NOS back pad Light Now on Ebay Options

[Mike Fitton]

I have sold some really nice used back pad lights for $150- $165 but I have never seen a NOS with an original box for sale. Any idea on what this is worth because I am going to list it for sale.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Porsche-914-In...la/273334015199

[burton73]

Some people may be parts collector’s. That part in 10 years may be worth a fortune?
Look at old toys in their original boxes. This is a chance to start a collection?

For a concourse 914 guy this would have been grabbed up. Some people just do not care.

Bob B

[Amphicar770]

Some people may be parts collector’s. That part in 10 years may be worth a fortune?
Look at old toys in their original boxes. This is a chance to start a collection?

For a concourse 914 guy this would have been grabbed up. Some people just do not care.

Bob B

Could be. Then again, I have also seen the value of NOS parts drop like a rock when either the factory does another production run or an exact repro comes to market. Risky investment.

[Coondog]

Some people may be parts collector’s. That part in 10 years may be worth a fortune?
Look at old toys in their original boxes. This is a chance to start a collection?

For a concourse 914 guy this would have been grabbed up. Some people just do not care.

Bob B

Could be. Then again, I have also seen the value of NOS parts drop like a rock when either the factory does another production run or an exact repro comes to market. Risky investment.

All the repro lights are junk. I thought 914 rubber looked at making these but backed out due to cost of getting the electrical side done right ???

I recently paid 300.00 for a nos light in the box not because I was that concours guy, but I do take pride in the look of my interior. I found several used ones in the 150 range but they just didn’t have that new look I wanted.

[Amphicar770]

Some people may be parts collector’s. That part in 10 years may be worth a fortune?
Look at old toys in their original boxes. This is a chance to start a collection?

For a concourse 914 guy this would have been grabbed up. Some people just do not care.

Bob B

Could be. Then again, I have also seen the value of NOS parts drop like a rock when either the factory does another production run or an exact repro comes to market. Risky investment.

All the repro lights are junk. I thought 914 rubber looked at making these but backed out due to cost of getting the electrical side done right ???

I recently paid 300.00 for a nos light in the box not because I was that concours guy, but I do take pride in the look of my interior. I found several used ones in the 150 range but they just didn’t have that new look I wanted.

Agree that current repros are crap. Nobody stated otherwise. Point was that IF/When quality repros do become available then the "investment" in keeping NOS parts on the shelf gets wiped out. Used, dented trim bits for Amphicars used to cost a fortune and repros were awful. Now there are two high quality repro providers and you can't give away the old crap.

I would buy this to put on my car but not as an investment where I hope to cash in down the road. In any event, we will soon know what it is worth.

[mepstein]

Some people may be parts collector’s. That part in 10 years may be worth a fortune?
Look at old toys in their original boxes. This is a chance to start a collection?

For a concourse 914 guy this would have been grabbed up. Some people just do not care.

Bob B

Could be. Then again, I have also seen the value of NOS parts drop like a rock when either the factory does another production run or an exact repro comes to market. Risky investment.

All the repro lights are junk. I thought 914 rubber looked at making these but backed out due to cost of getting the electrical side done right ???

I recently paid 300.00 for a nos light in the box not because I was that concours guy, but I do take pride in the look of my interior. I found several used ones in the 150 range but they just didn’t have that new look I wanted.

Agree that current repros are crap. Nobody stated otherwise. Point was that IF/When quality repros do become available then the "investment" in keeping NOS parts on the shelf gets wiped out. Used, dented trim bits for Amphicars used to cost a fortune and repros were awful. Now there are two high quality repro providers and you can't give away the old crap.

I would buy this to put on my car but not as an investment where I hope to cash in down the road. In any event, we will soon know what it is worth.

Porsche parts seem to hold their own against even the good reproductions. George came out with his steel flares for $1K and originals went to $4k. Lots of other examples. Often, the repro parts are just a little off - even the good ones. More often, they are way off and very different. I agree that repros are often better than used and dented parts but NOS is a different animal. It also depends if the repros come from Porsche in a Porsche box or they are private label. NOS Hella lenses vs repros not made by hellla are another example. In the Porsche world, I have not seen many examples of a repro part wiping out demand for the real thing.