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
ar_concepts@hotmail.com
(818) 470-5700

[campbellcj]

I finally finished this little project today. The wiring, prep & paint, and assembly definitely took a bit more time than I anticipated. Part of it was because I had to chase down some existing electrical gremlins in the front light circuit, and I was fairly anal about the new wiring so I labeled everything and used covered crimp connectors with heat-shrink tubing and so forth.

The fiberglass pieces are a bit rough in terms of fit and finish, I must say, as with many other aftermarket body parts for our cars. They could stand to be be shaped and realigned a bit whenever my car goes in for body and paint work, but I think they're fine for a race car.

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914R with "R" tail lights by cjcam, on Flickr

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914R by cjcam, on Flickr

[teddyf1]

Smokin' look! Earlier in your post you mentioned doing a test on which is brighter, the LED or incandescent bulb. Did you notice any difference in brightness between the two? I'm looking to do the same and have already spoken to to Mike about a set and I have my lights on order.


Thanks

[JmuRiz]

Looks cool and goes with the look of your car.

One off-topic question though:
What's with the capped exhaust pipe? Does it make a difference in sound for street driving? Just wondering as I'm about to start a 2.7 conversion myself and I'll be looking at exhausts at some point.

[campbellcj]

Smokin' look! Earlier in your post you mentioned doing a test on which is brighter, the LED or incandescent bulb. Did you notice any difference in brightness between the two? I'm looking to do the same and have already spoken to to Mike about a set and I have my lights on order.


Thanks

I kinda forgot to do the side-by-side (A/B) tests with the bulbs vs. led's before I screwed the covers on. I will try to do that sometime soon. The LED bulbs are expensive in this form factor so I am curious how much difference is visible.

[campbellcj]

What's with the capped exhaust pipe? Does it make a difference in sound for street driving? Just wondering as I'm about to start a 2.7 conversion myself and I'll be looking at exhausts at some point.

Yep, it quiets down the exhaust noticeably. This is an "R" type M&K muffler which is very free-flowing and loud, borderline un-streetable when uncapped. (Especially since the County Sheriff station is right around the corner.) The cap came from Ben McFarland, the builder/owner at M&K, although I attached it differently because the clip/clamp he supplied only stayed on for a few minutes.

[JmuRiz]

Cool deal, wonder if you can cap their 'sport' exhaust for a civilized drive around town and uncap it for having some fun. I'll have to keep that company in mind if my wallet allows for it later.

[campbellcj]

Cool deal, wonder if you can cap their 'sport' exhaust for a civilized drive around town and uncap it for having some fun. I'll have to keep that company in mind if my wallet allows for it later.

I'm not sure about the sport version but you could email or call Ben McFarland at M&K -- he is typically very responsive and also hangs out on the Pelican boards sometimes.