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emerygt350
post Jun 6 2025, 08:08 PM
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An insert for 275? What and why? Is it just rarity? Some strange one off design that no other car uses?
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rick 918-S
post Jun 7 2025, 09:11 AM
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Same deal with 914-4 CV's. It totally baffles me that a car will huge production numbers has common wear parts that are either NLA, has substandard reproduction copies or is priced like they are gold plated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)
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post Jun 7 2025, 09:40 AM
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QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Jun 7 2025, 11:11 AM) *

Same deal with 914-4 CV's. It totally baffles me that a car will huge production numbers has common wear parts that are either NLA, has substandard reproduction copies or is priced like they are gold plated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)

100,000 or so 914s are not huge production numbers by anyone’s standards.

Even less on the road when you consider rust, accidents, and long term disrepair.

Quite honestly - we are extremely fortunate to have a vendor base as large as we do for a niche vehicle.
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post Jun 7 2025, 09:50 AM
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QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Jun 7 2025, 11:11 AM) *

Same deal with 914-4 CV's. It totally baffles me that a car will huge production numbers has common wear parts that are either NLA, has substandard reproduction copies or is priced like they are gold plated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)

100,000 or so 914s are not huge production numbers by anyone’s standards.

Even less on the road when you consider rust, accidents, and long term disrepair.

Quite honestly - we are extremely fortunate to have a vendor base as large as we do for a niche vehicle.


914-4's are not the only car that uses the 94mm 33 spline CV joints. 912's share these parts also. There has to be other manufactures, maybe early BMW 2002 or others. I am not saying our vendors shouldn't make a profit. I'm saying their options to sell parts are too limited.
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emerygt350   Explain the 300 dollar shock to me   Jun 6 2025, 08:08 PM
bkrantz   An insert for 275? What and why? Is it just rar...   Jun 6 2025, 10:19 PM
emerygt350   [quote name='emerygt350' post='3209243' date='Jun...   Jun 7 2025, 04:45 AM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   we had the original boges duplicated by a suspensi...   Jun 7 2025, 09:17 AM
Superhawk996   we had the original boges duplicated by a suspens...   Jun 7 2025, 09:42 AM
Shivers   I think I’ll see if they can rebuild mine. Price...   Jun 7 2025, 05:04 AM
DennisV   I think I’ll see if they can rebuild mine. Pric...   Jun 7 2025, 11:21 AM
Shivers   I think I’ll see if they can rebuild mine. Pri...   Jun 7 2025, 12:01 PM
914Sixer   Rebuilt shocks seem to be a thing of the past. I a...   Jun 7 2025, 05:35 AM
Shivers   Rebuilt shocks seem to be a thing of the past. I ...   Jun 7 2025, 07:32 AM
emerygt350   I think I might go with the reproduction from auto...   Jun 7 2025, 07:06 AM
Superhawk996   Yup a terrible shame there aren’t Monro-matic or...   Jun 7 2025, 07:51 AM
rick 918-S   Same deal with 914-4 CV's. It totally baffles ...   Jun 7 2025, 09:11 AM
Superhawk996   Same deal with 914-4 CV's. It totally baffles...   Jun 7 2025, 09:40 AM
rick 918-S   Same deal with 914-4 CV's. It totally baffle...   Jun 7 2025, 09:50 AM
Superhawk996   [quote name='Superhawk996' post='3209322' date='J...   Jun 7 2025, 09:55 AM
emerygt350   Yeah, not necessary. Too bad the cheap option app...   Jun 7 2025, 09:13 AM
rjames   Buyer beware- I saw a post on Facebook where someo...   Jun 7 2025, 09:17 AM
cgnj   @dr914 @autoatlanta.com I saw the post on the FB P...   Jun 8 2025, 10:47 AM
emerygt350   Well. Always a surprise. Still leaking though... ...   Jun 12 2025, 11:29 AM
emerygt350   Just took her through some twisty mountain roads, ...   Jun 12 2025, 01:02 PM
mepstein   At least on Bilsteins’ there is supposed to be a...   Jun 12 2025, 01:20 PM
emerygt350   Ahh, well, I guess this is more like 5mm. It was ...   Jun 12 2025, 02:51 PM


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