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> Front trunk paper air hoses., black or tan? Or does it vary by year?
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post Jun 27 2006, 01:44 PM
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OK. So I replaced the air hoses in my front trunk on my '76 when I had everything apart. The original ones were tan, but with lots of black Ziebart overspray in weird , though not necessarily unattractive, patterns. The replacement hoses are black. At that point I had only set out to give the car a "new paint job", that she had earned after 20 summers of my ownership, and I was still thinking "sharp" vs. "original". For some reason, I came to assume that the tan ones are correct for any 914.

Then I just saw the 916 for sale for $350,000 in the other thread, and I noted that it's air hoses are black!

So what's the story? Black or tan? or does it vary by year?

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Jim

PS- I'm not going to rip mine out to replace them if it turns out they are supposed to be tan!
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post Jun 27 2006, 05:55 PM
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75-76 tan. Check out Dave's car on zone 1 champ thread, you can see it in the 1st picture. I dont recall the other years but I believe they are also tan.
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post Jun 27 2006, 06:27 PM
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Mine are tan - '72.

Do these things degrade like everything else, or are they permanent? Can't believe mine are still GAN! Nver touched them either!
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post Jun 27 2006, 06:37 PM
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QUOTE(Pat Garvey @ Jun 27 2006, 04:27 PM) *

Mine are tan - '72.

Do these things degrade like everything else, or are they permanent? Can't believe mine are still GAN! Nver touched them either!


I can only speak from my own experience- they don't degrade when they're Ziebarted! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Jun 27 2006, 08:43 PM
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They do change from year to year, although the outer tan paper/alum. only seems to vary in diameter. The ones on 70/71 are larger due to no side vent.
The middle ones are black paper/alum on my '70 sixes. Black plastic on my '75. At some point they switched. When was it?

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post Jun 27 2006, 08:51 PM
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Here's Dave's 1976, same as my 1975.

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post Jun 28 2006, 08:08 AM
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Tan all around on my '72!


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post Jun 28 2006, 08:22 AM
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Tan or my junked 70 and tan on my 76.
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post Jun 30 2006, 05:47 PM
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Don, my 75 is the same as yours with the center hoses being black plastic. How are the 73-74s ??
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post Jun 30 2006, 06:03 PM
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QUOTE(jk76.914 @ Jun 27 2006, 11:44 AM) *

OK. So I replaced the air hoses in my front trunk on my '76 when I had everything apart. The original ones were tan, but with lots of black Ziebart overspray in weird , though not necessarily unattractive, patterns. The replacement hoses are black. At that point I had only set out to give the car a "new paint job", that she had earned after 20 summers of my ownership, and I was still thinking "sharp" vs. "original". For some reason, I came to assume that the tan ones are correct for any 914.

Then I just saw the 916 for sale for $350,000 in the other thread, and I noted that it's air hoses are black!

So what's the story? Black or tan? or does it vary by year?

Thanks,
Jim

PS- I'm not going to rip mine out to replace them if it turns out they are supposed to be tan!

Hey All...Uhmmmmm Tan for the fours all years that I know..
My earliest take apart was 10/70..just recent..
My new ones from Porsche , back from 99??..are a brownish black color..
Came from Reno warehouse..Made the parts guy go back to the counter
and get 'tan'...
they said no go.....that was the correct replacement part..
SoIgottahbrown..
Datsit!!!
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post Jun 30 2006, 06:11 PM
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QUOTE(sixerdon @ Jun 27 2006, 06:43 PM) *

They do change from year to year, although the outer tan paper/alum. only seems to vary in diameter. The ones on 70/71 are larger due to no side vent.
The middle ones are black paper/alum on my '70 sixes. Black plastic on my '75. At some point they switched. When was it?

Don

Just checked pics of a late 74 2.0..The center tubes were replaced with the newer brown ones...and the down tubes also replaced with the brown..
Seems though I just remember seeing the plastic 'collapsable' ones
on 75 and 76's...that were the center tubes..
OH and they are fragile after a few years..
This car was 95% concour correct....and most pieces came from
Porsche..
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