Leland Pate

I am thinking of deleting the rear wiper because I never use it and I prefer the cleaner look of the wiper delete option.
I just need to make sure this is not a requirement to have on the car in Germany. I don't want to pull it off only to find out it is required to pass inspection on German roads.

Either way, I'll be fine.


Hey! Also, I am going to remove the basket handle and have a body shop fill the holes and paint the decklid. I am planning on buying a '96+ window mount third brake light and having it painted and installed at the same time. Do you fellas see any problems arising from having a '95 model with a '96+ third brake light?

Just curious.

TIA,
Lee

Caveman

Hi Leland,

Not sure about German requirements but it is not required here in the Uk. No issues with the 3rd brakelight on a 95 car which is what I have. I've seen 3.2s running these so no probs.

Cheers,

David

Monique

Both not needed. Mine never had a wiper or third brake light and I bought it in Deutschland. TüV checked.

Cheers

Bull

Later production '95s came without the basket handle, and with the window mounted 3rd light.

Feehliks

No ,it is not a requirement. My car is registered in Germany and doesn't have a rear wiper. However, I don't know what they say about the remaining stub.

No, mine is a 94 and has the upper 3rd brake light. Make sure you use only original parts with Porsche Euro serial numbers (if there are different parts for the US).

What are you going to do? Will your car be registered in Germany? Will you have a TUeV inspection? Formally, a certificate by Porsche exists for the road worthiness of the 3rd brake light, but I doubt any TUeV examiner would be aware of this detail and require you to produce papers as long as they see Porsche serials. Nevertheless, I can send you a pdf copy (German) if you like.

Felix

Leland Pate

Thanks Felix, I will let you know if it is necessary. It sounds as though I will be having an inspection performed by US inspectors. It shouldn't be as strict as the TuV inspection. But, I don't want to get pulled over because a police officer notices the infraction.

Thanks for the info!