Great price from Porsche hub cap set. Not?, I think this is not the real deal! |
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Great price from Porsche hub cap set. Not?, I think this is not the real deal! |
burton73 |
Mar 21 2018, 02:50 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,497 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California |
Jeffery (914 7T3) pointed out factory parts from these fine Porsche people. These where so expensive from anybody that had a set left over just last year. $800 or so. What the market would bear. I remember when front targa seals where so expensive before George had a bunch made up by the factory some 8 years ago. The price of a good used
seal was one for $500. Supply and demand. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) Bob B |
Tom_T |
Mar 21 2018, 03:13 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
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Also Bob, FYI for all - Suncoast Porsche in FL has a good price parts website too, worth cross checking for price & availability, as well as closer for folks on the right half of the country. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
914Sixer |
Mar 21 2018, 07:15 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,870 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Center caps for Fuchs have gotten out of hand. $190 is a good price. Most retailers are asking $80 each. 356 hood crests that can be used on the center caps are now in the $70 range.
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mepstein |
Mar 22 2018, 05:27 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,239 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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Jett |
Mar 22 2018, 09:32 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,635 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Seattle Member No.: 17,686 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
thanks. I bought a set as backup (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Mar 22 2018, 10:19 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,817 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
and they STILL differ from the original factory fuchs center caps!
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burton73 |
Mar 22 2018, 08:26 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,497 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California |
and they STILL differ from the original factory fuchs center caps! George, I would like to see the difference of the 40-year-old units from the stuff Porsche is selling now as new replacement. I know, you know, so it would be great if you could point out the difference. I have good eyes for that and my eyes go right there if not right. Not sure it is a blessing or a curse in my life. Bob B |
CMONNETT |
Mar 23 2018, 01:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: 27-September 07 From: Cibolo, TX Member No.: 8,162 Region Association: Southwest Region |
If anyone is really interested in a set of new Porsche ones I would be willing to do $175 a set plus actual shipping from Texas. I'm the parts manager at a Porsche dealership in San Antonio. Let me know.
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Mar 23 2018, 01:58 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,817 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
The caps are TOTALLY different!! They are turned rather than stamped stainless, are taller, have split bottoms, and are dull as opposed to stainless shine
The ones we sell for 32.00 are also turned, but look much more like the old originals than than the "factory" Porsche reproductions and they STILL differ from the original factory fuchs center caps! George, I would like to see the difference of the 40-year-old units from the stuff Porsche is selling now as new replacement. I know, you know, so it would be great if you could point out the difference. I have good eyes for that and my eyes go right there if not right. Not sure it is a blessing or a curse in my life. Bob B 822] Attached thumbnail(s) |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Mar 23 2018, 01:59 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,817 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
Porsche is trying, I guess, but since both Mark and I have them available, why try to reinvent the wheel?
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burton73 |
Mar 23 2018, 03:38 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,497 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California |
Hi George,
If what you are showing as a new part box from Porsche on right is the replacement for your caps and Marks caps, you are right and they are not the same. If so we cannot trust parts from Porsche in less they are NOS. I do not have a problem with the new parts except if they are trying to be sold as what came on the cars back in the 70s. I get that your save box is the 70s control box. Lots of work to get just the right part with the right finishes. Most people to not see it but 25% of the people do. I am showing my cap stash from today and I sent my 76 car to Belgium with fresh Mark caps but had dicked with these caps for the last 8 years. I bought caps from ISP as well and you can see there logo inside of those caps. None of these are steel parts that where formed by I guess pressing. All where Aluminum that where machined for billet stock. IPS where different sizes and none of them would fit on the front of my 76. Back was tight but OK if you did not screw them up with a mallet. The factory that made the caps back in the 70s must of trashed there tooling and no one wants to invest in it over for caps. You are right, too many players reinventing the wheel. I guess there is a reason that some one with a show car would pay $800 for steel perfect ones. Bob B [attachmentid=643 839] Attached image(s) |
TJB/914 |
Mar 23 2018, 04:26 PM
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Mid-Engn. Group: Members Posts: 4,326 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Plymouth & Petoskey, MI Member No.: 346 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Here are some more photo's of real and repo.
The real one is on the Porsche bag & the repo was purchased from Mark a long time ago. They sure look identical except the NOS stainless one looks better. Tom Attached thumbnail(s) |
TJB/914 |
Mar 23 2018, 04:28 PM
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Mid-Engn. Group: Members Posts: 4,326 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Plymouth & Petoskey, MI Member No.: 346 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Here are some more photo's of real and repo. The real one is on the Porsche bag & the repo was purchased from Mark a long time ago. They sure look identical except the NOS stainless one looks better. Tom few more photo's Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
JeffBowlsby |
Mar 23 2018, 06:03 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,477 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
Actually Tom, your left one on the bag is a later more recent issue. An original is the left one above in Georges first post. The telltale is the wider seat rim.
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TJB/914 |
Mar 23 2018, 06:07 PM
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Mid-Engn. Group: Members Posts: 4,326 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Plymouth & Petoskey, MI Member No.: 346 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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Mikey914 |
Mar 23 2018, 09:48 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,638 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Actually we have been making these for years also. The machined polished aluminum is actually a better product. Porsche did get that right. The old ones were not stainless (atleast the 2nd gen of them) In fact many of you had experienced what happens when these are left in place. Galvanic corrosion, this is why many were beat up being removed. Then the aluminum is polished it looks very close to the OEM ones. Thats why we made them that way.
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