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Old 09-28-2018, 04:49 PM
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This 93 has the door pillar black like a 92. When did they start painting this the body color or is that an unknown? I also think the outer door seals are slightly different, have not looked up yet in PET


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Originally Posted by jsheiry
Jeff

This 93 has the door pillar black like a 92. When did they start painting this the body color or is that an unknown? I also think the outer door seals are slightly different, have not looked up yet in PET


Well, it is known, that they changed that from build date 1993 to 1994 (apart from the convertibles). So all stock 1994 and later cars should have the door pillar in body color.
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Originally Posted by H.F.B.
Well, it is known, that they changed that from build date 1993 to 1994 (apart from the convertibles). So all stock 1994 and later cars should have the door pillar in body color.
Not quite. You have to consider whether the car is an early 94 or late and for that you look to option code 718:

718

So, for the North American 968 coupes, all the 92 and 93 coupes have the black painted B-pillar and the 94s up to RS820221 built in June of 1993.
The remaining 94s and all the 95s have the body colored B-pillars.

There you have it.
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My '94 is 0222 and has body colored B-pillars, as Jeff earlier pointed out mine is the first actual 1994 car, not a re-VIN (718) car.

Its kinda cool to see they were this precise in the cutoff.



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