ew928

Er, Mr. Roger.

If you're flushing your cooling system from all the way back there at the rear end, then cooling system might be the least of your problems.

Think you need to consult a urologist or something.

mnotz

Not having a GTS and not knowing the configuration of the strip it's hard to know if it would work, but I did illuminate the reflective strip in the back of my Mark VIII which houses a row of lights in the center. Above and below those lights I added some EL-Foil (comes in various colors and width, I used red - there is a write-up somewhere on here about using EL-Foil for the door sills. Same technology) and put the inverter into the cavity where the tail lights are housed. This gives the strip now a nice soft red glow at night, with the lights in the center a little brighter...

Maybe that would work on the GTS as well...

BrianG

OK.. mine is bowed but I haven't tried to take it off yet. How is that accomplished?

ew928

Reflector is hold on by both rear tail light clusters and some of that newfangled space-age strips of velcro.

Randy V

I've done the EL door sill illumination, and agree that may be a good material for the job, however the reflective strip has an opaque backing that would need to be cut off in order to allow for rear illumination.


Brian, dude - read the links.

BrianG

Thanks!!



Randy, man, I did.... and I got the bits about the velcro and the toilet bolts and the elevator screws and all that, but could find nothing about the mechanical location provided by the tail light assemblies.
Plus, my reading glasses are getting harder and harder to find!

TheoJ

Hope I did not interfere with Roger's patents...
Here's what I did. The idea is Rogers, but the solution is without using the patented toilet bolts

http://jenniskens.livedsl.nl/Technic...6/MyTip659.htm

Works like a charm. Gradually I straightened the bent strip until it is nicely flat.

regards,

Jean-Louis

I used Velcro the whole lenght top and bottom and two small screws on the sides.

Randy V

https://rennlist.com/forums/showpost...55&postcount=9

31-TL-ZS

I just like the round bowing.......at the back!

Alan

Well the part you know from this thread is what make it difficult.. - you still need a good attachment method. Even stock its hard to get it to attach using much less than 50% coverage body adhesive strips across the length. if the back of it is fully covered in EL strip there is then no attachment point...

(and as Randy noted - you'd also need to remove the opaque backing)

The only way I could see this working would be using a carrier channel that gripped the edges of the reflector strip (would probably look like crap) or if you could illuminate just the PORSCHE letters and find enough spaces in between (chop the EL out) to fit many sections of very strong body panel adhesive patches...

Alan

ew928

If I'd go crazy with a dremel, I'd cut a '9 2 8' opening into the opaque backing and light that up.

ROG100

Theo,
Nice fix - next time I will do what you and Gary have done and not screw the bolt flange to the reflector.
Roger

PS: Don't worry as the patent is only applicable in Texas 8>)

BrianG

Any reports on how this stuff holds up to freezing in Canadian winters (-40F)??

TheoJ

Hi Roger, nice to see your reply.
Just to add to my solution: it needs a real good epoxy glue. I had to do it over as the glue did not harden enough. Last bit was from Bison, that was and still is perfect. Also make the rear of the strip a bit rough (sanding) to get it to stick better. The plastic seems like PE and not much sticks to it.

The disks are welded in an angle to the 6mm stud. Soldering would also do. I put the bolts in the rear, some glue on top of the disks at the bolt end, and pushed the strip in place against the rear of the car. Make sure the bolts are against the strip and let it cure for a day. Then gently use a nut on the bolts to gradually pull the strip back. Not too fast. It might break. Give the plastic some time to settle. A month or so. Then tighten again gently.

If I'm ever in texas I'll come over and we have a few beers to compensate you for using the idea.
regards,