John McM

I have purchased new rear indicator lens plastic from Design 911.

The theory is that you take the existing indicator lens off with a soldering iron or similar, attach the new one and then have what looks like a new indicator lens.

Has anyone here already done this? If so, any tips?

Mr.Alex

Sounds like you bought a lens from a pre-964 generation 911. It doesn't work that way on the 964. You either buy the whole unit, or if your current ones are in good shape you can paint them and then buff to rejuvenate them a little.

hepkat63

i thinks that the website says you can do this with 964 lights, but I wouldn't want to try it

Speaking of such, I wonder why nobody is producing repro 964 lights? For the amount of money these pull in and people are always wanting them, I thought some bright entrepreneur would have !

John McM

I hope not as they are specifically advertised as 964 http://www.design911.com/Porsche/964...-cmo107-ct334/ and I have bought a new centre reflector.


Indicator Lens for Rear light Unit. Porsche 964 (No. 96463190710/ 96463190810)

Code: 96463190

Indicator Lens for Rear light Unit.

Fits:
Porsche 964 1990-94
Porsche 964 Turbo

This is Indicator lens for your existing rear indicator unit. Normally the lens is not interchangeable but the clever guys in developments have come up with a solution.

Tip:
a customer has discovered an easy way to get the old glass off, if you put the Light into an ordinary oven at a 100 degrees for 7-8 minutes the glass will come loose or use heat from a soldering iron to un-weld the lens off the unit, and the same to weld the new lens on again, please make sure you have a perfect seal around the edge.

John McM

I have a spare to practice with, although I don't want to be a trailblazer if I can help it.

justin-in-athens

Let me just say that I have disassembled a center rear reflector for the purpose of modding it with led inlays. The lens was not easily removed, but doable. I might try this if I needed new lenses. Especially now that I know they can be baked for easier disassembly. Do they also sell the center section?

John McM

It doesn't appear that they do.

onevoice

I have been wondering about this, and a friend that does some plastic work took a look at mine and suggested that for how much the replacement units cost, they are probably ALREADY being reproduced in China and sold as OEM.

The lenses in the link are over $125 US each which is just retarded

John McM

Limited market and some type A owners = big prices, albeit still 40% of the new price.

I'm getting a respray so the cost is relatively low compared to the other work, and I don't want the lights to let the job down.

g60pops

I have seen the centre section lens for sale on german ebay. All the lenses are made by jp dansk.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Porsche-911-9...item1a0748f087

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Heckleuchte-R...3D111791370375

John McM

On the subject of the Porsche tax, I needed to replace the felt seal on the doors.

The first price I found was USD 96 each.

My body guy told me that they looked exactly like the ones on his VW Karrman Ghia (may need to be cut to length) which were USD 30 each so no guesses which ones I ordered

Super90

Anyone purchased these Dansk units ? How is their quality ?

g60pops

OP has purchased them.

John McM

Package went through customs today so I should have them at home tomorrow, however am in Australia for two weeks so it may have to wait until then to see if the quality is OE. It would make sense that these are OE parts used in manufacture of full units.

Harry Apps

Did mine c10 yrs ago with just such a lens. Job was a PITA mainly because the black centre-section was quite/very thin in some areas, very brittle and already cracked. Managed to repair/strengthen weak areas with plastic from 1.44Mb floppies (remember them?). Never thought about the heat method, but probably too big to get into the oven! Quality of the lens was perfect and still looks OEM.