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Original Radio and faceplate question |
914Next |
Apr 19 2015, 10:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 699 Joined: 28-July 14 From: Ephraim Wisconsin Member No.: 17,695 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Below are a couple pics of the radio in my '73 2.0. This radio was in the car when the original owner purchased it from the showroom in '73. Clearly looks to me like a dealer install. Is it typical, however that the faceplate would not have the same vinyl weave as the rest of the dash? Is the standard blaupunt radio installed at the time?
Are there by vinyl weave original faceplates to be found? Thanks |
JawjaPorsche |
Apr 19 2015, 12:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
I noticed all your threshold parts are black. My 73 is silver. Is your 73 a late build?
Mine was built in 11/72. I know the 74's went with black. 914Rubber has dash material: http://shop.914rubber.com/Basketweave-Dash...inyl-914DFV.htm Attached thumbnail(s) |
914Next |
Apr 19 2015, 02:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 699 Joined: 28-July 14 From: Ephraim Wisconsin Member No.: 17,695 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I noticed all your threshold parts are black. My 73 is silver. Is your 73 a late build? Mine was built in 11/72. I know the 74's went with black. 914Rubber has dash material: http://shop.914rubber.com/Basketweave-Dash...inyl-914DFV.htm I'm not up on build dates but yes I would say mine is a later build. 04/73 and sold in July '73. interestingly it has what appear to both early and late pieces. It has the white headlight surrounds which I think were early and the plastic threshold covers which were later as I recall. |
dlkawashima |
Apr 20 2015, 09:05 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 9,749 Joined: 1-October 10 From: San Jose Member No.: 12,234 Region Association: Northern California |
I'm not up on build dates but yes I would say mine is a later build. 04/73 and sold in July '73. interestingly it has what appear to both early and late pieces. It has the white headlight surrounds which I think were early and the plastic threshold covers which were later as I recall. Yes that's odd but not unheard of. I recall another thread where a member owned a car built after mine ... I think it was actually a very early '74 model, and he claimed that his white headlight surrounds were factory original. My car was built in 6/73 and has the black surrounds along with the black threshold plates. Your car must have been one of the first to receive the black threshold covers and one of the last to receive the white headlight surrounds. |
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