9 Useless/Useful Controls/Buttons/Knobs in a Vintage Porsche 911 SC
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- Edit: I love this car despite my flippant attitude in this video! Here's a video about my car: • Five Years with My Por...
You ever wonder what the controls and switches are like in an old 911? You probably didn’t, because you probably figured they were just like in any other car. Well, they aren’t. They’re weird as hell.
I’m going to give you a brief tour and show you why the buttons and switches in an aircooled 911 are completely insane. I will cover everything from that green button that has no function to…. the slider things. This isn't meant as a how-to video, this is more of a… ‘what were they thinking?!’ video.
Maybe this helps someone, but I just wanted to shed some light on the eccentricities you don’t typically hear about with an old Porsche 911.
The Porsche 911, as you probably know, was made continuously for 35 years using essentially the same bodyshell and cabin. Over time they added comforts and conveniences that no one could have dreamed of in 1963. And they were still adding those to essentially the same dashboard layout, so they just had to find space to put buttons and switches, and add them where they could. Also, for a lot of this time, Porsche had no money.
So by 1980 when this car was made, they had to just put things in wherever.
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I have owned a 1976 911 for three years and learned a lot from this video.
hahah thanks for watching! I should rewatch because I have probably already forgot half of the things
Good video. Have had my 80 SC for 12 hrs and just love the quirky controls. I have a lot of fun watching people react to the explanation of the controls.
That is awesome! And thanks, a lot of people found this video to be too silly 🤣
Always funny when people can't find the door handle to get out of the car - every time
Just bought my 1st 911 and My 1st car love. Been watching this in anticipation of the arrival of my '84 and so I have at least a some what understanding of these controls. Well Done.
awesome! Congrats on it, I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun 😄
Well done. Thanks for the shortcuts to figuring this out!
My porsche has been in family for 20 years... thanks to you now we know what those stuff does😂
haha, I have forgotten half of the things since making this
Thanks for this video! I searched everywhere for the same mirror switch etc and I couldn’t figure it out. I just bought mine 2 days ago and now I finally know how to worth everything! Thank you!
Awesome, I am so glad it helped! Congrats on your new car, it's an adventure for sure. 😅 I was having a bit of fun, it's possible your oil level gauges do work.
That was very helpful. Now I need someone to cover the Wheel of Wonder between the seats.
Awesome, thanks! Mine doesn’t have that dial thing, maybe I will do a similar video with my friend’s 1986 Carrera and cover that 😄
Even so, this is my "how to" video on learning my way around my new 1982 911sc! Just what I needed.
awesome to hear it, enjoy the SC!
I have half a dozen switches that are still a mystery but ar least now I know what 3 of them are supposed to do. Thanks!
I have an 80SC as well. When I first got it I thought the previous owner went to Radio Shack and rewired the controls. Since the manual mostly showed something different like yours does, I'm happy I am not the only confused driver.
My oil temp, level and pressure while a bit clunky do function perfectly
Ps. Use that sunroof! It’s the best sunroof in ANY car I’ve ever owned. So quiet at any speed and requires no other window to equalize pressure
Great tips - thank you for watching!
I thought I was the only one!!! I have a 1985 and I could never figure out how the heat /ac worked- but thanks to you, sir, I do! Also, the switch under the dash!!!! I had no idea. It is so quirky but I do love the car.
Thanks Brian! Some people really dislike this video for being silly and poking fun, but those of us who drive and love these cars can see the bits of absurdity built into them! Without the quirks, we wouldn't love them as much. I hope you have many enjoyable years ahead with your Carrera!
