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914 GT parts - hood pin kit & cable headlight kit ?
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:32 am
by amallagh
Anybody know where to get a prefabricated front hood GT replica 4 pin kit. (square plates)
Also interested in anyone who can supply a GT cable operated head light kit ?
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:49 am
by Ian Gunney
I made my own pin plates - alloy sheet and a jigsaw. Pins themselves easy to get ~£6 for a pair as I recall
not sure where you can get the cable operated lamp units though - I have kept the motors.
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:23 am
by fourteener
I know there's talk of a Cable kit for the front lamps on 914.com when it will be available I don't know.
I'm wondering what continuous pushing on the headlamp-lids to close them will do for a very awkward area of panel fit
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:06 am
by Lightweight_911
The cable-operated headlamp kit is available from Knuepfing Motorsport (& possibly Mittelmotor) in Germany but price is aound £250.
I think the kit talked about on 914club.com will be significantly cheaper...
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:03 pm
by Gustl
if I got this right, the guys at the 914Club thought about buying one set from Knüpfing and then do a cheaper reproduction
for my understanding the set from Knüpfing has to be more or less identically to the factory parts - he already fully restored at least 2 factory 914-6 GTs
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:57 pm
by fourteener
I'm surprised it's only £250 I reckon that's a not a bad price for a kit
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:47 pm
by defianty
I knew I'd seen one somewhere...
Currently for sale on ebay Germany. I'd get in quick as there's only just over a day left to bid.
http://cgi.ebay.de/Porsche-914-914-6-GT ... dZViewItem
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:27 pm
by amallagh
Thanks a lot. I'll bid. Not hard to make some as a few people have pointed out but I really hate sending nights in the garage on cold winter evenings !
Lets hope the cable headlight kit comes off on 914club. That thread has been active for quite a while now. If there is anyone else wanting sone in the UK do we want nein14 to send them over in a batch to the UK ?
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:02 pm
by Ian Gunney
I'd be up for that - if we can get some sort of bulk buy bargain
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:45 pm
by moggy
me too
914GT CABLE LIGHT KIT
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:53 pm
by amallagh
I'll could start up a specific thread to see who might be interested in a group buy from nein14 on 914club.
But lets have a think about the logistics -
I'm aware I am quite new to this Site but somebody would need to co-ordinate a bulk buy. Doubt whether it would be much cheaper to buy kits but would save on postage by sharing the costs as well as making things easier for nein14. Not sure if this is worthwhile or not ? If they are the same price from nein914 then would save on individual postage from the US to the UK but would need to add on postage within the UK to send them on. Overall it would certainly cost less but maybe not enough to make it worthwhile ? It would be more significant if the items were heavy but if each kit weighs about 1-1.5kg it would cost about £28 to send each one individually from UK to USA. (Rates are usually a bit cheaper the other way round) 10 kits would be about £90. Add on say £3 postage per item to send on within the UK then saving would be about £13/kit by the time we had collected money together including Paypal fees. Given all the extra work involved it probably isn't worth it for the postage saving alone.
Only way to make it more worthwhile would be to get a special deal off nein914 on the costs of the kits themselves as well. He might say do kits for $50 less per kit if we bought 10 together ?
Does anyone know nein914 well enough to ask ?
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:56 am
by autohausdolby
The kits for both turn up regularly on Chermann Ebay - along with battery cut offs and other /6 GT repro parts
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:46 am
by amallagh
Got the pin kit off ebay. Thanks
Just waiting for that cable light kit from Nein914. Hope it comes soon.
GT cable headlight kit lost ? or gone forever ?
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:05 pm
by amallagh
With the split of 914club and loss of the thread regarding the GT cable light kit I'm nit sure where nein914 has gone.
Posted a thread a couple of days ago asking if the idea was still live but received no replies. If anyone else sees it reappear on one of the 'new' sites then please let us know
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:18 pm
by defianty
Great, glad you won the auction, and for a pretty good price too
Is the kit for the car in your avatar? What other plans have you for the car? Got any pics?
Sorry can't help being nosey
