Odd tire/capacity sticker for early '72 T

[Arne]

I've started looking for replacement engine compartment stickers for my car. Early '72, build 8/71. I actually have the original tire and capacity sticker, but it's not in great shape.

But I haven't found any that are exactly like mine. The closest generally available (from Porsche and various others) looks OK at first glance, until you notice that the tire pressures and vehicle capacity don't match the original from my car.

New -- (This picture from Aase - https://www.aasesales.com/collection...b52-17i-102640)



Mine --



I've corresponded with Car-Bone on it, was told they know of this version, and even made a small run of it, but then saw it had a typo and the whole batch was scrapped. They are not sure when they might get back to this one. My fear is that if the demand for it is small, maybe they won't bother?

Any other ideas? Sources to check? Or should I just go with the easily available version despite the different numbers?

[beaker]

Arne --- I have purchased very nice engine bay stickers from Canford Classics in UK. Correct aluminum ones.

Your car is looking amazing!!

David

[frederik]

Interestingly the “standard” sticker set from Aase (which is on my car) shows that 26/29 is the pressure for the US; 29/34 is for EU. Edit: it’s an even bigger difference at 31/34.

[RSTarga]

It is for speeds over 200Kmph

Happy Days!

[72t4tom]

the way it was explained to me was the lower psi was for regular driving & higher psi was for high speed

[Arne]

the way it was explained to me was the lower psi was for regular driving & higher psi was for high speed

True, which is why many US T's didn't get the higher pressure sticker. Or so I believe.

[frederik]

Thanks for the info. Of course the US didn't want any reference to driving above 200 km/h.

[Richy]

From my experience , late '72's and '73's have one tire pressure sticker like the new one you pictured . Get s sticker for a '71 car and it will match your original . Earlier S and E cars and early '72 E's and S's had two stickers one for normal speeds and one for high speeds . The T's only got the normal speed sticker . You want the normal .

[Arne]

From my experience , late '72's and '73's have one tire pressure sticker like the new one you pictured . Get s sticker for a '71 car and it will match your original . Earlier S and E cars and early '72 E's and S's had two stickers one for normal speeds and one for high speeds . The T's only got the normal speed sticker . You want the normal .

Yeah, that matches what I've seen. Except that no one seems to have that early sticker. Haven't found it yet.

[Arne]

Bumping this thread. Still haven't found a source for this sticker version.