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Posted by: jackspratt Oct 14 2023, 07:11 PM
Wondering if all 914s had the side markers as standard. Or did some not?
Posted by: mate914 Oct 14 2023, 07:20 PM
Wondering if all 914s had the side markers as standard. Or did some not?
Not originally, The United States had rules how high marker lights and parking lights were mounted, maybe based off of Cal...
Porsche changed the car for US market.
Maybe someone with more info can chime in.
Matt
Posted by: Rand Oct 14 2023, 07:35 PM
Depends on the year. All later ones did.
Posted by: Shivers Oct 14 2023, 07:51 PM
I could not find the picture, but it shows the factory and train cars and 914s for different markets. It was easy to spot the cars bound for North America, the warts are present.
Posted by: JeffBowlsby Oct 14 2023, 09:04 PM
It’s my understanding that US vehicle safety laws required the sidemarkers for the US market 914s, because the front turn/parking lights were insufficiently visible when looking at the 914 from the side. For Japan market cars, the sidemarkers function as turn signals and have a different lense than the US version lenses.
Posted by: porschetub Oct 14 2023, 10:09 PM
Depends on the year. All later ones did.
Holy s#it you are back ? .
Posted by: jackspratt Oct 15 2023, 10:43 AM
Great info. What'll do is see if these were blocked off or other. It's a 73 originally from California and I'm thinking just blocked off. Need to investigate more.
Posted by: bkrantz Oct 15 2023, 06:38 PM
Mine did, but not anymore. 
Posted by: Lockwodo Oct 15 2023, 07:02 PM
Looks better sans warts.
Posted by: Dave_Darling Oct 15 2023, 10:15 PM
All of the US-spec 914s had side markers. Ones for Japan and maybe Italy also did, at least for some years. I think.
AFAIK, none of the "European spec" 914s had them.
It's a fairly popular mod to shave them off of US-spec cars, because a lot of people don't like the way they look. (Hence the nickname "warts" for them.)
--DD
Posted by: sb914 Oct 16 2023, 06:12 AM
I could not find the picture, but it shows the factory and train cars and 914s for different markets. It was easy to spot the cars bound for North America, the warts are present.
Posted by: 76-914 Oct 16 2023, 07:38 AM
All of the US-spec 914s had side markers. Ones for Japan and maybe Italy also did, at least for some years. I think.
AFAIK, none of the "European spec" 914s had them.
It's a fairly popular mod to shave them off of US-spec cars, because a lot of people don't like the way they look. (Hence the nickname "warts" for them.)
--DD
The Italian lens' were different too. I have one; broke its mate.
They have a very small arrow on the bottom pointing forward. The refracting is slightly different. 
Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Oct 16 2023, 08:26 AM
all USA cars, all Japanese cars, no european issue 914s
Wondering if all 914s had the side markers as standard. Or did some not?
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