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Posted by: porsche987 Sep 17 2014, 12:19 PM

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Posted by: Tom_T Sep 17 2014, 12:28 PM

Is it the one which wraps tightly & form fitting around the pinched fenders behind the F turn signals, or the later colgan that isn't stitched form fitting?

Posted by: porsche987 Sep 17 2014, 12:37 PM

How can I tell. I have never even opened the box. Do you have a part number that we can reference to be sure?

Posted by: Tom_T Sep 17 2014, 12:49 PM

If you look at it at the area around the turn signal cutouts, you should see stitching to form fit it to the fenders & lie flat on the front deck lid. There may also be a pic on the box or instructions showing if it form fits flat to the dekc lid & around the fenders' shape, or that it more or less spans between the fenders' tops.

You should be able to check it without opening the plastic bag.

Also, if you bought it new from Colgan in the last 5-10 years, then it probably isn't the early & more expensive to produce form fitting type.

Sorry, but I have no idea what Colgan's 10-15 year old part no. would've been.

The form fitting ones tend not to flap as much - if at all, whereas the later "spanning" type has 1-2" of space over the deck lid & can flap at freeway speeds. So IMHO they're not as good & could cause scuffing on the paint of the lid.

TIA for checking!

Tom
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Posted by: porsche987 Sep 17 2014, 01:06 PM

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It has 3 bendable "clamps" on each side of the bra near the round light holes, and some stretchable elastic under the vinyl as well to pinch it very tight. It appears that the bendable "clamps" go around each fender because that is where the round light holes are on each side. Here are a few pictures. It appears like the tight version described.


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Posted by: Tom_T Sep 17 2014, 09:49 PM

I can't tell from your pix, but the inside of the fender bumps is where they'd have the extra form fitting stitching to make it form fit better than the later versions.

look to see if it has the rounded form around the oval front turn signal cut-out (not the round side marker).

Too bad your 914 is gone, cuz you could just put it on the car to see how it fits.

All that attachment stuff is pretty much standard on all verions of Colgan, Porsche's "official logo" dealer sold ones, etc.

And yeah - I was thinking about the same thing trying to repack our big airbed a few weeks back! LOL

If it's the one that follows the curve of the L & R fender tops with the center part flat on the hood/deck lid, then I'm interested.

Cheers!
Tom
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Posted by: porsche987 Sep 17 2014, 10:04 PM

I'll check tomorrow.

Posted by: Hank914 Sep 17 2014, 10:39 PM

Is this that kind? I have a bra that hooks over the front hood, so I can't fill up with gas while it's attached. Me no like! Is that one like this one? Sorry if it's upside-down!

Posted by: porsche987 Sep 18 2014, 07:54 AM

NO! That is totally NOT what I am selling.

Posted by: Tom_T Sep 21 2014, 08:59 PM

Anything on the fit or type question yet?

Posted by: porsche987 Sep 21 2014, 10:14 PM

I was away this weekend.
Ill have to take a look at the Bra tomorrow and let you know.

Thanks

Posted by: porsche987 Sep 22 2014, 06:04 PM

Tom, I sent you a pm.
Here are the add'l pics. It appears to be fitted as the best as I can tell.
What do you think???

Here you can view the round orange side marker light and the turn signal cutouts.
The bottom cutout is for the fog lamps I would assume.


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