Porsche 914/6 and 1969 - 1973 Porsche 911
Factory Tool Kit Pliers
The Most Substantial 914/6 Tool Kit Change
All Porsche 914/6 and 1969-1973 Porsche 911 tool kits were delivered
with
160mm combination pliers with cross-hatching on the outside of the
handles and a satin-chrome finish. During this period, however, the
Porsche tool kit pliers changed while retaining these specific
charateristics. Details of this change, which occurred early during the
1971 model year production, are listed below. To further complicate
things, a number of similar pliers were sold
by the tool manufacturer during this time period, increasing the
likelihood of incorrect pliers finding their way into Porsche tool kits.
Current eBay
listings for Porsche 911 and 914/6 tool kit pliers (compare listed
pliers with those pictured on this page to ensure authenticity):
1969-1973
Porsche 911 and 914/6 Tool Kit Pliers on eBay
1969 - Early 1971 Porsche 911 and 1970 - Early 1971 914/6 Pliers
1969 to early 1971 model year Porsche tool
kits were equipped with unmarked combination pliers with raised cutting
surfaces. These pliers have a more polished finish than the
Hapewe pliers used in subsequent kits. Pliers provided in Porsche 911
tool kits prior to 1969 were extremely similar but had handles with a
slight "S" bend.
Mid 1971 - 1973 Porsche 911 and Mid 1971 - 1972 914/6 Pliers
Late 1971 through 1973 Porsche 911 and
914/6 tool kit pliers have the name of the manufacturer, "HAPEWE,"
embossed
in a space in the middle of the cross-hatching, and "WEST GERMANY"
embossed
on the inside of each handle. The design, size and shape of these
pliers are virtually identical to the unmarked, unplated pliers supplied in the
four-cylinder Porsche 914 cars.
During the same general time period, Hapewe manufactured a number of similar plier sets with
subtle cosmetic alterations.
Differences include differences in finish and an inset "WEST GERMANY"
embossing as well as sets with a "V" shaped lower hinge section instead
of the more rounded, octagonal shape. Examples of these inappropriate
variations are pictured for reference.