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Posted by: underthetire Jan 22 2009, 09:48 PM

Came with my 73 last summer. Was not hooked up, so I just removed it. I think it was installed when the car was pretty new. Just a little 70's history.


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Posted by: SLITS Jan 22 2009, 09:51 PM

I have one ... wanna buy it?

Saw one at one of those expensive Porsche home garage sellers labeled "NOS 356 CDI". Don't know if it was the truth or not.

Posted by: underthetire Jan 22 2009, 09:55 PM

Don't want the one I have! Don't think it could be NOS. It was built in Colorado! Don't think there is a colorado Germany !!!

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jan 22 2009, 09:58 PM

of course you do father time....

Posted by: 9146986 Jan 22 2009, 10:27 PM

IIRC those were one of the first aftermarket CDI's that you could use to replace a toasted Bosch CDI.

Posted by: sixnotfour Jan 22 2009, 11:09 PM

I had one too, mine had a switch, cd or standard
must have been a newer model

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Jan 22 2009, 11:14 PM

What does being manufactured in Colorado have to do with whether or not it's NOS?
I've got T-shirts that are NOS .............

The Cap'n

Posted by: sixnotfour Jan 22 2009, 11:21 PM

slits is confused with NOS versus OEM, like was with M versus A

Posted by: type47 Jan 23 2009, 04:47 PM

yea, i have one too (in the junk in the basement) and has the CD/no-CD switch. used it on the '71 super beetle. i wonder if it made any difference.

Posted by: southernmost914 Jan 23 2009, 04:59 PM

Yep! Had one just like it in the early 80's with a by-pass switch. Never notice a differance. Had simple wireing, Like across the coil or something.

Steve

Posted by: anderssj Jan 23 2009, 05:30 PM

WOW!

I had forgotten about those things. I built one (from a kit) in 1972--and I was living in Colorado at the time