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Okay, how many of you knew that your rear spoiler had a brake light?

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Old 05-29-2009, 03:24 AM
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Default Okay, how many of you knew that your rear spoiler had a brake light?

Its something I never noticed till today...press the little button while parked, spoiler went up...and Lord and Behold there is an additional brake light in there.
I'll bet we are the only ones with two center brake lights!
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Old 05-29-2009, 04:57 AM
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Of course we know it. True Porschephiles know every detail about this car, and learn its user's manual front-to-back. We know about the raised spoiler brake light and the hub-drum-e-brakes, the parking sidelight left stub position, the CD holders in the glove compartment, the reason for the ignition the left, and on and on...
Old 05-29-2009, 05:11 AM
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Better yet, if we are exiting the freeway and braking to slow down, the spoiler brake light will automatically switch to the window brake light during the spoiler going down. It is kind of cool.

Unfortunately, it can only be viewed from the cars following us.

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It is an out of car experience
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"the reason for the ignition the left"

do tell
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Ignition on left for making a racing start where the driver has to enter the car and fire up the engine.

I wonder if the ignition is on the right in the UK cars?
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there's a manual?
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My car has a rear spoiler?
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I did not realize that until my wife told me while she was following when we picked up the car. Do both light up when you step on the brakes?
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Originally Posted by gray911
I did not realize that until my wife told me while she was following when we picked up the car. Do both light up when you step on the brakes?
I can't speak for whether you wife lights up when you brake but the car certainly does. I've never thought of my wife as a firefly before...
Old 05-29-2009, 11:15 AM
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....everyone's a comedian today!

Good to see a lighter side in everyone today. Maybe a lil TGIF?
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Personally I'd like to disable the 'moving engine cover', (idealy without dash alerts of iminent aero dynamic failure ).
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Shame on you abe...
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Originally Posted by gray911
I did not realize that until my wife told me while she was following when we picked up the car. Do both light up when you step on the brakes?
No
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Originally Posted by GHills
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Ignition on left for making a racing start where the driver has to enter the car and fire up the engine.

I wonder if the ignition is on the right in the UK cars?
Right side


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