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Vinyl delete option? |
jessem |
Oct 8 2018, 12:25 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 8-October 18 From: Idaho Member No.: 22,552 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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
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rjames |
Oct 8 2018, 11:32 AM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,932 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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. |
jessem |
Oct 8 2018, 04:27 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 8-October 18 From: Idaho Member No.: 22,552 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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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Rand |
Oct 8 2018, 05:15 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
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). |
SirAndy |
Oct 11 2018, 06:00 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,638 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
JeffBowlsby |
Oct 11 2018, 08:30 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,506 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) I don't know the /6 cars well, but I thought that the /6s were standard with the bright trim and Targa vinyl, whereas the early /4 non-appearance group cars had no vinyl. Was the early car non-appearance group black trim or body color like the bumpers? |
SirAndy |
Oct 12 2018, 08:43 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,638 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
I don't know the /6 cars well, but I thought that the /6s were standard with the bright trim and Targa vinyl, whereas the early /4 non-appearance group cars had no vinyl. I seem to recall that DGVWPB also listed the /6 chrome package as optional, but i never seen a /6 without it. I'd look it up but my DGVWPB is still hidden in one of them moving boxes somewhere. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Was the early car non-appearance group black trim or body color like the bumpers? I've seen both, actually ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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