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Old 03-13-2012, 06:06 PM
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Hi,

I may have an opportunity to purchase an new rear centre reflector ($500) that has an LED connected to the brake lights to illuminate the Porsche logo.

The seller claims that it was originally $1200, only 100 were made by Porsche, and it has the same part number as the regular OEM rear centre reflector.

Is it worth the money? Is it real? Reason for selling: upgraded to a 959 (hmm....) Am I being played?
Old 03-13-2012, 06:13 PM
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To each his own but the last thing I need is a "look at me" Porsche LED sign on my car... I've seen that reflector on Ebay and it looks tacky.
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A brand-new center reflector from Porsche is somewhere around $450.

$1,200 for a modified one? Yeah, right.


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Tell us more about the prospective 959 owner -- sounds interesting!

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You are being played, Porsche didn't really use LED's back then, it would most lily have used the same builds as the 3rd brake light.

It would also have it's own part number.
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I was gonna get an LED reflector too, but then I decided to buy an F-15 Strike Eagle so I passed.
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Thanks for setting me straight.. I'll pass on the reflector, but may look into the new F-35 (joint strike fighter).



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