@@capturingthemachine I want you to know I came back to watch it again tonight because I could no remember what the switch under my speedo dash is!! You're easier than the 40yo manual - thanks again
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"when everything else fails, read the instructions" :D Nice video, cool car!
thanks! 🤣
Very good information. And can I add, very nice presentation. Thank you.
thanks so much! Sometimes people get really mad about this video, which I guess comes with the territory, so I never know which way the comments will go. Glad you saw it as a mix of info and fun, which was my intention. 😄
Thx a lot! Great video, very entertaining and truly helpful. I happen to have 3 of these from 3 different generations for quite some years already and only learned today how the ventilation works, or is supposed to ... 😂
thanks! I think I've forgotten how the HVAC controls work since making this 🤣
Amazing Video bro !!!! 🤙🏼
Replace the oil level sender on your oil tank and the gauge will work. They wear out after bouncing around after 100,000+ miles.
The sunroof can be fixed.
Rear window heater at 300W is for ice.
Thanks for the info, I appreciate this no nonsense comment! And thanks for watching my video which was mostly nonsense 😄
My Dad bought our 84 Cabriolet in 85. We still have it and I just learned about the wiper interval dial!!! Thank you. Of course we live in Phoenix and vary rarely drive in the rain. The manuals are a joke along with the heat controls on the dash.
hahaha, great!
I’ve owned my SC for almost 10 years and found this vid quite helpful but I’m still not going to touch any of those switches 😂
hahahaha, since making this video 4 years ago, my sunroof has stopped working so I'm never messing with that again
I’ve got an ‘86 here. There’s a light just above the glove box. It’s switchable too, like the interior lights.
Great vid! Owned my ‘81 targa for a little more than a year and I still learned some things from this video haha
Great to hear this, thanks for watching!
This Video hits it spot on, yet to find a perfect setting to defog the front windows when it's cold and rainy outside
plus I for one didnt know that the rear window defogger had two steps^^
Really enjoyed the video
thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it, it was fun making this 😄
The only way I can get my windows to defog if it's cold and rainy out is if I run my AC at the same time. Modern cars sometimes do this automatically when you set it to defrost as the AC dries out the air inside the car.
edit: this is on my 76 911
@@ScottPaynton That's a bummer, I don't have ac in my '86, but I'm thinking of getting one. There seem to be some good aftermarket solutions.
@@TheSnafu225 mine was a factory AC car in 76. However when the 1980 powerplant was swapped they didn't swap the AC over. So I have an ac Cardone one and it blows ice cold
Thanks, my 81 now makes more sense. 😁
awesome, glad I could help, and thanks for watching! Enjoy your SC 😄
I just learned what the little rocker switch under the dash is for... thanks!
happy to help! 😄
I graduated from aircooled VW's to a 1969 911 so its heater and fresh air controls were intuitive. However I'm dismayed how by 1980 the manufacturer had added features by drilling a hole and adding a switch. VW would have redesigned the parts required, many of their nine digit part numbers have a letter suffix, I remember a K, there'd been eleven designs of that part. You could speculate about the economics involved and whether a better design was eschewed because they thought the 928 was going to replace it anyway.
What a great comment, I appreciate your insight! I think you're right that they cut some corners because they thought the 911 was going away.
I had no idea that VW updated and developed their models more comprehensively, the only think I can think is that VW was producing cars at such huge volume, that re-doing some tooling was a drop in the bucket compared to Porsche's low production. To me it seems that when Porsche put their limited resources into the 911 during the 1980s, it was to aid drivability and comfort - look at the 3.2 Carrera, the model year changes to the 930, and ultimately the 964.
Best entry yet. I'm interested in the subject of why/hows of German manufacturer's product in that era. What drove it and what their individual priorities were... Beyond cost. Anyway, great video -keep up the good work.
thanks so much for tuning in, Mark!
Great explanation. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the info! Just got a '78 SC and I've been racking my brain trying to figure all of these things out. Some are self explanatory, but others seeming did nothing or I just didn't quite understand.
Awesome to hear this, thanks for watching!
The owners manual says the oil level sender is to be read with the car at operating temperature, on level ground with the engine running. Presumably as it is reading the oil level in the dry sump tank with the oil pump running. It has always worked fine on my ‘83 911SC when read in this way. The oil temp gauge works as expected too.
great tips!
