Questions, white fog lights? velour trunk carpeting? Options

[Johny Blackstain]

Got my COA today, after 4 months (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) , & I thought it posed some interesting questions. COA said I have white fog lights & velour trunk carpeting. Did 914s come w/ yellow fog lights? What on earth is velour trunk carpeting?

[sixerdon]

Wolfgang is correct about yellow fogs for France. But I have never seen velour as original trunk carpeting in a six. Who knows, maybe the factory was experimenting again and someone didn't like it so they replaced it before you owned the car.
I have become more and more distrustful of the information from the COA. Out of 8 catagories listed on yours, 3 of them are N/A. Now they get wordy in the options area. My COA for #0876 just states that it has Canadian Equipment. Whatever that means. The car was sold in Nevada and lived in CA. Sixes were not sold in Canada. (Maybe ONE exception)
This is a classic case where you can't display your COA at a Parade Concours without the judges holding the owner responsible to the original spec.
Don

[davep]

My COA for #0876 just states that it has Canadian Equipment. Whatever that means. The car was sold in Nevada and lived in CA. Sixes were not sold in Canada. (Maybe ONE exception)

Don, could you post or email your COA for me to see. I have not seen Canadian equipment listed before. I'd bet it was the heated rear window, not sure what else. But why do they not explain the option. I guess it is a matter of interpretation, but what exactly does the record for the car state? How do they actually decode it?

[sixerdon]

My COA for #0876 just states that it has Canadian Equipment. Whatever that means. The car was sold in Nevada and lived in CA. Sixes were not sold in Canada. (Maybe ONE exception)

Don, could you post or email your COA for me to see. I have not seen Canadian equipment listed before. I'd bet it was the heated rear window, not sure what else. But why do they not explain the option. I guess it is a matter of interpretation, but what exactly does the record for the car state? How do they actually decode it?

Dave,
Sorry I can't copy or send. Don't have the hardware.
Trust me though. My "Optional Equipment: Canadian Equipment" is all that is recorded for #0876. No, there is no rear heated window. I thought of the same thing many years ago. That was before I learned there were no sixes imported to Canada. (Except of course the one you mentioned.) My theory is someone misinterpreted an abreviated CA as meaning Canadian and not California.
I sent for COA's for both my sixes at the same time back in Jan. '97. My other six, #0137, is a New England car with the following "Optional Equipment:
U.S. Emissions
Koni Shock Absorbers
Blaupunkt "Frankfurt" Radio
Bumper Guards
Leather Covered Steering Wheel
Chrome Wheels
Go figure. Both these COA's were done at the same time. #0137 has the rear window defogger, but there is no mention here. And how about "U.S. Emissions"?
No charcoal filter here. The "Canadian Equipment" car has the full charcoal setup over the gas tank.
I also get a kick out of the "Bumper Guards". What bumper guards? Imagine if I brought this car to a parade with this COA? It would drive the judges mad.
Anyway, that's my story. Makes for interesting conversation and the peculiarities of these cars.

Don