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> Vinyl delete option?
jessem
post Oct 8 2018, 12:25 AM
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Hi, I just bought a 1976 914 2.0 that has the appearance group. It has the fog lights, armrest, center console, etc, but there's no vinyl on the roof sail panels. The trim is all blacked out and there's a piece of trim on the pillar along the bottom of where the trim would normally have been. I figured someone had just removed the vinyl, but I haven't been able to find any cars with the vinyl and black trim. There also isn't any vinyl under the roof and I haven't found any evidence of its removal. I read somewhere that there was a vinyl delete option. Has anyone ever heard of this? I've looked in a few books and done many searches but haven't found anything. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


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rjames
post Oct 8 2018, 11:32 AM
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Was this car purchased from a lot on 99 up in Shoreline a few years ago? Looks like one I saw there a while back.

Roofs are all fiberglass with a textured finish. Don't think there was ever a roof covered in vinyl from the factory.
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post Oct 8 2018, 04:27 PM
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Sorry, I was referring to the sail panels. Notice how there's a piece of trim running along the bottom where the vinyl would normally end. It's almost like someone removed it, but I can't find any evidence of that and the trim is all black instead of chrome. The car was found in Idaho.
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post Oct 8 2018, 05:15 PM
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QUOTE(jessem @ Oct 8 2018, 02:27 PM) *

Sorry, I was referring to the sail panels. Notice how there's a piece of trim running along the bottom where the vinyl would normally end. It's almost like someone removed it, but I can't find any evidence of that and the trim is all black instead of chrome. The car was found in Idaho.

I think you are on the right track. Somebody removed the vinyl and put the trim back. Factory trim was never all black, so repainted for sure (and likely will flake off if they didn't take better than average measures to prep it).
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post Oct 11 2018, 06:00 PM
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QUOTE(Rand @ Oct 8 2018, 04:15 PM) *
Factory trim was never all black

Not true at all ...

On early cars (6 and 4) the chrome trim was optional. The standard equipment was black trim and body colored bumpers and the 74 LE cars came with black painted rear Targa bar trim.
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jessem   Vinyl delete option?   Oct 8 2018, 12:25 AM
rjames   Was this car purchased from a lot on 99 up in Shor...   Oct 8 2018, 11:32 AM
jessem   Sorry, I was referring to the sail panels. Notice ...   Oct 8 2018, 04:27 PM
rjames   Sorry, I was referring to the sail panels. Notice...   Oct 8 2018, 04:56 PM
Rand   Sorry, I was referring to the sail panels. Notice...   Oct 8 2018, 05:15 PM
SirAndy   Factory trim was never all black Not true at all ....   Oct 11 2018, 06:00 PM
JeffBowlsby   Factory trim was never all black Not true at all ...   Oct 11 2018, 08:30 PM
SirAndy   I don't know the /6 cars well, but I thought t...   Oct 12 2018, 08:43 PM
bretth   I have to ask. What is that inner tube looking hos...   Oct 8 2018, 04:58 PM
Rand   I have to ask. What is that inner tube looking ho...   Oct 8 2018, 05:12 PM
jessem   I have to ask. What is that inner tube looking ho...   Oct 8 2018, 05:44 PM
jessem   Good feedback guys! This is an appearance grou...   Oct 8 2018, 05:27 PM
bbrock   Good feedback guys! This is an appearance gro...   Oct 9 2018, 11:45 AM
JeffBowlsby   Targa bar vinyl and clear-anodized aluminum trim a...   Oct 8 2018, 06:16 PM
jessem   I don't know guys. Even the quarter window tri...   Oct 9 2018, 01:40 PM
rjames   I don't know guys. Even the quarter window tr...   Oct 9 2018, 02:10 PM
jessem   I don't know guys. Even the quarter window t...   Oct 10 2018, 11:08 AM
bbrock   I don't know guys. Even the quarter window tr...   Oct 9 2018, 09:25 PM
Eric_Shea   As mentioned... PO modified. When the factory did...   Oct 11 2018, 05:42 PM
era vulgaris   I thought the 70-72 base model non-appearance grou...   Oct 14 2018, 07:30 AM
Racer   I thought the 70-72 base model non-appearance gro...   Oct 15 2018, 06:13 AM
bbrock   I thought the 70-72 base model non-appearance gr...   Oct 15 2018, 07:32 AM
dlkawashima   I would like to know more about these late non-ap...   Oct 29 2018, 08:04 AM
sixnotfour   :D   Oct 30 2018, 12:29 PM
rgalla9146   dp   Nov 24 2018, 03:29 PM
rgalla9146   :D Remove the Porsche graphic and the Pedrini...   Nov 24 2018, 03:33 PM
JeffBowlsby   Interesting placement on the 'high water mark...   Oct 30 2018, 02:59 PM


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