914/6 Steering Column into 914 Wiring Info Thread, Have all the parts required, looking for a thread (I searched) Options

[Martin Baker]

I plan to/will install a 914/6 type column/converted 911 into a 1975 chassis, no idea what year my 911 switches are from, so it will be an adventure electrically. I have two different wiper switches, and the harnesses from them are radically different. I have pig tails cut from the chassis side of a 911 harness, with the connectors so I don't have to hard wire it in the car.

Is there a thread, or someone who's done it, with REAL "hands on" knowledge?

I have the color 914/6 schematic, and I have the 1975 914 schematic, but what I will need to find out is the switches that I have wire colors. No idea what they are yet.

Thanks in advance...

MB

[John]

The only trouble I had with wiring was the wiper switch and the washer switch. I had converted the 914-4 column to electric long ago following one of the old UpFixin' articles back in the 1980s, so it was a bit funky, but once I got it all sorted, everything has been fine.

On the topic of plug&play, it may not be so easy since some of the earlier cars had a separate switch for wipers and the pneumatic washer system, but good luck with that. I know my car will never go back to stock.

I try to keep my mods Porsche-esque, but I also want the later tech like dash vents, movable passenger seat, retractable seat belts, later model passenger footwell, door bars, etc. Most folks dont know what they are looking at anyway. I do like the left key placement, but I doubt I would ever do it again.

I believe I used a 1973 911 steering column as a donor. I did have to find a 911 MOMO steering wheel adapter to go along with the 911 steering column for my steering wheel.

Good luck with your project.