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> Green gauges from '68 912, whaddya think?
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post Jul 16 2016, 07:22 PM
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I'd been wondering about this for a while . . . thoughts?

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FWIW, they're all 12V units, tachometer is marked 4Zyl, so should be plug and play. Glasses are a little foggy/dirty (on inside (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) ). I do like they way the gauges on the combo instrument are on the sides . . . maybe they'd be less blocked by the steering wheel?

I may have to put them in just to make sure they all work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Jul 16 2016, 07:29 PM
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I like them.
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post Jul 16 2016, 08:15 PM
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I like them...of course my car is white with green strips!
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post Jul 16 2016, 08:21 PM
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Great looking gauges. Clean them up se we can see them installed please.
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post Jul 16 2016, 08:24 PM
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I love the old green gauges. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
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post Jul 16 2016, 08:28 PM
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I have to wonder though, if any of the original teener prototypes had these? Hard to know since most protos were destroyed, but I still wonder?
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post Jul 16 2016, 08:56 PM
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That is very cool. I like that. Very nice.
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post Jul 16 2016, 08:59 PM
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Always wanted to do that, as I love the green face gauges. They look great!

I may be wrong, and not trying to be an ass, but I believe 67 was the last year for the green faces.
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post Jul 16 2016, 09:24 PM
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Always wanted to do that, as I love the green face gauges. They look great!

I may be wrong, and not trying to be an ass, but I believe 67 was the last year for the green faces.



You may be right--I mis-read the date stamp. Speedometer is stamped May, 1967.
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post Jul 16 2016, 09:24 PM
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Having my gauges re-silkscreened from 70s to 50s and 60s specs is on my list of things to do…
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post Jul 16 2016, 09:35 PM
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One more vote for really like.
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post Jul 17 2016, 08:24 AM
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If add the led back lights so you can see them at night.
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post Jul 17 2016, 08:40 AM
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I'd use LED lighting in them as well. Please keep us updated on how these work out.
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post Jul 17 2016, 10:40 AM
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I always thought this would look cool to do. Those early green gauges are so much cooler looking than the 70's ones.

What's the speedo calibrated for? Did 912's run it off the trans like the 914, or off a front wheel like a Beetle?
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post Jul 17 2016, 10:49 AM
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One more vote for really like.

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post Jul 17 2016, 12:20 PM
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QUOTE(era vulgaris @ Jul 17 2016, 12:40 PM) *

I always thought this would look cool to do. Those early green gauges are so much cooler looking than the 70's ones.

What's the speedo calibrated for? Did 912's run it off the trans like the 914, or off a front wheel like a Beetle?

912's used a 901 or 902 box. They were a Porsche, not a VW.
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post Jul 17 2016, 12:38 PM
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These green gauges are on a 1959 356 Attached Image
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post Jul 17 2016, 06:59 PM
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Way back in the old days Chuck Stoddard did a project 914 6 using plenty of factory GT parts.
Among other things he used early 911 green face gauges 'for nostalgia reasons '
It's a great look.
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