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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Euro or Italian
Posted by: Coondog Jun 24 2019, 05:19 PM
Been running the Italian front lens for awhile, thinking about going back..... 
The green LED backboard throw off either one.
Which one would you run.
Posted by: BPic Jun 24 2019, 05:21 PM
Euro. All the way!
And , NICE CAR!!
Posted by: mb911 Jun 24 2019, 05:32 PM
Euro
Posted by: Ed_Turbo Jun 24 2019, 05:38 PM
Euro, and the original Hella brand not the fake repros 
I see that El Camino SS 
-Ed
Posted by: dakotaewing Jun 24 2019, 05:41 PM
Euro for your very nice car -
Posted by: Larmo63 Jun 24 2019, 06:06 PM
E. U. R. O.
Italian>>>>>>>>>> 
Posted by: johnlush Jun 24 2019, 06:09 PM
Euro. The orange adds a nice bit of contrast...
Posted by: 914_7T3 Jun 24 2019, 07:34 PM
Euro not URO 
Posted by: SteveL Jun 24 2019, 07:46 PM
Euro.
Italian looks like it belongs on a honda
Posted by: ndfrigi Jun 24 2019, 08:08 PM
Euro Hella
Posted by: sb914 Jun 24 2019, 08:55 PM
With all that response be different! Go with the Italian. I did .
Posted by: gms Jun 24 2019, 10:16 PM
Merican Yella
Posted by: porschetub Jun 25 2019, 12:10 AM
EURO 
Posted by: Chris914n6 Jun 25 2019, 12:34 AM
Paint the green LED backboard white or amber 
I don't care what color your lenses are 
Posted by: abes914 Jun 25 2019, 01:21 AM
I have a spoke euro led light with us yellow lens and I love the look when they are on. Two different tones of yellow. I would take a photo but won’t be home anytime soon.
Posted by: Spoke Jun 25 2019, 08:39 AM
Been running the Italian front lens for awhile, thinking about going back.....
The green LED backboard throw off either one.
Which one would you run.
Would you be interested in swapping out those green boards for white boards? Been doing them in black and thought about building in white. I'm going to build up a couple of sets and need someone to check them out.
Looking for 3 volunteers to swap out green boards built with white/amber LEDs and give some feedback. No charge for the boards. I ask that you swap the boards out in a timely fashion and send back to me the boards you don't want.
Posted by: Coondog Jun 25 2019, 01:16 PM
Yes I will PM u later today.
Thank u
Posted by: ValcoOscar Jun 25 2019, 02:30 PM
Jerry...I'm a buyer of more two sets (w/white boards) when ready. And a few rears with black boards.
let me know,
Oscar
Posted by: Coondog Jun 25 2019, 07:04 PM
Euro it is.........
Truth be told, Larmo shamed me into changing them at the WCR and yes they are Hellla.
Posted by: Larmo63 Jun 25 2019, 11:53 PM
Euro it is.........
Truth be told, Larmo shamed me into changing them at the WCR and yes they are Hellla.
Have I ever been wrong? I mean really.........
Posted by: Spoke Jul 3 2019, 09:00 AM
Have the first assembled front turnsignal boards in white. They look real pretty. Can't wait to see how they look under the lens.
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Posted by: mepstein Jul 3 2019, 09:05 AM
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=309526&st=200
Post #206
Posted by: rgolia Jul 3 2019, 11:11 AM
I like the italian lenses on my yellow car. Being an Italian-American I run Italians on the front and US on the rear. Never mind the fake Italian warts!
Posted by: raynekat Jul 4 2019, 12:44 AM
This is what the Italian's used for their side marker.
Quite different than the US version.
Posted by: rgolia Jul 4 2019, 04:54 AM
This is what the Italian's used for their side marker.
Quite different than the US version.
Yep I want those and cannot find them
Posted by: Porschef Jul 4 2019, 04:58 AM
Based on the arrow, are they directional?
Posted by: Coondog Jul 4 2019, 05:32 AM
Have the first assembled front turnsignal boards in white. They look real pretty. Can't wait to see how they look under the lens.
Me too.........you should be receiving my green ones anytime now.
