914 Historian Questions, Please Help With a few easy ones for you guys! Options

[19144jt]

Hi Guys!

I have a 1975 that I am backdating the bumpers on. Now you can picture the car I have these questions on.

1. I came upon and purchased a limited edition front spoiler and it appears to use the same mounting location as the front valence. Were the spoilers put in in place of the front valence or in addition to (over the top of) the front valence? Did the spoilers all come in semi-gloss black or were they ever painted the same color as the car or some other color altogether?
2. Did all steel bumpers come in chrome or were there ever painted ones from the factory? I see several black ones but don’t know if this was stock.
3. Did all 914’s come with sail vinyl or were some painted same color as the car? I have heard that only some limited edition cars came with the vinyl on the sails and if that is true then would it be politically incorrect to have the limited edition spoiler but not the sail vinyl? I’m afraid I just don’t care for the sail vinyl that much but I am trying to make the car as stock as possible.
4. Were passenger exterior mirrors (the chrome type) ever offered? If so is it a different mirror than the driver’s side or do you simply turn it around? I am confused here because Performance Products offers drivers and passengers side (two different numbers) but Automobile Atlanta only offers drives side but I think I read some place in their catalog that it could be used for either side.

I would sure appreciate any info from you 914 historians and concurs enthusiasts.

Thanks, John
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[grasshopper]

1. well, I assume you have a fiberglass LE valence... so it just replaces it. It is most likely an aftermarket part..so paint it what you want. On real LE car, It was painted the color of the trim. yellow for bumblebee cars, orange for creamsicle..(there are no grasshoppers)
2. No, some came crome and some came painted. Some were painted black, some were body color, and some were crome.
3. Some did come with sail vinyl and others didn't. 2.0 cars, sixes, and cars with the appearance package had sail vinyl. 1.7 and 1.8 cars came without it, unless it was ordered. LE cars did NOT have sail vinyl.
4. I am not really sure about it. There has been some talk that porsche has a couple hundred NOS passenger side mirrors, but I dont think any ever came with them stock... I am probably wrong, but I havn't seen any that weren't added on later..
Hope that helps