Original Light Ivory Color & Mix?, ...L80E, 11, 1110, etc......????? Options

[Tom_T]

Okay, so I want to take my early-73 914-2.0 (marketed in USA as a "914S" then) back to the original OE Light Ivory color, which I can still see under the floor mats, etc. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

The problem is, I'm seeing quite a range of this innocuous color on various 914s & 911s, ranging from a bright white to a more mellow off-white befitting the "light ivory" name, and I'm seeing color chart sample chips in that same range! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Then to compound that, the 73MY documents which I've found online call the color L80E in some places & 1110 in others, while my COA calls it only 11. Of course they also call my #31 Beige upholstery "black" - contrary to those documents' interior codes & even their own other COAs where black is #11! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

So does anybody have the proper L80E/1110/11 "Light Ivory" paint tint/color mix formula for a 1973 MY 914?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Here are a few examples from my research to illustrate my dilemma....

L80e chip from Wolfsburg West on 73 VW Conertible Bug:


72 914 Dealer Color Samples:


71 PPG VW Paint Color Chart with L80E:


74 914 Dealer Color Samples:


72 Porsche Dealer Color Codes - Paint & Interior:


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[underthetire]

Mine is L80E. Inside and outside match. You can see it depends on how much light hits it. The darker white pic was after just rubbing compound and wax. The brighter pic was after wet-sanding, rubbing compound, wax, and a brighter day. It is not the creme white, just a slight off-white.

[Tom_T]

Mine is L80E. Inside and outside match. You can see it depends on how much light hits it. The darker white pic was after just rubbing compound and wax. The brighter pic was after wet-sanding, rubbing compound, wax, and a brighter day. It is not the creme white, just a slight off-white.

Thanx - is yours the original factory paint or a repaint?

...a 73 or 74?

I suspect that the 911 Light Ivory is the more creme-colored version, whereas the 914s are the whiter version.

However, I'll still need a mix formula for the 914 L80E for the Painter???? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)


PS _ I have yours in my sample L80E pix file for my resto, & just added these larger ones! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[underthetire]

Mine is L80E. Inside and outside match. You can see it depends on how much light hits it. The darker white pic was after just rubbing compound and wax. The brighter pic was after wet-sanding, rubbing compound, wax, and a brighter day. It is not the creme white, just a slight off-white.

Thanx - is yours the original factory paint or a repaint?

...a 73 or 74?

I suspect that the 911 Light Ivory is the more creme-colored version, whereas the 914s are the whiter version.

However, I'll still need a mix formula for the 914 L80E for the Painter???? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)


PS _ I have yours in my sample L80E pix file for my resto, & just added these larger ones! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

It was a repaint by the PO, however his prep work was not great and in areas you can see the old paint coming through. It matches, and the under hood and truck and interior floors all match. I did find duplicolor colonial white to be VERY close.