cobalt

I purchased a new set of rear reflectors and turn signal assemblies and was surprised to see they were not that much different in color.

After all this talk I expected a major change but i find it not all that drastic. I do admit it looks newer but not noticeable unless you point it out.

I am psoting pics of Before and after and the 2 reflectors side by side. tell me what you think?

Also does everyone have this wire in their left tail light well or was this added by my PO?

Please excuse the bad pics I dropped my camera and it is a bit messed up.

Heirsh

Oh sweet, is that a hood pull? I've never seen that in mine, but sure is a nifty thing to have (if I am guessing right).

I replaced my reflectors as well because they were filling with water. Their color leaves a lot to be desired.

cobalt

You guessed it. I never saw that before and was curious if it was factory but apparently not. Good back up in case the main pull brakes.

I agree color could be better from the factory.

Marc Shaw

I replaced mine last year and noticed VERY little improvement in the colour.

Marc

cobalt

It does look newer but for $600+ I could have lived with it the way it was.

Marc, did yours have the cable pull or was the paint code written on your car like this?

forklift

Return the new ones, paint the old ones.

https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ed+tail+lights

Marc Shaw

I'd have to answer no to both questions. Was yours repainted?

Marc

cobalt

Nope,

Original factory paint. Maybe they needed to code it because it was a special order paint. I guess the rear latch cable must have failed at one point so they added the other release cable.

Wachuko

Thank for the photos. I will stick with mine until pieces start to fall off... I was thinking of replacing it due to all the spiderweb cracks it is showing. I would just wait until it actually breaks before replacing it.

pete000

I ran across this article on the rear deck lid emergency opener. Not sure, Mine did not seem to have this cable. Might have come out on later than 91 cars.

http://www.rsamerica.net/articles/te...id_article.htm

I agree the new lights are not that much better than the old ones. I think Porsche used a cheap supplier for the 964 cars for their lamps. The quality even on the new parts is pretty bad.

cobalt

So this was from the factory. Very interesting. Thanks for the link

Sal 965

I have the emergency opener on my car (never used )

ltc

If I found myself replacing the rear lights, I'd upgrade to a Euro center reflector with built in fog lights and install the 'missing' switch in the dash.

http://www.rsamerica.net/articles/me...ht_article.htm

I did this on my RSAmerica and was happy with the results.

andrew911

Anthony- what's up? When I bought my car a few years ago, it was a stock 13,000 mile garaged car from Florida. It basically didn't need anything, so I started getting very picky and decided to change out my rear reflector and side lights with new units, figuring maybe they got faded from the Florida sun. When they arrived, the difference between new and old was probably less than you show!! I was surprised, and figured the car must have really not seen much exposure to the sun over the years (confirming it was always garaged).

At any rate, I put the new lenses and reflector on, and sold the used ones on ebay. They were pretty much like new, and I got almost as much for the used ones as I paid for the new ones! I believe I bought them from Vertex. Keep the boxes for shipping (of course put them in another larger box as well for shipping so they don't get damaged) and sell your old ones on ebay- you'll get good money for them!

By the way, when washing the car (i.e. water hitting the reflectors directly), I still get a little bit of condensation. Nothing too bad, but I guess this happened even when the cars were new when washing with a hose, and as cars get older it happens from rain, humidity, etc.

-Andrew

cobalt

Thanks for the input and link. I was thinking of doing the same but I rarely find I need the extra light. Most of my driving is done during the day or dusk and I rarely need the rear fog lights. Looks cool but i would never get around to wiring it in. I still have a set of Tech Art front foglight brake ducts and H1 headlights I purchased and had painted almost 2 years ago I haven't gotten around to installing.

Andrew,

I think Ebay is where these are heading. Other than the slight color change they are flawless.