early 1972 911T opition codes

[advtracing]

i have started a resto on a a German delivered lhd 1972 911T and i have the option codes for the car when ordered . some of the codes don't match the year I.E one option was 426 which equals special model world champion 1976-78?? the car was built years before that ?? so do some of these codes match earlier descriptions ??
the codes are 400 404 409 426 429 440 470 568 650

[VroomGrrl]

Found this on a Porsche Option Decoder - I'd guess the 426 means "without rear window wiper" for your model year, and "special edition" just for the years noted? Newbie here, my best guess.

Code Option Description
400 Pressure cast wheels
404 Stabilizer bars
409 Sport seats left and right leather
426 Special model World Champion 1976 1978
426 without rear window wiper
429 Fog headlamp, white
429 Special model "Sebring"
440 Manual antenna, 4 speakers
470 Without spoilers, in conjunction with turbo look
568 Tinted windshield and side glass
568 Tinted windshield, side, and rear glass (heated rear) [1978-1982]
650 Sunroof

[advtracing]

yes i had run through the decoder but how can opition 470 relate to a car that was built 6 years earlier than a turbo???

[VroomGrrl]

Originally Posted by advtracing

yes i had run through the decoder but how can opition 470 relate to a car that was built 6 years earlier than a turbo???

Hopefully when the rest of the US folks wake up you will get some more helpful responses. I am about as far from an expert on anything Porsche as you can get!

No. Wait. I'm an expert at enjoying my Porsche. But my expertise endeth there!

[70SWT]

Where did you get the option codes that the car is supposed to have come with? Since some of them clearly don't make sense with the information available thus far, you have to question the source.

[gulf908]

The translation of these option codes looks like they relate more to a later model 924 than an early 911 ??

Cheers,
Dennis.

[javadog]

Sometimes Porsche reused the option code numbers. They meant one thing at a given point in time and then were used for something else later.

JR

[javadog]

For what it's worth, 426 would have been for chrome trim around the wheel openings. 429 was for rectangular iodine fog lights mounted below the bumper. 568 was tinted glass, all around.

JR

[ViR2]

its OT, but where to look for those codes?

[javadog]

Originally Posted by ViR2

its OT, but where to look for those codes?

Do you mean where do you find them on the car, or where do you look them up?

JR

[VroomGrrl]

Originally Posted by javadog

Do you mean where do you find them on the car, or where do you look them up?

JR

I'm not sure what he meant, but I am curious about your source for the option codes. I posted a link to the "Porsche Option Decoder" but I've seen several versions of the options on sites devoted to various models - none specifically for 72 or that era - just later, and as another poster noted, for 928, or possibly 944, etc.

[javadog]

I generally steer clear of the stuff listed on internet sites, in favor of that found in books, or Porsche's own documentation. I have a fairly huge library of stuff, so there are usually many sources for a given piece of information. This is good, as sometimes the newer books aren't researched very thoroughly and contain endless errors.

In this case, a book I trust (Carrera RS, by Konradsheim) was the closest and easiest source.

JR

[VroomGrrl]

Originally Posted by javadog

I generally steer clear of the stuff listed on internet sites, in favor of that found in books, or Porsche's own documentation. I have a fairly huge library of stuff, so there are usually many sources for a given piece of information. This is good, as sometimes the newer books aren't researched very thoroughly and contain endless errors.

In this case, a book I trust (Carrera RS, by Konradsheim) was the closest and easiest source.

JR

Books! Oh yeah, those! Same applies to web sites - often they are not very thoroughly researched, and are full of errors.

A few other "Porsche Option Code" lists I ran across:

The Water Cooler (a 944/951/968 site)

The Autobahn/flat-6.net decoder

Porschemag.com options page

Etc....none of these breaks out option codes by their various uses over the years - and none of these is helpful in answering the original question about the use of the OP's codes for his 72 911T.

[javadog]

That's the problem with poorly researched data. The book I used was dedicated to the Carrera RS built in 1973 and the list of options presented in that book are those that were from that era only. They did enough research to ensure that the data they published was accurate. Ultimately, you have to start with original factory documentation. There was a huge amount of it over the years and I've held onto everything I could. I buy more all of the time, as I see it come up for sale.

JR

[advtracing]

the codes were supplied by the porsche importer in new zealand out of there data base from porsche ag

[advtracing]

any chance of a scan of the opitions page list being emailed through for ref.??

[ViR2]

yes, I meant where to look for them on the car I want to make a full factory restore for my 911 and it would be great to know all of it's options

[javadog]

Originally Posted by ViR2

yes, I meant where to look for them on the car I want to make a full factory restore for my 911 and it would be great to know all of it's options

You won't find such a list on a 1972 model year Porsche. They only started putting the labels on the cars in 1983 or so. Prior to that, sometimes you will find them listed in the owner's service book, but I doubt that would be the case for your car. You can obtain a certificate from Porsche that will list the chassis number, engine number, colors and options. That would be what I'd suggest you do at this point.

Good luck,
JR

[speedster911]

Resurrecting an old conversation. I just picked up a 72 T, It lists code 16 for black partial leather interior. What should be leather and what bits are vinyl?. It also lists comfort equipment- what does that include? Thank you for your guidance.

[E Sully]

Comfort equipment actually refers to the optional gauges and exterior trim included standard in the S model.
As for the seats, my COA mentions Interior, black leatherette/12 which is vinyl with a black Corduroy insert in the seat middle.
Yours would have a vinyl interior panels, but the seats are leather with a perforated leather insert.