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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ '73 Ignition Switch in a '75?

Posted by: Chris H. Jun 29 2003, 08:09 PM

I think I read somewhere that starting in the 1975 914 the Rabbit steering column was used so the ignition switch is not interchangeable with the earlier years. Anyone know if this is true or not? Just wondering if the '73 switch I have is worth keeping just in case or not..... Had 3 people ask if I had one to sell this weekend.... might as well sell it if it won't fit mine.

Thanks for the help,

Posted by: SirAndy Jun 29 2003, 09:27 PM

i'm not sure about '73 to '75,
but i can assure you that '70 to '73 and '70 to '75 don't fit ...

i now have a '75 (replaced the complete column) in my car.

Andy

Posted by: tod914 Jun 30 2003, 07:48 AM

Pain in the butt to replace a 75 switch. It does use the rabbit column. when i ordered a switch, it was specific to the 75-76 year.

Posted by: vsg914 Jun 30 2003, 07:51 PM

I ran into the same problem when I flushed my only key down the crapper.Opps! I took one out of a 73 parts car. no good. I took one out of a 74. Still no good. I purchased a new one at the local vw dealership for under 60 bucks(Porsche wanted 220.00) worked perfectly, but I now have a vw key.
ouch!

Posted by: Chris H. Jun 30 2003, 09:05 PM

Thanks Guys. I will take my chances and sell the '73 switch now and deal with the '75 switch later if I have to....