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| rgalla9146 |
 Sep 20 2021, 07:47 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 4,550 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None 
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I'm re-doing the basket weave on my '70 914 6 dashboard.
Saw a beautiful ashtray at Ski Rountop and brought it home. I removed my original not-so-clean original ashtray and noticed it has a feature I've never seen before, it has a plastic 'window' that would allow a small bulb to illuminate the open ashtray. I see no lamp socket in the area or room to mount one, but there is an opening in the mount for the tray to allow the light through. It's easy to check.....anyone else ? One further observation.....all mounts have the window.......of my eight eight ashtrays only one has the plastic window. Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| Shivers |
Sep 20 2021, 07:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,369 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
Well son of a gun. Went and looked, 72' has no window.
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| 914Sixer |
Sep 20 2021, 08:13 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,877 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Might be a base from a 911?
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| rgalla9146 |
Sep 20 2021, 08:59 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,550 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(914Sixer @ Sep 20 2021, 10:13 AM)  Might be a base from a 911? Don't early 911 ash trays tilt down from the knee bar .....rather than slide out ? |
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| PCH |
Sep 20 2021, 04:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 3-January 19 From: Santa Barbara Member No.: 22,772 Region Association: Southern California
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Maybe it is the emergency light for the ashtray-it illuminates when your ashtray is full and on fire.
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| bkrantz |
Sep 20 2021, 07:50 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,755 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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I turned my ashtray into a light (or at least a new location for the interior light).
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| rgalla9146 |
Sep 28 2021, 10:36 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,550 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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Finally got a look at another 1970 914..... a 6 as well
It too has an ash tray with the light window. Is this a partial early car feature that never got fully developed for production ? a 914 6 only item ? There is no wiring loom feature for a bulb and no space for a socket above the ash tray mount. Take a look at your ash tray, it's easy and may reveal an ineresting dead end in the 914 story. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| gms |
Sep 29 2021, 07:48 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,695 Joined: 12-March 04 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 1,785 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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| 914Mels |
Sep 30 2021, 02:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 357 Joined: 20-June 11 From: Santee Member No.: 13,221 Region Association: Southern California |
Our '70, production date 1/70 has the window.
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| Racer |
Oct 3 2021, 08:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 1,073 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
My 1/70 production date 6 ashtray has the window
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| 914sgofast2 |
Oct 3 2021, 08:48 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 616 Joined: 10-May 13 From: El Dorado Hills, CA Member No.: 15,855 Region Association: None |
My 1970 with a December 1969 production date has the window too. It’s a 1.7 liter four cylinder car.
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