NOS back pad Light Now on Ebay Options

[Tom_T]

Or maybe have just PM'ed him directly to put in our resto to do it period correct!
;-)

PS Mike - I'd PMed you a couple of times last week on this item, and hopefully you've seen them.

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Tom
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[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.

[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.

Use an led bulb. They run much cooler. Better for the plastic.

[Tom_T]

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.

Use an led bulb. They run much cooler. Better for the plastic.

Even if you use the correct type bulb is better for the plastic. Most people & shops just stuck in whichever bulb was handy, which was usually 2x-3x what was spec'd for it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

IIRC Jeff Bowlsby's website has the correct wattage, as does any owners manual, & one member posted his entire 73 manual - & the buld size was the same for 70-76 MYs IIRC - so easy enough to check.

FWIW - Be careful with LEDs too, since some can run hot, sometimes hotter than incandescent cat the base. The light itself is always much cooler, but a low quality converter/transformer or whatever they call that base part can run hot if not good quality. I had a defective LED heat up & melt a new factory OEM sidemarker lens on my 88 Westy after its resto, when I went to all LED exterior bulbs.

Courtesy of Jeff Bowlsby's website:


You can also downsize to a lesser 4-6 W bulb in them too, if you want to stick with a period correct incandescent bulb, but save on heat issues.

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Tom
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[maf914]

Tom, Thanks for posting this chart. And, of course, thanks to Jeff Bowlsby for all of the good info on his 914 site.

[Mike Fitton]

Now on Ebay:

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

[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.

[eric9144]

Now on Ebay:

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

Good choice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)
Curious what it will bid to, they are few and far between these days...

[Woodside914]

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[orthobiz]

Here was my new one without the box:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=83033

It's in my Phoenix Red show car.

Paul

[branston]

Now on Ebay:

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

Good choice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)
Curious what it will bid to, they are few and far between these days...

for a VW beetle dome light.........

[Cairo94507]

Looks like it sold for $406. In the last 4 minutes it jumped $130 in price. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[toolguy]

a***p(190) $406.00 5 Jul 2018 at 5:51:50AM PDT SOLD
a***p(190) $406.00 5 Jul 2018 at 5:51:30AM PDT
a***p(190) $406.00 5 Jul 2018 at 5:50:20AM PDT
a***p(190) $406.00 5 Jul 2018 at 5:49:53AM PDT
i***v(957) $401.00 5 Jul 2018 at 5:47:22AM PDT
t***b(92) $300.00 2 Jul 2018 at 9:03:03AM PDT
e***1(402) $269.14 2 Jul 2018 at 10:36:49AM PDT
e***1(402) $259.14 2 Jul 2018 at 10:36:34AM PDT
1***4(35) $225.00 2 Jul 2018 at 8:13:07AM PDT
t***b(92) $200.00 2 Jul 2018 at 7:14:32AM PDT
1***4(35) $175.00 2 Jul 2018 at 8:12:22AM PDT
j***r(63) $150.00 2 Jul 2018 at 6:52:30AM PDT
Starting Price $150.00 2 Jul 2018 at 5:52:04AM PDT

[rhodyguy]

The market has spoken.

[gcrotvik]

I was ok with paying 401.00 for it but honestly didn't think it would go that high. I thought bidding would stop at 325.00 or 350.00.

[toolguy]

Hey Hella Corporation . . since this is originally a VW part, you're missing a business opportunity. . . looks like there is a market out there.