911R style tail lamps for the 914, I found the info on who made mine Options

[campbellcj]

There was a thread on this not too long ago but I searched and couldn't find it.

I just pulled mine out of a box -- getting ready to work on the car some more -- and I noticed this marking on the back side of the fiberglass. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) No idea whether he is still in business or still making these parts.

Mike Swanson
AR Concepts
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(818) 470-5700

[Mike Bellis]

In California, I don't think there has ever been a documented case of getting pulled over due to reverse lights not working. I'm sure it could happen??? VW had some cool bumper mount backup lights that could be placed under the bumper if needed.

[ArtechnikA]

In California, I don't think there has ever been a documented case of getting pulled over due to reverse lights not working.

First - not everybody lives in California.
Second - just because it's not widely enforced doesn't mean it can't be. And yes, it'd just be an equipment violation, but it's also one that can be easily seen, and not just when you're reversing. Do you really need to give a cop an(other) excuse to pull you over any time, day or night ?

In PA, you probably wouldn't get pulled over either.
But if they're not working and they oughtta be, you just don't get your annual inspection sticker. And you _can_ get pulled over for driving on nonexistant or expired inspection.

And yes, like emisions requirements in some states (PA and CA among them...), 'historic' plates eliminate the need for annual inspections, but the car still needs to meet the legal requirements of its vintage. Historic plates are not a free pass to do whatever you want. Part of the agreement you sign when you get the plates is that you'll keep the car essentially unaltered from its vintage condition.

And yes, I expect that agreement gets a bit of skirting as well...

I'm not the Lighting Police here - it's your car, it's your life, take the chances you want. On the spectrum of crimes, this one's pretty far down on the 'victimless' scale. So I don't care what decision you make, as long as it's an informed decision.

But I'll also mention this, since in many cases The Insurance Industry is happy to enforce stuff Lawn Forcement can't or won't - they don't need too many excuses to deny a claim (or make your life miserable until you simply drop the issue...) and if you've "knowingly modified your vehicle's lighting not in compliance with the law" - you have created problems for yourself.

I sometimes hang out on one of the Nissan Titan boards, and there are several instances of folks with 'smoked' or "decoratively" covered rear light assemblies who've had claimed denied after being rear-ended. Was it a factor? Probably not. Is the insurance company going to claim "blacked out" brake lights were an essential element? - You betcha.