Looking for advice or parts to restore climate control unit in dash of '72 911T

[twilbur 1972 Porsche 911T Find all posts View Profile Close twilbur]

Hi folks, the climate control unit in the dash of my restored '72 911T has some cosmetic damage (it's fully functional, though). From my initial amateur searches, it's part #91161311100, and most used ones look to be in about the same condition. I see that Pelican has the chrome surround, and Sierra Madre offers replacement knobs, but I haven't found any good options for the main panel.



Any suggestions for approaches, suppliers or restorers who could help?

Thanks,

-- Tom

[JP aka LiveFromNY Find all posts View Profile Close JP]

I've had good luck restoring these, although removing them from the dash is a PITA,

[Stretch32 2.3L Find all posts View Profile Close Stretch32]

Does anyone have a “how to” on doing this? Specifically paints (colors) used, how they stripped it down, etc.

lm in a similar boat with mine and was just going to reuse it. If I can restore it and make it durable / look nice I’d be interested.

Stretch

[rick71T 2.0L Find all posts View Profile Close rick71T]

I am in the same boat, though mine is a little nicer. Is there a reference for what bits got what paint (or someone I can send my unit off too?).

If someone wants a nice bezel, I may have one to part with. I know I have two spares that are originals and in very good condition, I just need to get my targa back to confirm that one is nice enough that I don't need to replace.

[JP aka LiveFromNY Find all posts View Profile Close JP]

We found that Wurth Flexi-trim interior paint was a good match for the panel. Nothing more than a light sand a couple coats of:

https://www.stoddard.com/nla09505300.html

For the colored inlays, we've used a couple methods.

First, there's a guy on Pelican, I think, who is producing them as stickers. I'd need to track down the link but I really didn't like them very much.

We also did at least one using nail polish that we applied with a hypodermic needle allowing it to pool in the recessed inlays.

But we ended up with good old fashioned, water-based hobby paint that we bought at Michaels. We were able to mix paints for exact matches and just used a small paint brush to apply multiple layers. Being water-based, it was easy to clean-up with a damp rag as we went along so we could stay exactly within the perimeters of the inlay cavities.

[twilbur 1972 Porsche 911T Find all posts View Profile Close twilbur]

Thanks, JP. I appreciate the advice on products & methods (and every time I look at it, the post gets better! ;-) ). I'm not sure I want to tackle this myself, so I'm going to keep looking for someone to help me with it.