Posted by: Chris914n6 Jul 4 2019, 03:43 PM
Looks the same size, but not reflective. A downgrade in my eyes.
This is what the Italian's used for their side marker.
Quite different than the US version.
Posted by: raynekat Jul 4 2019, 04:50 PM
To me, there is a big difference.
The US version (middle) and the clear lens (whatever that is? never made for the Italian market) don't look good at all.
They've both got that crazy rectangular shape in the middle and the area where the screws go look horrid.
In comparison, the Italian lens (right) is very nice around the screw holes and is a bit deeper orangish/red than the US lens....although this may not show that well in the pic.
The Italian versions are very rare as they were made for a small number of cars in one European country only (Italy).
Thus they are super difficult to find.
I've been on the hunt for the left side for at least 6 months now.
And yes, I believe the arrow is directional. The other two lens don't have that small detail.
And no, the Italian lens is not reflective.
For me, that is not an issue as I just want mine to light up at night.
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Posted by: Gary Jul 4 2019, 05:42 PM
Have the first assembled front turnsignal boards in white. They look real pretty. Can't wait to see how they look under the lens.
Jerry,
I'm running Italian lenses with your boards. Would definitely be up for checking out the white PCB boards.
Posted by: Spoke Jul 4 2019, 07:00 PM
Have the first assembled front turnsignal boards in white. They look real pretty. Can't wait to see how they look under the lens.
Jerry,
I'm running Italian lenses with your boards. Would definitely be up for checking out the white PCB boards.
Gary, your boards are amber only, correct? If so, I haven't built up any of those although I will if you want to try the white boards. If you want ones with white LEDs that's ok too. No charge but you have to swap them in a timely fashion, send some pictures and send the green boards back to me. PM me your contact info. I'm looking for one more green board volunteer to try these white boards.
The green boards were cool when I first designed them but now with black or white boards available, the green boards don't look good under clear lenses. That being the case, I'm thinking about having a buy-back of sorts for the green boards if you want to swap them for white or black boards. Your final cost for the boards will be $60. I'll start another thread about this.
Posted by: SKL1 Jul 4 2019, 09:13 PM
Have Italian on my silver '71- think it looks great. Have euro on the bahia red '73. Kind of depends on colour of car...
First saw the Italian on a beautiful black six that belonged to Chuck Stoddard way back in the '70's at a Parade- thought they looked perfect.
Posted by: Spoke Jul 13 2019, 10:04 PM
The first white front turnsignal boards are assembled. They look real nice. These ones are heading to @http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=19195 . The plastic frames have been updated to better fit in the fixture.
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Posted by: mepstein Jul 14 2019, 05:45 AM
Have Italian on my silver '71- think it looks great. Have euro on the bahia red '73. Kind of depends on colour of car...
First saw the Italian on a beautiful black six that belonged to Chuck Stoddard way back in the '70's at a Parade- thought they looked perfect.
Nice garage!
Posted by: PanelBilly Jul 14 2019, 08:10 AM
So will you be selling used green ones at a discount?
Posted by: Spoke Jul 14 2019, 03:22 PM
So will you be selling used green ones at a discount?
Absolutely. Right before we changed to black colored boards I had made up several sets of green boards and had them sitting around for more than a year. Sold those at a loss. I'll be selling the greenies I get back for $50. Quite a deal. I have Coondog's greenies for sale now. These boards will come with full guarantee and support.
Posted by: mb911 Jul 14 2019, 06:39 PM
I would be down with buying some used Green boards. Let me know.
Posted by: Coondog Jul 18 2019, 04:34 PM
Received the Spoke white boards, thank you Jerry. They look great.
Here’s a look with both lens. 
Posted by: Matteo Jan 14 2020, 06:36 AM
right
the bi-color for Europe
the white for Italy
the side one is not only for italy, but for europe
it was only for turn signal and not for position light. So is not reflective
Posted by: AZBanks Jan 14 2020, 12:25 PM
Doug, go Italian!!
Posted by: PlaysWithCars Jan 15 2020, 10:55 PM
Have Italian on my silver '71- think it looks great. Have euro on the bahia red '73. Kind of depends on colour of car...
Been running Italian on my silver car and really like how the lenses blend into the car.
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