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Posted by: 736convers Jul 16 2003, 10:00 AM

I hate to see a used product
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2424077401&category=33716

Posted by: rhodyguy Jul 16 2003, 10:51 AM

a new #1 for the worst ad ever. "great success..." the pos is broken, period. the ad should include "you will need to buy a seloniod from us too so you can open your trunk". do you even think he READS the shit before he submits the ad? "studs included", i have to glue those on? what a joke.

kevin

Posted by: thesey914 Jul 16 2003, 12:59 PM

times must be hard

Posted by: rdauenhauer Jul 16 2003, 05:58 PM

Gratuitus plug
If someone wants one, Ill sell the one off my 73.
I have decided I dont like it.
Unbroken but wavey from sun's heat.
Oh BTW Keven's spot on it requires the the electronic hatch relase as well so that IS part of the deal.
There used to be a pull-cable setup available for the use with the lens kit but this is apparently NLA? (I have the latch but no cable)

Posted by: Scott Carlberg Jul 16 2003, 06:32 PM

"we've had fabulous luck glueing these back together".

Great, thanks for telling me THAT now!

I just tore the broken lens off of my car, hey, maybe it's still in the garbage can, huh?
Can I make you a deal, aa?


They MUST be 914 people over there huh. Check out the days & hours left:

Time left: 9 days 14 hours

Posted by: Mike's2nd914 Jul 17 2003, 11:25 AM

That's gotta be on of the saddest/funniest damn things I have ever seen.

Posted by: silver six Jul 17 2003, 02:54 PM

Rich,

Are you able to take a photo of the mechanical release mechanism? I'm thinking about making something similar and could use a reference.


Douglas

Posted by: jkeyzer Jul 17 2003, 02:56 PM

Posted by: rdauenhauer Jul 17 2003, 03:28 PM

No problem. I actually was more interested in using that than the solinoid unit originally. I called around but no one could help me with a cable.
Ill try to post it tonight

Posted by: itsa914 Jul 17 2003, 08:57 PM

I had one of these on my old 73. It was ok but I had to "adjust" the solenoid release every other day.

Nothing sucks more when you need to put the top on your car and the rear trunk won't open. I had to ask the neighbor a few times to push the button under the dash while I pulled up on the trunk lid

I had a cable hooked up also. I will see if I can find my "How To" book on how I made the cable. I think I Brad Mayuer told me how to do it

Garold

Posted by: kevinseven Jul 17 2003, 10:09 PM

The saddest/funniest thing was when AA tried to auction off a "lunch with Dr. 914" on ebay. It included a tour of the 914 World Headquarters and I guess all the tech info you could squeeze in over a cheeseburger.

I can't remember if anyone actually bid and/or won that. Does anybody recall?

Posted by: Qarl Jul 17 2003, 10:12 PM

On Ebay they once listed a 30 minute phone consultation with Dr. 914 or something like that.

The high bidder was Wayne Dempsey from Pelican Parts!

That was funny. Not sure if the call was ever made or not!

Posted by: rdauenhauer Jul 18 2003, 05:02 PM

Here is that pic (sorry for the quality)


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