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Posted by: Scott Schroeder Mar 29 2011, 10:21 AM

Hi All -
I went to replace the opaque/white cups in the trunk that hold the top latches. No dice. Is anyone remaking these?

As well, any ideas on finding a cap for my oil breather? The original contains the draw tube for the 1969 911 windshield washer. I cant get them from Porsche, nor could I find anything on sites like McMaster Carr. Just a simple red cap with a retaining ring.

Thanks!
Scott S

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Posted by: PanelBilly Mar 29 2011, 10:33 AM

Porsche has the latch cups and they are reasonable $

Posted by: Scott Schroeder Mar 29 2011, 10:50 AM

Hmmm..
Pelican cant get them, nor could my local dealer.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 29 2011, 11:54 AM

You mean these?

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Posted by: Sleepin Mar 29 2011, 11:57 AM

1 car 2 cups?

Nice cups there E!

Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 29 2011, 12:08 PM

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Nice cups there E!

St. Pete

Posted by: Scott Schroeder Mar 29 2011, 12:23 PM

Are you sellin?!?!?!?! I hope so - even though that means bringing you more money when I see you next week!!

If not - can I bribe you for a source?

Posted by: zonedoubt Mar 29 2011, 12:36 PM

I need some of these too.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 29 2011, 12:41 PM

QUOTE

Are you sellin?!?!?!?!

Nada... probably be a Mikey914 thing at this point. Should be extremely easy though as you'd need a good one and he can use this photo for color referrence.

Posted by: Sleepin Mar 29 2011, 12:42 PM

Are you sure you just don't want to run your exhaust up through those holes Scott?

Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 29 2011, 12:47 PM

Scott... I think I have some really nice ones I could bring. Do you have to have new?

Posted by: SLITS Mar 29 2011, 12:51 PM

Ah ha .... that's were they put the cup holders. Damn Krauts anyway, they're useless unless your parked with the trunk open.

Posted by: Scott Schroeder Mar 29 2011, 01:01 PM

Hi Mr Shea -
Just responded to your PM...

Mine look like . Knowing what you consider nice, I will happliy buy them from you. I think mine are to far gone to restore.

THANKS (again!!!)

(although, a couple of semi truck exhaust stacks is a fun idea - especially with the flappers on top...)

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Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 29 2011, 01:26 PM

Check the plates... that's TC's car I'm pretty sure.

Posted by: tod914 Mar 29 2011, 01:53 PM

I picked some up last year. Amazing how quick the Porsche inventory is clearing out for our little cars.

Posted by: Tom_T Mar 29 2011, 03:20 PM

QUOTE(Scott Schroeder @ Mar 29 2011, 11:23 AM)

Are you sellin?!?!?!?! I hope so - even though that means bringing you more money when I see you next week!!

If not - can I bribe you for a source?

Dealers, AA & IIRC Automotion/PP, maybe SMC & TC'sGarage (.com @ all) too.

I got a pair of L-cups from AA just last year!

Posted by: MDG Mar 29 2011, 03:24 PM

If these are NLA it just happened recently. I got them for both cars last fall. They were like 3 or 4 bucks each from the dealership.

Posted by: PRS914-6 Mar 29 2011, 06:56 PM

QUOTE(MDG @ Mar 29 2011, 01:24 PM)

I these are NLA it just happened recently. I got them for both cars last fall. They were like 3 or 4 bucks each from the dealership.

Same experience. Cheap and available from Porsche

Posted by: ellisor3 Mar 29 2011, 07:38 PM

I happended to be looking for something else and spotted them at DC Auto

http://dcauto.gotdns.com/illustration/index/518119541

Part # 914.559.227.10 $8.25 each brand new

Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 29 2011, 08:24 PM

DC Auto's site says they have everything. I've found that rarely to be true.

Posted by: Mikey914 Mar 30 2011, 12:42 AM

Intestingly enough some of the more common inexpensive parts like these cups and the inner door window fuzzies have gone NLA. It looks like they are being bought up by a few people with the hope of driving up the market on them.

I'm currently working on the inner fuzzies but it would be sad to see this happed to most of the parts that are still readily available and inexpensive.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 30 2011, 08:37 AM

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It looks like they are being bought up by a few people with the hope of driving up the market on them.

Oh, for the love of a 914... who would do such a thing!

Posted by: Mikey914 Mar 30 2011, 11:20 AM

Stoddard is known for doing this. Others have joined the game.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Mar 30 2011, 12:47 PM

I know of one party who tracked down and bought the last bunch of US-spec rear turn signal lenses a few years ago. I am not surprised that others have done and will do the same for other parts.

--DD

Posted by: Cupomeat Mar 30 2011, 12:56 PM

QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Mar 30 2011, 02:47 PM)

I know of one party who tracked down and bought the last bunch of US-spec rear turn signal lenses a few years ago. I am not surprised that others have done and will do the same for other parts.

--DD

Sounds like a "party" to me... I guess it is ever more time for us to be a community.

Posted by: Mikey914 Mar 30 2011, 02:48 PM

It's not a bad idea on speculation alone. However, when new parts become available you could get hung. Porsche is actually making some of th eold parts again, and others like myself are strpping up to fill the gap.

Posted by: Scott Schroeder Mar 31 2011, 10:56 AM

After a long chat/search with my local dealer, I got em. We located what appears to be the last 4 OEM parts in the Porsche dealer network in the country. SO pleased. I bought all 4, they are shipping today!

Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 31 2011, 05:09 PM

So... now we know who it is that bought the last of the inventory to drive up the market!