huwla

Just received the Porsche Production Specification (PPS) for my '96 4S. Very cool. The document, formally known as a Certificate of Authenticity (COA), is an abbreviated build sheet for the car, including the list of optional equipment. I compared the PPS options to those specified on my hood sticker and was surprised to see quite a few discrepancies. For example, my car indeed has the factory phone option (aka "Bat phone") and that fact is appropriately depicted on the PPS. However, there is no corresponding code on the hood sticker. Likewise, I have hood sticker code 650 for the sun roof that the PPS fails to mention.

Here's the full mapping of my hood sticker codes to the equipment listed on the PPS. All PPS equipment corresponds to a code except the cellphone and the tires. All codes correspond to a description, except for 650 and 454 which should be listed on the PPS as "Sun-moon-roof" and "Automatic speed control".

Hood Sticker Code - PPS Equipment
CO2 - US Standard Emissions
982/939 - Supple Leather - L/R
329 - AM/FM Radio Cassette Player
490 - HiFi Sound Package w/ Speakers
445 - Rim Caps w/ Porsche Crest
692 - 6 Disc Remore CD Changer
437/438 - Power Seat Package
(not present on hood sticker) - Pirelli Tires
(not present on hood sticker) - Cellular Phone - Black Console
650 - (not present on PPS)
454 - (not present on PPS)


Hood sticker with option codes



Porsche Production Specifications (PPS)

Spokayman

While I don’t know anything about the specific code and equipment issues you’re seeing, I can say that the PPS sheets, and COA before that, are known for discrepancies and errors.

Of the two PPS documents I’ve ordered, one was wildly incorrect about what a particular option code represented.
I called (or emailed) the issuing entity and asked for clarification and a corrected PPS. It was fairly easy to set straight.

911PERVY

And this is the full list for your car, as you can see, that PPS is a bit crap really:


032 Touring suspension
058 Impact absorbers, front and rear
130 Control and indications in English lettering
197 Stronger battery
218 License brackets front and rear
220 Locking differential 40 %
224 Automatic limited slip differential
235 Change of tyre manufacturer on production line
288 Headlamp washer
323 Sticker, without ESE-Regulations
329 Radio Blaupunkt Toronto SQR 48 Radio "Porsche CR-210" USA
335 Automatic seat belt, 3-point,rear
339 All-wheel drive
413 18-inch Turbo-Look wheel
423 Holder for cassettes and coins
434
437 Comfort seat, left, electrically adjustable
438 Comfort seat, right, electrically adjustable
441 radiopreinstallation
445 Silver wheel centres with full-colour Porsche Crest
454 Automatic speed control
455 Anti-theft device for wheels
480 6-speed manual transmission
484 Version for USA
490 Sound package
491 Turbo Look Carrera 4S
530 Anti-drive-off feature -96 Anti-drive-off feature 433 MHz 97-
534 Theft security system
544 Tank of 75 litres
553 Version for USA, Canada
562 Airbag, driver's side and front passenger's side
566 Front fog lights, white
567 Windscreen tinted, upper part darker coloured
573 Air conditioner
576 witout rear fog lamp
599 Roof cover molding
602 Center high-mounted stop lamp
650 Electrical sliding roof
651 Electric window opener
657 Power steering
660 Obd 2
685 Rear seats, split
692 CD autochanger "Porsche "
912 Vehicle without identification plate
939 Seat covers, rear, draped leather
975 Luggage compartment lining with velour carpet
982 Seat covers, front, draped leather/leather/leather

Gbos1

The PPS is a joke and known for many discrepancies.

NC TRACKRAT

I made them aware of the discrepancies on mine and, at my insistence, they sent me a corrected one. What's that book title? Oh, yes: "Excellence was expected" ("was" being past tense).

huwla

This is brilliant! I award you hero status. Thank you for looking up the full list and posting.

goofballdeluxe

Porsche isn't Porsche anymore. It's VW. VW doesn't really care about what happened before they owned Porsche, and this is a great example.

pp000830

Could the discrepancy be one document only includes car specific options?
Where the other includes all the attributes on the build sheet from the factory.including standard features.
For example, the sunroof may have been standard equipment and so doesn't show up as an option on the sticker. However, at the factory, the car is coded to include it on an internal build list.
Also, common upgrades such as wheels or audio could have been options added at the dealer to a car in inventory for a customer. In my case, the 18" wheels were added in pen to the window sticker by the dealer.
Andy

4X4SCHE

I don't understand this "hood sticker" vs "PPS" conversation. You have the car. If you want to know what is on the car..... take a look at it.

huwla

That’s like saying listen to the album but don’t ever look up the lyrics. To me, diving deep is part of the fun.

chsu74

COA has known to be inaccurate if you do a quick search.