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| siverson |
 Aug 11 2021, 04:25 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,448 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California 
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Anyone have experience with these "factory seconds" grills?
https://914rubber.com/chrome-fog-light-gril...for-porsche-914 https://914rubber.com/factory-second-chrome...for-porsche-914 $55 vs $120... ? -Steve |
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| jdamiano |
Aug 11 2021, 05:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 335 Joined: 18-March 18 From: Jacksonville Member No.: 21,981 Region Association: South East States |
I got them a couple months ago and am happy with them. Unless your car is a show car I think the seconds are fine. The chrome looks a little wavy but I don’t even see it when they are on the car. Get new clips and slightly longer screws to mount them. My buddy did a video of mine on his YouTube channel Barefoot Garage.
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| abes914 |
Aug 11 2021, 06:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 30-March 11 From: Long Beach Member No.: 12,880 Region Association: Southern California
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i have it in my car as well and i am happy with it. it does feel more plastic than the original painted black that i have. my car is a driver's car so i wasn't looking for concourse parts. YMMV
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| Mikey914 |
Aug 11 2021, 06:56 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,678 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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We are actually doing another run on grills.
The initial run we did in black plastic so we could offer the black grills as well as chrome. To coat and make bright with the black it takes more material. Unfortunately when you coat that thick it gets harder to make the coat consistent. This next run is on the white plastic so we should be reducing the number of seconds, so get them while you can. Factory does things for a reason sometimes you don't know why until you do. |
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| burton73 |
Aug 12 2021, 06:04 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,555 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California
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I have a set of 914 Rubber parts that I have not put on a car yet and even if they are seconds they look very good to me. Really not sure why mine where seconds but they look very good. I have done QC on plastic parts for 46 years and these look great IMHO
Bob B |
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| Tonyooc |
Aug 14 2021, 06:53 AM
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1974 2.0 Group: Members Posts: 515 Joined: 6-January 18 From: Fort Mill, SC Member No.: 21,763 Region Association: South East States
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For a driver the seconds are fine. I wouldn't put them on a show car. I like mine, a little blemish you will never see when there on the car.
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| Mikey914 |
Aug 14 2021, 10:58 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,678 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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That’s just it, these take a pretty good beating if you are putting mileage on you car. If it’s a show car an someone is a foot or two away the un uniform application of the metal will show a wave. It’s very difficult to QC these as to do so we have to move them around and closely look at the part. They are still great parts so we offer them up at a discount. I’m hoping that this next run we will finally have the consistency to produce fewer 2nds.
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