Worst "Up" - grades Under $200

[dagriff]

Originally Posted by RWebb

1. putting the braided steel hoses on the brakes. This does little for pedal firmness and significantly decreases the safety of the system. The early ones were subject to catastrophic failure, and the later ones - which may or may not be free of that - cannot be inspected. Thus, they must be replaced every year. This is one of the worst examples of taking a racing part (which is tossed as quickly as every race) and perverting it for use on the street, or periodic DEs.

I know that some are "D.O.T." approved & some are not, but are they that bad?

[RWebb]

They used to be - old Pano articles document spectacular failures (at the fittings, IIRC). The real question - is why take the chance just so you can look like a real pro racer....

DOT approval is worth something - but not a lot. If they were TUV approved, then I'd be impressed.

Those that just have to have them on their DE or street car could call Steve W. at RothSport - I'm sure they've found the very best ones. You'll still need to replace frequently.

[nyne11]

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

Oh i got one! Sheep fur seat covers. Iv seen those in one too many porsches. One or two actually and that was too many

[oldschoollear]

Whistle tips. Ohhh you don't know what whistle tips are. Here ya go!!!!

Coming soon for your 911

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSOSJ68xOBA

[SCWDP911]

If you show up with one of those things on your 911 at the this months MTFR, well, let me just say that I for one will run and hide!

[oldschoollear]

I thought you would like the WHOOOOOOOOOOOOP WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOP



BTW. I made some clips of my car today, I'm just trying to edit one down to fit on youtube. They will be on your exhaust thread shortly.

[SCWDP911]

cool

BTW, I like the guy sitting there explaining it all, you know, that the people should be up cooking breakfast for somebody anyway. It's like an alarm clock!

[oldschoollear]

He has it all figured out

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Originally Posted by vesnyder

How about this sticker in the trunk (see P-car logo under hood)?

Is that a. . . record player?

[paulgtr]

could be darth vader's lunch box?

[oldschoollear]

humidifier

[Seric]

Pro Race Blinker Fluid: For when you can't blink fast enough with the stock stuff.

Titanium Muffler Bearings: $199.95

Formula 1 grade Piston Return Springs

Big Foot Gas Pedal.

[azasadny]

How about lavender-scented Kuhmo tires?

[fumanchu]

How about the "Faux" wood trim kit for the gauges and glove box. Mine had this and white face gauges. Wood looks good in a Benzo, but not in my Porsche. Unfortunately, the Gauges are there to stay and really dont look too bad now that I am used to it.

[rusnak]

haha, what a funny thread!

I loved the plastic mirrors story, and the big ol Porsche sticker under the hood.

I think my worst mods are my K&N air filter, turbo tie rods, the stupid fiberglass cooling scoop in place of my front right turn signal, and my Blaupunkt sticker that says "I love (Bluedot)"...

This makes me think back to all of the '80s Performance Products crapola that I was too poor to buy and didn't want anyway, like:

DP body kit;
flush fitting (removable) tire valve stems;
frozen rotors (remember those?);
glovebox organizer;
Momo shift knob;
door edge bumper thingy with the amber reflector;
911 mud flaps;
that European rear fog lamp next to the exhaust pipe (wtf?).

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by RWebb

They used to be - old Pano articles document spectacular failures (at the fittings, IIRC). The real question - is why take the chance just so you can look like a real pro racer....

DOT approval is worth something - but not a lot. If they were TUV approved, then I'd be impressed.

Those that just have to have them on their DE or street car could call Steve W. at RothSport - I'm sure they've found the very best ones. You'll still need to replace frequently.

Randy? Have you talked to Jeff GamROTH at Rothsport on this issue????
'nuff said...(edit) other than to say I used to have a PANO collection dating from 1966...to March of 2007. It now belongs to Evren. My memory is fading, but I recall no such article. Can you document?

[shbop]

UTBoost a/c blower upgrade. Complete pos. and waste of time.
Cost===$120

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by onlycafe

ok. a few of us have stepped up to admit to painted calipers, has anyone got curb feelers? how about a set of fuzzy dice or a raccoon tail?
i did see a 997 in jersey last night with undercar neon! good grief!

Fuzzy dice? I used to hang them on the mirror at shows...just to tweak some upturned noses. You see, I never cared about trophies much...

[onlycafe]

were they color coordinated to the car?

[RSBob]

Got to be flames....




On second thought, maybe not