1974 guages?, Silver button or not |
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1974 guages?, Silver button or not |
mburkhart |
Jul 21 2010, 11:39 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Chester, MD Member No.: 4,364 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I have a 74 that currently has a mixed bag of guages. I have read that they switched from the silver button gauges to the non-silver button guages in 1974, but that a limited number of 1974 cars did come with the silver button gauges.
Can anyone confirm that any 1974's came with silver-button guages? If so, any idea on when the switch actually occurred (vin number, perhaps?) I have a complete set of both guages, but I prefer the silver button personally. I'm not a purist, but my car is mostly stock and I kind of like knowing that my car looks like it did 36+ years ago. |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jul 21 2010, 11:54 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,827 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
Hard to really pin it down, but usually after January 74 production 914s began to be fitted with the black buttoned gauges. Before that they all had silver. However in the waning hours of 1975, the factory began to run out of the black buttoned gauges, so fit some silver buttoned gauges to the cars!!!!
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Tom_T |
Jul 21 2010, 01:06 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Good info on gauges & MYs here -
http://www.p914.com/p914_gauges.htm The disadvantage to the black center gauges - other than my preferring the silver bullet look myself (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) - is that in a bid to save costs they went to plastic covers from glass, & got rid of the L&R turn signal indicator lights in favor of the old-school 60's VW style single TS indicator light for both L&R. They kept with that for years at VW as their prices climbed, & it really ticked me to have a $25+ 88 Westy with just one friggin' TS indicator light! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
914Sixer |
Jul 21 2010, 05:50 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,872 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
It appears to be a whatever they had at the time. In most cases, as the Dr said after Jan 74 is the accepted change over date. If you like the silver bullet model USE THEM !
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914werke |
Aug 4 2010, 12:25 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,030 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Look at you build date. Generally late 73 early 74 build date will have a higher likelihood to have come equipped with the Silver button gauges & still be 150 mph speedo.
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KeithVonLaws |
Aug 17 2016, 03:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 19-July 16 From: Napoleon , Ohio 43545 Member No.: 20,205 Region Association: North East States |
I know this is an old thread but my 8/73 built car has silver buttons - FYI
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Cal |
Aug 17 2016, 11:38 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 615 Joined: 19-November 14 From: Philadelphia Member No.: 18,138 Region Association: North East States |
I have '74 2.0L with a build date of 9/73 that has silver dot gauges. The last silver dot gauges were used until they ran out in mid 10/73 time frame. After that they were all black.
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vw_porsche |
Aug 21 2016, 11:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 2-June 13 From: Milton, Fl. Member No.: 15,954 Region Association: South East States |
I know this is an old thread but my 8/73 built car has silver buttons - FYI Same here, my 8/73 built car also has silver buttons. vin 4742901316 Her birthday is coming up soon! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
TM_Corey |
Sep 1 2016, 01:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 28-March 16 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 19,809 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
My 4/74 build date 2.0 came factory with silver buttons but the tach is black. I have the original warranty invoice for the tach being swapped by Kline Porsche in 1974 because it "sticks when cold" so I am keeping them mismatched!!
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