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Old 04-18-2019, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by karl ruiter
Anybody besides me hesitate to send $500 to Latvia? Or maybe I am just annoyed they won't ship to Hawaii. You know, Nigeria, Somalia, Hawaii.
its through eBay, so your money is safe. I order from all over the world, it’s not a big deal
Old 04-18-2019, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Kongmiami
its through eBay, so your money is safe. I order from all over the world, it’s not a big deal
Thats a joke! I've dealt with Europeans and they are unreliable! With 1 post you re on my suspect list!
Old 04-19-2019, 01:52 AM
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I'm not 100%, but isn't URO making these now?
If so, how is the quality and price?
Old 04-19-2019, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by exlondoner
Thats a joke! I've dealt with Europeans and they are unreliable! With 1 post you re on my suspect list!
Put away the broad brush, we've all dealt with FINE europeans too.
Old 04-19-2019, 10:56 AM
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With 4 visits spread over the past 20 years, I know my way around Riga, Latvia very well.

I'd trust them... after all, the father of the 928, Anatole Lapine, was born in Riga.
Old 04-19-2019, 11:21 AM
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If you want to have a go a repairing cracked or broken lenses you can use clear Gorilla glue and then plastic weld them quite easily with one of these kits (it melts a metal pin across the join) . I used it on one of my rear lights and it worked a treat. Very solid and you cant see the join without looking very closely. The amber section had snapped clean off. I plan on using it to fix a crack in the front spoiler as well
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-Stapl...MAAOSwQzJb5MGb


Old 04-19-2019, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Jadz928
I'm not 100%, but isn't URO making these now?
If so, how is the quality and price?
Yes - but they have stopped making them. I have a couple of pairs I scooped up earlier this year.

Look identical to the OEM version near as I can tell.
Old 04-19-2019, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Kongmiami
I’ve seen brand new ones from Porsche as low as $420 for the pair. Pretty cheap. I would say it’s only worth it if there was a serious improvement in quality.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F172675334466
Searching around there are quite a few "new" parts for sale on eBay from that part of the world. Coincidentally many such parts are manufactured there as well.

There's speculation many of these auctions are parts that **ahem** fell off the truck or something.

Like this part for the upcoming 992. Used shift lever for a Porsche not even on the market yet:
https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1131...l#post15697864
Old 09-03-2019, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Kongmiami
I’ve seen brand new ones from Porsche as low as $420 for the pair. Pretty cheap. I would say it’s only worth it if there was a serious improvement in quality.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F172675334466



has anyone purchase these. How was the transaction and importantly the Quality?
Old 09-03-2019, 03:07 PM
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I have a couple of sets on the shelf - look nice. I thought URO was not going to make them any more. Glad they are.
Old 09-03-2019, 06:41 PM
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Hang on.....I don't want to be a downer, but is there a 3d printer that creates a SMOOTH gloss finish? My business is based on high definition full color 3d printing (replicas of real people). I'm somewhat familiar with the actual printing end of things. I know that not too long ago, the lack of ability of a printer to create a smooth finish was sort of the limiting factor. Maybe there's a solution now, but I am not aware of it (luckily it's not really relevent to what I do)
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Originally Posted by Tony
has anyone purchase these. How was the transaction and importantly the Quality?
I actually purchased euro lights for my Sl500 from this same vendor 3-4 years ago. Parts came in as advertised, via dhl. DHL did hit me up for the import duty. his prices were more than fair. I just clicked on the link and saw who it was. I would not hesitate from buying from him again.



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