New SWB Taillights and Turn Signals from Porsche Classic

[LiveFromNY]

Doesn't get them off the hook for the color of the lens or detailing the shape of housing better.

Or the damn fonts. Maybe we can forgive the font errors on the backside - but they are errors and Porsche certainly thought they were important. From the oh-so-pretty catalog:

"The attention to detail that went into this new part edition is also illustrated by the cast part number in the die-cast zinc housing. As with the original part, it was cast only to the penultimate digit, with the last digit being added by hand depending on the country, as it was more than 50 years ago."

Yeah, right. Did the PR flack who wrote that article even see the finished product with the silk screened or laser printed "penultimate digit".

And can someone please find me a single factory part where the "230" stamping uses a standard three as opposed to the correct flat-topped 3? Because I've looked at a couple dozen units - from original 1965 parts to dealer replacements from the 70's - and I can't find a single one. I'd love to be wrong.

But the worst of the fonts is the BOSCH on the front of the lens. Call me crazy, but for the price Porsche is charging they could have at least gotten this important detail right. I mean, it's not really even that close and it's frustrating me more and more the longer I look at it.



So, the color and the housings - yes. I agree. But these fonts could have been done right for nothing or next to nothing. No idea how this could have happened - especially with all their crowing in the catalog that they were getting these details EXACTLY right.

[jaudette3]

I found the catalog description to be really irritating, very pretentious. Total fluff. Makes me nostalgic for the old hard core engineering days of form follows function. I expect to see Porsche introduce a line of perfumes next.

John

[911GP]

I agree. On the one hand, it is great they they are investing money in supporting the old cars and producing parts that people will need due to stone chips etc. However, they should make the obvious to the eye bits more accurate. The colour of the lens and Bosch font should be key focus points and they should have got this better. Making false claims in marketing rubbish that is of no interest to anyone but those of us with these cars is a waste of money that could have been spent on getting the parts more accurate.

[JackMan]

John, Porsche Perfume, LMA0. 2 parts ground up and pulverized burnt exhaust valve seat carbon, 3 parts perlon carpet, 1 part used motor oil, 1 part fresh leaded gasoline, and 3 parts viscous evaporating liquid. Comes in a small jar with a bent valve to seal the jar and apply the perfume. Comes with a PET number. Cost $1,000 per ml.

[LiveFromNY]

I found the catalog description to be really irritating, very pretentious. Total fluff. Makes me nostalgic for the old hard core engineering days of form follows function. I expect to see Porsche introduce a line of perfumes next.

John

https://www.fragrancex.com/products/...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

[70SATMan]

And can someone please find me a single factory part where the "230" stamping uses a standard three as opposed to the correct flat-topped 3? Because I've looked at a couple dozen units - from original 1965 parts to dealer replacements from the 70's - and I can't find a single one. I'd love to be wrong.

But the worst of the fonts is the BOSCH on the front of the lens. Call me crazy, but for the price Porsche is charging they could have at least gotten this important detail right. I mean, it's not really even that close and it's frustrating me more and more the longer I look at it.

So, the color and the housings - yes. I agree. But these fonts could have been done right for nothing or next to nothing. No idea how this could have happened - especially with all their crowing in the catalog that they were getting these details EXACTLY right.

Here's a few from the pictures I studied for a while. Some of the markings I've seen on the earliest lenses are definitely convex characters but, I've seen some later lenses that appear to be originals with characters that have more of a flat face like the repros. Seemed to tie in with the later produced lenses that had the first Euro safety marks. The earliest lenses I've seen only had the TUV registration number.

[eric356]

No extra markings on the USA versions:

[LiveFromNY]

That's certainly something but same "skinny" BOSCH font. Sigh.

Eric is sending me his euro rears and I just ordered a set of U.S. fronts and rears from the dealer. I have NOS sets for all of them to compare and I'll post detailed side-by-side photos when they arrive.

[eric356]

INSPECT VERY CAREFULLY!

The first set of US fronts I received had 2-3 vertical cracks on each. The replacement set initially looked fine, but when I was gluing the seal on the one pictured in my previous post I noticed a crack in it. The crack coincided with the internal fluting so it was hard to spot. They seem to have a manufacturing or quality control problem based on my small sample.

[LiveFromNY]

INSPECT VERY CAREFULLY!

The first set of US fronts I received had 2-3 vertical cracks on each. The replacement set initially looked fine, but when I was gluing the seal on the one pictured in my previous post I noticed a crack in it. The crack coincided with the internal fluting so it was hard to spot. They seem to have a manufacturing or quality control problem based on my small sample.

Thanks for the tip.