 Decided to rip off that lame sail vinyl. Ewww. |
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| rekphiv |
 Sep 13 2007, 12:16 PM
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Decided to rip off that ugly peeling vinyl this morning. I got some goof off to remove the adhesive and try and make it look pretty. Worked well in the first pic, except for taking off a little paint at the top, Then went to rip off the other side and Ewwww... Ugly rust. No amount of polish is going to make the pretty anytime sone.
(IMG:http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/3454/dscf0285jm0.th.jpg) (IMG:http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/6478/dscf0286rh4.th.jpg) Guess its time to mix up some bondo. |
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| thomasotten |
Sep 13 2007, 02:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,565 Joined: 16-November 03 From: San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 1,349 |
Personally, I think they look better WITH the vinyl. The car looks weak without the contrast.
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| jd74914 |
Sep 13 2007, 02:51 PM
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QUOTE(thomasotten @ Sep 13 2007, 04:36 PM)  Personally, I think they look better WITH the vinyl. The car looks weak without the contrast. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I'm putting vinyl back on my freshly painted car. On light cars especially I think the contrast is necessary. On black and really dark grey cars its not so important IMHO. |
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| 1970 Neun vierzehn |
 Sep 13 2007, 03:40 PM
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QUOTE(jd74914 @ Sep 13 2007, 12:51 PM) QUOTE(thomasotten @ Sep 13 2007, 04:36 PM) Personally, I think they look better WITH the vinyl. The car looks weak without the contrast. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I'm putting vinyl back on my freshly painted car. On light cars especially I think the contrast is necessary. On black and really dark grey cars its not so important IMHO. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The reason that the vinyl was added to the rollbar area was to CALL ATTENTION to the fact that this vehicle had rollover protection integrated into its design. In the late '60s and early '70s, there were early rumblings as to the viability of convertible design, safety and practicality in the future. If you recall, early 911/912 Targa models had a contrasting "rollbar" as well (shiney aluminum finish), while later model years had a black, anodized treatment applied. Once again, the "spin" on the contasting finish was to point out that these cars were designed from the outset to have rollover protection. I concur with "jd" that the darker colors of the 914 can carry the "delete" vinyl appearance better than the lighter shades can. BTW, unless you are dealing with an LE, the vinyl covering was part of the "appearance package" in all markets. (This according to published Porsche factory periodicals). Paul |
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rekphiv Decided to rip off that lame sail vinyl. Ewww. Sep 13 2007, 12:16 PM
P-914 Yes, the sail panel vinyl is a really good moistur... Sep 13 2007, 01:13 PM jd74914 It was an option . . . you didn't need to get ... Sep 13 2007, 01:15 PM toon1 personally, I think they look better without the v... Sep 13 2007, 01:16 PM P-914 Optional? On US models? ...came standard on my ... Sep 13 2007, 01:33 PM
SirAndy
Optional? On US models? ...came standard on my ... Sep 16 2007, 10:34 PM So.Cal.914 My 72 came without. Sep 13 2007, 01:41 PM por73914 My 74 came without it... :beer2: Sep 13 2007, 01:50 PM RoninEclipse2G couldn't get it on a 74 LE :) Sep 13 2007, 02:00 PM KELTY360
couldn't get it on a 74 LE :)
I thought so ... Sep 16 2007, 12:58 AM Garold Shaffer I pulled mine off, then had the sails painted blac... Sep 13 2007, 02:09 PM rekphiv
I pulled mine off, then had the sails painted bla... Sep 13 2007, 02:42 PM Johny Blackstain I prefer w/out the vinyl & plan on removing it... Sep 13 2007, 02:50 PM 1970 Neun vierzehn Fresh out of the paint booth. the rollbar area loo... Sep 13 2007, 04:03 PM xperu My Vinyl was in good shape after 30+ years, but wh... Sep 13 2007, 04:04 PM toon1
Personally, I think they look better WITH the vin... Sep 13 2007, 05:17 PM craig downs I like the contrast the vinyl gives. I'm going... Sep 16 2007, 11:25 AM computers4kids
personally, I think they look better without the ... Sep 16 2007, 10:21 PM koozy I tried both and liked the contrast of the black v... Sep 17 2007, 02:40 AM Headrage
On light cars especially I think the contrast is ... Sep 16 2007, 10:31 PM orthobiz Hey, it was the 70's.
Anybody with COLORED vi... Sep 17 2007, 08:39 PM Pat Garvey
Hey, it was the 70's.
Anybody with COLORED v... Sep 17 2007, 08:48 PM Dan (Almaden Valley) just paint the whole thing one color and be done w... Sep 17 2007, 09:01 PM Dan (Almaden Valley) and here is the basic same color car I owned with ... Sep 17 2007, 09:02 PM Dan (Almaden Valley) and this one :D Sep 17 2007, 09:03 PM woobn8r Personally, I think there is a place for everythin... Sep 18 2007, 09:33 AM |
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