VIN sticker for door jam area, Has anyone ordered a replacement? Options

[SP9146]

I checked the archives here or maybe Pelican board a while ago and there was a post about how you could go to a Porsche dealer with verification of ownership and order a replacement VIN sticker.

Something about needing to wait a long time and color or text wasn't same as original??

I'm too lazy to go thru a search and the posts. If anyone has done this I'd really appreciate some info -- how to do, wait time, same as the original or not. If you used a dealer in the So. Cal. area would like to know which one. I can imagine a WTF expression from a dealer that hasn’t done it before.

I took pics of the original one, which had to come off during the restoration to get the jams painted right. I suppose I could eye ball the location but would be better if some of you experts have exact measurements from the striker or other reference point.

The restoration will probably take a few more months but I’d like to order it now if it’s orderable, something tells me it will take a long time to get.

Many thanks in advance!

Pete
1970 Irish Green 914-6

[PRS914-6]

This is what you get when you order from the dealer. I ordered this from Sunset Porsche. It took awhile to get but it was hassle free. Note the 911 part # Ready to install, I just need paint (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[Johny Blackstain]

This is what you get when you order from the dealer. I ordered this from Sunset Porsche. It took awhile to get but it was hassle free. Note the 911 part # Ready to install, I just need paint (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Thanks!!


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[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

This is what you get when you order from the dealer. I ordered this from Sunset Porsche. It took awhile to get but it was hassle free. Note the 911 part # Ready to install, I just need paint (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Thanks!!


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I did not know that a 914 weighed over 3000 lbs!!!!!!

[Gint]

I did not know that a 914 weighed over 3000 lbs!!!!!!

First off, GVWR means fully loaded with people, cargo and fluids.

A gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) is the maximum allowable total weight of a road vehicle or trailer that is loaded, including the weight of the vehicle itself plus fuel, passengers, and cargo.

And that's the GVWR for a 911.

Personally, I think I'd rather have a dealer sticker meant for a 911 on my 914/6 that came from a dealer and is legal, regardless of the fact that there 911 specific details on it that aren't correct for the 914.

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

I did not know that a 914 weighed over 3000 lbs!!!!!!

First off, GVWR means fully loaded with people, cargo and fluids.

A gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) is the maximum allowable total weight of a road vehicle or trailer that is loaded, including the weight of the vehicle itself plus fuel, passengers, and cargo.

And that's the GVWR for a 911.

Personally, I think I'd rather have a dealer sticker meant for a 911 on my 914/6 that came from a dealer and is legal, regardless of the fact that there 911 specific details on it that aren't correct for the 914.

When the previous owner applied to Porsche for a vin plate for his grey market 1972 914-6 he received a 911 aluminum plate that would in no way attach to the headlight box other than drilling new holes!
I would not worry about the sticker nor a factory look repro plate made by an engraver, as long as the car was legit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These days everyone is tending to make the 914s look as original as possible, and a 911 sticker in the door jamb just isn't original!