1970 914-6 headlight surrounds, color of surrounds Options

[bobm]

Looking for some assistance. My 1970 914-6 has black headlight surround covers. I am being told that they should be white in color. Being new to the 914 world can anyone confirm this. If this is true does anyone know the correct shade of white (code) Any photo's of a Six with the headlights up. My car is being painted and a good time to get things correct.
TIA
Bob

[Mikey914]

Actually, they were white when they shipped from the factory. We actually did quite a bit of research on these before we made them. Thinking that they were an Ivory. I obtained several sets, and what was confusing was the fact that some were textured and some were smooth.

Here's what I found out -

1- Lots of folks have "restored these". The smooth was actually textured and someone had primered and painted them with an ivory white paint.

2-I got a NOS set and they were textured, also an ivory color.

It makes more sense that they all were textured, as the mold cost was quite a bit. Changing made no sense.

To make sure we got the correct color we actually sanded into the plastic (on the inside where it couldn't be seen). We found that the plastic was actually not an ivory, but a more true white. Over time and UV exposure it gets an ivory color. I suspect this is why factory changed from the white to the black.

Got everything you need to rebuild the assemblies right here -

https://914rubber.com/early-headlight-rebui...rrounds-for-914

As well as stand alone (just the surrounds) -
https://914rubber.com/headlight-surrounds-for-porsche-914