Hand Brake Handle, Which would you buy? |
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Hand Brake Handle, Which would you buy? |
bbrock |
Dec 4 2018, 12:17 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Okay, here's an interesting (to me anyway) dilemma. Looks like there are two options for replacing the plastic handle on the hand brake lever: URO or Genuine Porsche. But there is a twist. Price is similar and I actually found the best price on the Genuine Porsche part. Difference is the Porsche part appears to have a slight matte finish:
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/s3.amazonaws.com-20845-1543947461.1.jpg) Whereas the URO part looks glossy more like the original one: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/cdn.weblinkauto.com-20845-1543947461.2.jpg) I'm curious which one you all would use if trying to keep the car original. I'm leaning toward Genuine Porsche for price, OEM, and because I actually prefer the matte finish. But is this a rare case where going Genuine Porsche actually sullies originality? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
UROpartsman |
Jan 24 2019, 11:23 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 292 Joined: 22-October 15 From: Simi Valley, CA Member No.: 19,288 Region Association: None |
I'm curious which one you all would use if trying to keep the car original. If proper appearance is important, there's no question about it; our smooth handle was specifically developed to restore the original look. Naturally the current Genuine handle works fine, but the incorrect texture is obvious to anyone who knows the 911 and 914. And it's not as if Porsche is making the textured one - they're buying it from an outside manufacturer, so except for the label on the bag their handle isn't "OE" either. PM us your shipping info bbrock and we'll send you one for your unvarnished review, and you can answer the question for future reference. |
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