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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
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| cal914 |
 May 17 2012, 01:00 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: 12-April 12 From: United Kingdom Member No.: 14,366 Region Association: None  |
how do you go about checking if your car is matching numbers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| Socalandy |
May 17 2012, 03:19 PM
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Its got to be Yellow!!! Group: Members Posts: 2,432 Joined: 29-August 09 From: Orange Member No.: 10,742 Region Association: Southern California  |
Here's the link but FYI, Some have had conflicting results
http://www.porsche.com/usa/accessoriesands...ofauthenticity/ |
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| Tom_T |
May 17 2012, 05:05 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 
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You first need to get a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) from Porsche/PCNA & verify if the engine & transaxle case numbers match those on your COA (trans. is often not recorded BTW).
The COA is about $120 last time I looked, but they'll give you a $20 discount if you can send a copy of the original window sticker, &/or you get another $20 off as a PCA member - which is $46/yr. & also gets you 20% off at dealers + 2 free national & local monthly magazines, & events. The Porsche website's Classics section has a link & 800 number for COAs, as does the PCA website. |
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| sixerdon |
May 18 2012, 06:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 466 Joined: 23-May 03 From: Dartmouth, MA Member No.: 731 |
You are in the U.K.? Do you have a Euro or U.S. model?
"Only vehicles produced for sale in the US or Canada are eligible for North American certification." Don |
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| Gustl |
May 18 2012, 09:07 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,498 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
first of all I would check, if the numbers are all in a possible relation
if not, you could save the USD 120.- tell us your VIN, engine number, tranny number and Karmann body number and we could tell you if they might match if yes - then go and get the COA |
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| Pat Garvey |
May 18 2012, 06:48 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Gustl @ May 18 2012, 09:07 AM)  first of all I would check, if the numbers are all in a possible relation if not, you could save the USD 120.- tell us your VIN, engine number, tranny number and Karmann body number and we could tell you if they might match if yes - then go and get the COA Agree! The COA was worth it when it was cheap, but now.......? Insignificant. Too much money for so little information. Though I am confused as to why. If I had a 356B I could get everything I needed. |
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| davewadd |
May 22 2012, 06:36 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 17-January 12 From: so cal Member No.: 14,022 Region Association: None |
...hey gang...newbie here... can anyone tell me if this vin, and engine number, are possible matches?:
vin: 4722919815 engine: 049736 QUOTE(Pat Garvey @ May 18 2012, 05:48 PM) QUOTE(Gustl @ May 18 2012, 09:07 AM) first of all I would check, if the numbers are all in a possible relation if not, you could save the USD 120.- tell us your VIN, engine number, tranny number and Karmann body number and we could tell you if they might match if yes - then go and get the COA Agree! The COA was worth it when it was cheap, but now.......? Insignificant. Too much money for so little information. Though I am confused as to why. If I had a 356B I could get everything I needed. |
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| Gustl |
May 22 2012, 10:08 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,498 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
please add your karmann body number and the tranny number as well
oh ... and of course the engine code (letter in front of the engine number) |
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| Pat Garvey |
May 23 2012, 04:24 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Since our VIN's are so close, let's compare....
My '72: VIN 4722918725 Eng # EA048898 Trans 914/11HA0048848 Karmann 2347554 (stamped on the rear trunk floor, in front of LR signal assy.) Sounds possible that you have the right combination, but the Karmann # is important. Pat |
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