight lens from either the passenger or driver’s side taillight, then remove and examine both the incandescent taillight bulbs.  If either bulb is a dual-filament bulb, our product will regrettably not work for you.

COMPATIBLE
 

 
INCOMPATIBLE

If you have already ordered a taillight and you find you have a 3-wire taillight system let us know and we will issue you a full refund.

While we want to make a light compatible with the 3-wire systems, the mechanical complexity of a making a contact leg that can carry two unique conductors between our circuit board to the dual filament socket and align correctly with any possible rotation of the BA15D socket is beyond our current capabilities. 

We sincerely regret any inconvenience this causes.