My 72 I just bought. To bad the previous owner glued all carpet down with gorilla glue. Last weekend I had to get rid of that steering wheel. and put on a factory one. I just cant drive right with that little wheel.

what do we know about these seats?

OK, I'll step out on a limb here.

They ain't factory (though they're nice). The poster before you had nice seats but with non-factory piping on them (& they looked nice too).

So, what's your drift?

drift? never on wet roads. the perfect door panels hole sawed for a set of stupid speakers was sad.

k

The Car came with this weird silver pipping on the seats (non original)but it kinda matches the car and looks ok I guess ..The car was just painted silver

original 74 "Cinnamon Leatherette" interior on a LE.

another view

yet another

& another.

& 1 more.

I noticed a terrible oversight.

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT PLAID!

Well, here it is, from my all-original (except for the oddball radio/CB radio combo) '76. Applying some plastic treatment to the panels and using a flash conspired against me in some of these shots.

PLAID!

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Here's the seats from both sides:

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Here's the door panels:

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Dashboard area, first a full shot:

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Here's a closer look at the center console (the car has the appearance group package):

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Here's a look at the CB radio and the stereo. The first owner had this conversion put in in the late seventies, together with an electrical antenna and an amp munted to the board on top of the spare tire in the front trunk. A very professional and nice install, and even though I received the original Becker Mexico Cassette in a box with the car I kept the Motorola in because it's such an interesting period "upgrade":

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Jens,
Thank you! Someone finally steped foreward for the later cars! Very nice! Out of blatantly "want t know", can we see something of the CB setup in the front trunk? Haven't seen anything like that for many years.

Sure, here's some pictures. The setup consists of the Motorola radio with a second box attached underneath it, the handheld receiver/microphone unit, the amp in the front trunk and an electrical antenna. Looking at the wiring it's clear the antenna was put in at the same time as the CB radio. I managed to lose the only "history" item on this setup I had found in the car, the shop's business card that put it in. It was a place in the L.A. area.

I have not tested the setup by trying to listen in on CB radio channels, I have next to no clue about CB radios so I don't even know if the channels are the same in the US and Germany. I know the lights come on when I turn on the CB part with the on/off switch on the handheld unit, and the radio speaker output is cut, presumably switched over to CB radio output. I should try it out the next time I drive the car

Here's a better shot of the radio and handheld unit:

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The receiver/mike turned on:

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The amp in the trunk, the wiring is done pretty well, and thankfully they did not drill holes through metal for it:

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The antenna (haven't looked at who made it):

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Jens ,

Brings back old memories. Didn't put one in the 914, but I DID have one in my '77 924. Was a lot of fun then & I used it a lot on the open road, looking for "smokies". Went by the name "beans" then.

Very clean installation too!

74

Sometime in early '72, 914 interiors went to inertia belts. The Bilstein jack came into play over the old spring-loaded jack, and a few other changes.

Anyone know what production month this changeover occured? My '72 is May production & has the changes, yet my production number is 18725 (which is fairly late).
Pat

Jens...gota tell you, that is one special car....what a beauty.

I could just sit and look at this screen, all night long. Sure beats what's on cable right now..( food network---wifey's fav )

This is my food network.

True Geekdom

mrgreenjeans

Here's more plaid seat colors from my archives.

Tom

better pic.

Love the "hermetically sealed" approach on the lower pads. Is this an optional traction device for the butt cheeks ?

Gotta be a little loosey goosey when hanging onto those off camber decreasing radius sweepers...........

This is where its good to have installed das " Hans " device.

Just in case mr comes into play, and those skinny little wobblies give up their ghost and send one careening into the abyss of no return.

The little baggies also doing double duty in retaining the seats O.E. appearance after the racer-striping of one's boxers.............



GREAT color shots on the pics.

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I have found a source today for the plaid seat material and corduroy used on the 914's. Where did you get your yellow plaid from?

Yes you are correct. Found a source who has the plaids for 914's. Green, orange, red on shelves exactly. Also has the correct black velour spotted that can hot seam the velour.

Just found a source today and view the plaids. They are exact matches in green, red and orange. Black velour is also right on. Source told me they can make up yellow.

Got back from the ECC today & was overwhealmed that 1/3rd of the Teeners there had Brown interiors. Most were incomplete or had been dyed black, but I did manage to see & shoot this 74 914 inside-

Another 74 Brownie shot-

The source is in Canby Oregon. SMS Fabrics. Left the company a sizeable deposit for yellow plaid months ago and have heard nothing yet. Time to visit facility and see what delay is. This company is more than capible of making any type of fabric weave and hot seaming it. Yellow plaid is what I commissioned them to do based on an original 76 example. Money is the motivator. So far, no results.

Im looking for the red or grean tartan cloth for my Porsche.
Can you email me the place I can find some.
Thanks
gary.beck@verizon.net

Gary,

First.....


Second, I think that you will get more exposure and probably greater response if you pose your question on the "regular" Originality & History Forum, rather than on the "nailed" threads, which most people use for occasional reference.

Paul

Here are a couple shots of GreatPumpkin's car from 12/69


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notice the additional vent in the center of the dash

the super long shift lever

strange shift knob

no text on heater controls

Can it be, an uncracked dash top in an early 914?!

look closer, there is a crack near the speedo...

very very early car, all original. even has a complete tool kit, jack, etc...

anyone have pics of a 74 1.8 nice interior?

J,

Post #10, on page 1 of this thread, has a very nice interior pic of a '74 except that it has an aftermarket stereo in the dash and door mounted speakers installed. I can't imagine that the interior of a 1974 1.8 and a 2.0 are that much different.

Paul

I've got a 1971 914-6 which I picked up about 5 weeks ago. The c of a shows that the car came with "Black Leatherette/Basket Weave".
The car currently has seats and door panels which are somewhat smooth but have a slight pattern or distress look to them. Back in 1975 I had a 1970 914-6 and I remember the door panels and seat centers being basketweave like the dash face.
Anyone out there have pictures of what my c of a calls for interiot wise?
Thanks
dave29

How about interior wise!
dave29

Dave,
Attached is a photo from an original '70/4. I'd think your '71/6 would be similar.
I also understand that in 1972, the 914 door panels went from a smooth, leather-like vinyl to the basketweave pattern. If your car was manufactered late in the 1971 production year cycle, I suppose the factory might have finished the door panels as they did for the 1972 model year.
You might pose this question on the main portion of the originality Forum and get a broader range of readers and respondents.
Lastly, wecome to the 914 World

Paul

Paul...thanks for the welcome! I can't tell from the picture but is the door panel smooth with some slight texture or is it just smooth?
dave29

Paul..one more thing...my 71-6 was the third from the last six made .
dave29

Since this is the inerior nailed post section......

Just got an ashtray that has never been used (rarety?). Thought I could use it to replace mine, that has been used - though many, many years ago.

But there is a difference. The fascia on mine (original) is soft vinyl, yet the fascia on the one I bought is rock hard plastic. Did later year 914's switch from soft vinyl to plastic?

Pic's are available, but why? They look the same.
Anyone?
Pat

I looked at them again today(2/14), side-by-side. There are numerous differences! I'll post some pics & see who can note the diff's - to late tonight.

Pat,

Mines a 1/72 model and it has all of the Late 72 pieces.
with a chassis build of ~January 19 1972

OK, here a couple of pics. Who can tell the diff between a 72 & "later" ash tray?
Pat

An early /6 from the Hershey '05 Parade....

#0310 - very original

Excuse my ignorance, but what is that item on the passenger floor in front of the seat?

914.143.0374

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