DIY Porsche keyhead, lighted and LED Options

[Joe Bob]

If you are Jonesing for a lighted key head and a Porsche logo....here is a tutorial....First take apart your 914 key by cutting off the black plastic. Then if you can borrow a 911 blank and then buy a 911 lighted key head on eBay and some LEDS.

Trace the outline of the head of the 911 blank onto the the naked 914 key head. Then dremel the 914 head to match. The new 914 key should snap into the 911 lighted key head. You can use it as-is or convert it to LED. Here is what the 911 blank looks like.


Now....to the conversion. Open the key head and remove the batteries and the copper plate on the side. It should now look like this....



Save ALL parts. Someone will need the copper strip if they stay with the oem bulb.

Next take the LED. Seen below and find the flat edge. The flat edge and the short lead is positive....

[Joe Bob]

Insert the bulb into the hole as shown above and wrap the negative around the vertical copper post. Trim it off and crimp it so it has a good contact.

Next, insert the spring. Big side down, small side up. Take two batteries, I used the models below.




Stack them negative to positive and insert and balance them on top of the spring.



Trim the positive lead and bend it a bit so that the plastic cap can be placed over it. The trimmed lead will rest on top of the top battery.

NOTE: You might want to test the batteries with a meter and the bulb. The batteries should read 1.5volts and if you buy cheap China crap they have been known to be flat out of the box. Test the bulb by stacking the batteries placing the positive lead on + and the negative lead on -. Positive is marked, negative is not. Squeeze the leads between your fingers with leads on top of the top battery and the other lead on the bottom of the second battery.



Snap the face plate over the button and snap it in place. Push button and Voila!