Trying to get some pedal board hardware sorted. The PET calls out part number 900 067 009 02 M6 x 15 pan head screw. When I talk to other people or look at another car I see a socket head bolt, my description.
Are the descriptions in the PET generic or is that just the name for them, or is it lost in translation?
Does any documentation have the actual correct names and pictures?

Just trying to figure some things out as a learning experience, not a 100 point restoration project.

This is a pan head screw. Parts were generic items off the shelf.

That's what I call a pan head screw too. When i look up the part number in the PET I find a socket head bolt. It looks like the word description and the part number are two different items.
So which is correct? Does this happen a lot in the PET?

If a part has a number that starts with "N ", it's just an off the shelf hardware item, but fasteners and hardware that has a 9 digit part number is going to be something that VW or Porsche made special.

The German translations in the PET are questionable is the problem you're having though. The German version lists that as a "Zylinderschraube" which looks to be a typical socket head Allen bolt. Just an incorrect translation I think.


Interesting the German PET lists 2 versions
900 067 009
and
900 067 429

Here's a link to a socket head screw under the title "pan head screw" on Pelican
https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/900-...-429-01-OEM.htm

Thanks NxN, that explains a few things. I'll try not to be so literal with it now.

I wouldn't say it happens a lot in the PET, but it does happen. There are definitely errors that leave one scratching their head. I've always seen socket head bolts in that location too. At least in this case, either version will get the job done. I think in most cases, the factory didn't fret as much over these details as we do.

I started cataloging hardware to sell in kits using PET. Found there are many errors. So everything needs to be verified on a car that was unmolested. It's painful. Yes if the PET was 100% accurate it would be nice, but I think they didn't sweat the small stuff literally,as their business model wasn't in selling hardware.

Sounds like you need to use the original German PET and translate it. Might be more accurate.

I've got 2 cars to use and they have both been molested. Some of that is what I am trying to fix, or at least try to do it correctly.

It's not unfortunately. The data is the same.

And I should clarify my statement about the accuracy of the PET. From what I have seen, the number of errors in the PET is large, but but the percentage of errors against the total number of parts listed is not enormous. If I were to take a WAG, less than 5% ? That doesn't seem bad considering the number of parts to catalog, most certainly a time crunch, and would have been using a mainframe computer (quite likely using punch cards) or no computer at all. I'll cut them some slack, and like Mark said, sweating the small stuff wouldn't have been good for business.