IIRC it was early 73?

Don't think so. Think they went to black surrounds in'74, when the retaining ring for the headlights changed from chrome to black.

Sorry, didn't read the question fully - thought you meant the surrounds. Nevertheless, the retaining rings (bezels) changed to black in '74.

surrounds went from black to white in 74 apparently.....

that is what i was asking....

Part of being a CW, young Weedhopper, is getting the nomenclature of the part in question correct. Consider this edification your first. Even if it is clear to most, you will get the answer that is correct to your terminology, proper or improper

The early surrounds were white through 73, with chrome bezels. In 74 the surrounds went to black, with black bezels.

Yeah, what Jeff said.......

Hi Jeff and All...
Good info ..BUT ifyaharewunderin...If you concour your car,and you had white....
And you bought black.....The white are nla for eon's now...
Sooooo the black are the appvd replacement from Porsche....Soooooo no
points reduction............JAT.....

Is that all 74 cars?

Both my dad's (original owner 74 914 2.0) and my 74 have black surrounds and chrome bezels.

4742904604 (dads)
4742916845 (mine)

Well I agree..The 'one' 74 I dismantled had the chrome surrounds,
with black plasitic shrouds...All of 75 n 76 models were blk on blk...
BUT there could have been a 'mix' of sorts during production?????
74 also saw the 'carbon canister' during its production on later models,
go from front to rear..
WHATAHTHEXPERTSAY???

not that I call myself an expert, but I know how to change the plastic surroundings within 2 minutes

My understanding is that the change to black technically was made in 9/73 or later, which I guess is a 'model year' '74.

Dave Im not so sure the above is correct but I more interested int LE details Black surrounds and blk bezzels correct?

my car had one of each, so i think they made the swap from white to black surrounds right about VIN# 4742903369. j/k

Brent

What colour would you call this?

thats white bruce.

You guys are so stupid!

(not all of you, just Aaron really)



LMAO Brent!


M

Our teener was made in Aug. of 1973, as a 74 model....serial # 00089. It has the black headlight surrounds, and I truly believe, always did. But. it does have the earlier washer nozzles, and also the earlier looking bezels on the gauges.

Whatever the parts boy brought in from the storeroom, till all the parts were exhausted, probably got put on the cars on build day.

Seems to be a common thread. Whatever was there, THAT day, got used THAT day.

I'd loved to have been a fly on the wall at Karmann during this period.

I can just envision this....(in English) "Hey Rolf, looka what I found - one of those old white headlight surrounds. Let's mix 'em up on the next car down the line - you do white & I'll do black". "Let's really screw with thier minds 30 years down the road. You know, when we're cruizin for chicks in Aruba""

Dirty.