Console Years, Was there a difference Options

[jesiv]

Does anyone know if the leatherette vinyl on a center console is different for 73-74 vs 75-76? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)

Regards,

James

[MDG]

I have a '73 and my six conversion is a '76 - the consoles look the exact same.

mike

[Tom_T]

As I said James.....the vinyl is different, as well as apparently the stitching went to the same heat-seam from stitched seams, as on the seats after the 74 MY.

...per my emails back & forth with George Hussey below:

<snipped from my email reply from George 7/9/09>
The late temp guage in late 74 has a smaller red band than the 73 yes. The rest of the gauges are the same. You could look on the back of them for date stamping. The vinyl for all 73 and 74 are the same and 75-76 different in the so called basket weave as well as the smooth
On Jul 9, 2009, at 1:07 AM, Tom Trischler (laptp) wrote:

> PS - are the consoles & clock, voltmeter & oil temp gauges the same in look, fit & finish for all years 73-76? If not - please tell me what works for my early 73 MY 2L?? ...is the vinyl different? ...is replacement vinyl available?
>
> I think the oil temp faces changed later to a smaller red band on the right side of the arch, & I've seen one with numbers in the 914S brochure & one with a wider red band in VIN...1102 - which is 182 before mine but built same month or 9/72 (see att. pix).
>
> Thanx Again!
> Tom
> ///////<914S Brochure Features Text & Pix - Crop.jpg><VIN4732901102 center console.jpg>
<end snip>

BTW - I passed on a VG console from a 76 back then due to the different vinyl.

[Tom_T]

Hey Folks, just so nobody goes off with wrong info on this same subject....

...I stand corrected by a different answer than above posted from George (see below). Either I wasn't clear when I first asked, or George thought I was asking about the general upholstery differences. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Here's what George said today about center console vinyl & stitching materials:

<snip>
From: George Hussey <dr914@autoatlanta.com>
To: Thomas T
Subject: Re: Center Console Vinyl & Stitching Pix
Date: Dec 2, 2009 9:15 AM

all consoles from the factory had heat seamed stitching along with
the plastic profile under it and smooth vinyl that did not change
from 73 when the consoles were first introduced until 76 when the
last 914 was built in 12/75.

On Dec 1, 2009, at 10:12 PM, Thomas T wrote:

> Hi George,
>
> Would you happen to have or can you take some pix & email to me,
> which shows the difference between the Center Console black vinyl
> leatherette covering material & stitching as used OE on the 73-74
> MY 914s - vs. the 75-76 heat-seamed & different smooth vinyl, as
> well as what your recovering material & stitching looks like in
> those respects - for my early-73 914-2.0 (8/72 build date).
> I recently got a "core" console from a 74 for AA to recover, &
> would like to see the differences in materials & stitching, as I
> cannot tell if the core is stitched or heat seamed??
>
> Thanx!
> Tom T
> Orange, CA
> ///////
<end snip>

Hope this clarifies it for everybody.
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[MDG]

like I said . . . oh well, it's nice to have confirmation I'm still capable of sitting in both of my cars and identifying what's the same and what isn't (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)