what's the proper undercoating for a 914-6? Options

[siverson]

I tried extending a thread on the originality forum, but not much luck there:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=152778

Anyone have photos of an original or 100% properly restored 914-6 showing the rear fender wells and bottom side of the rear trunk? It seems like black undercoating is never right as it was just applied by the dealers or ports (or something), and besides it's ugly.

So, it seems like the good options for these areas appears to be:

1. metal -> primer -> body color paint

2. metal -> primer -> grey PVC undercoating

3. metal -> primer -> grey PVC undercoating -> body color paint

Or ?

-Steve

[OmaPossu]

I have asked Porsche Classic for help to have correct painting to my six. It took 3 months to have answer and it was: Please tell your 914:s VIN.

And now waiting again..

[racerbvd]

I have asked Porsche Classic for help to have correct painting to my six. It took 3 months to have answer and it was: Please tell your 914:s VIN.

And now waiting again..

I talked to the head of restoration for PC at Parade a few years back, and he wasn't sure either, Prescott Kelly some people in a German 914 club, and the answers were still confusing,
1st Porsche had an agreement with VW NOT to undercoat the 914-6s, but through VWOA, they could have them undercoated after they came into the port(and some were better than others, so there were different colors & quality of the work) .

2nd Even though the 914-6s because of the agreement with VWOA[/b] WERE NOT suppose to have undercoating, yet one National PCA concours 914 guru picked his Six up, from the port, directly off the ship, and it had undercoating, and ours also appears to have come from the factory with it. The guy who picked up his Brand New Six from the port LOST a concours because his car was undercoated (and this is when the cars were new) to another six that wasn't. Since there is no documentation from Porsche stating that they undercoated any of the Sixes, and the VWOA agreement, I was told that if I wanted to be "correct" even if my car actually came from the factory with the undercoating, not to redo it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

I'm posting some pix of concours cars (including the early 911 that Porsche classic did) so you can see a glimpse the bottom & fender wells..


Look at the 914s in the background, notice the wheel wells.


Again, look at the wheel wells.


Here is a top & bottom picture of the early 911 restored by Porsche..