I've had my 83 911SC for 34 years and just now figured out some of these dials...:)
glad it helped a little! I think I've already forgotten all the controls that I learned when making this 😂
@@capturingthemachine I've also had my 80SC for 27 years and it's been in my family since new. To this day, I STILL don't know how to use these stupid heating controls. I basically just fumble around with them until something happens LOL.
@@blackcatiswatchingyou7776 hey Andrew, that's hilarious, and very cool that you've had it for so long! I just passed four years of ownership 👍
@@capturingthemachine I made the mistake of storing the car for about a decade while I was living and working abroad. I always heard these cars need to be driven but I didn't fully understand that concept until things stopped working even though it wasn't driven. Please make more classic 911 content, would love to see more of your car, and I'm really enjoying your work posted on IG.
Great video, very helpful thank you!
I have a 79 sc and had no idea what lots of switched did, mine has heating controls behind the gear stick, really odd.
haha thanks! I think the more advanced heating controls was optional and later became standard
Super helpful. Thanks man
Glad it helped!
Oil Level works, after driving u need to stand normal and turn the key without launching the motor. Same for the Oil Temperature it is necessary for driving this car. Never had problems with them.
He knew nothing about a Porsche, and bought one .
You really don’t get it… Also the green lit switch is not a factory OEM switch. I agree that things were placed in a linear time frame. Also the ignition key on left side of the steering wheel is NOT to shorten wire length. It was placed there many years before your car so a race car driver could operate the starter and the gear shifter at the same time. Specifically 24 Hours of Le Mans where drivers ran to the car to jump in, close the door, twist the key, and have his hand on the shifter. Then when they pitted, they did the same. Twist the key and into first, every time fuel or a driver was changed out. Not to shorten wires to the fuse box.
I’ve driven 911’s for 36 years and never thought any of the gauges were inaccurate. My clock doesn’t make much noise.
I suggest you do two things, appreciate the heritage from where all this evolved and get your car fixed.
Lol thanks man. The thing about that wires is what they told me at the Porsche museum in Stuttgart, when the guide said that the Le Mans start story was fiction. Thanks for setting the record straight
Amazing thanks bud 🇨🇦😁
Thanks for watching!!
My hat off to your, sir.
thanks for watching! 😀
35 years later and I still have to read the manual page on my '77 heater/defrost controls every time before I leave.
hahaha I know that feeling
It was super helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
I love this video, ‘but worse’.
hahaha, thanks!
This is great!!
thanks so much Eli!
Subscribed. More 911 content plz?
thanks! Definitely 😄
Have you got a video of your Porsche? It looks like it has martini racing livery. That’s cool.
I don't have a video all about it (yet), but it features heavily in a few videos that I can link. It has a reproduction of the M42 Martini stripe kit, which was a rare factory option in the late 70s. I am planning to make a video about it in the next month to mark five years since I bought it! 😄
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@@capturingthemachine awesome thanks.
Telling me the left ignition was just for wiring efficiency - why don’t you just tell me there’s no such thing as Santa Claus? Just kidding, great video (former owner `83 SC).
hahaha, thanks for watching!
.....all of us Porsche Mechanics refer to the "911SC" as the "Perfect Porsche"........
it's true! I had some fun joking about some of the silly interior things, but I love this car, and I'm working on a video celebrating 5 years with my SC, and I can't wait to share it!
Thanks!
You bet!
You're lucky! I have a 1969 911T and don't have half of those cool features, but I can see the path Porsche took to develop what you have. My question to you; how many detents does your headlight switch have, and what do they do? My car has four positions; 1: off, 2: park lights, 3: park lights , and 4: headlights on. :)
I missed this comment, but I think mine has just 3 positions for the lights: 1: off, 2: park lights, and 3: headlights on.
Maybe there's another park lights step in there and it' just worn out 😂
I want that exact steering wheel for mine! Where did you get it?
It is a standard Mono Prototipo in black, 350mm I believe. It was easy to find, I think I got it from Pelican or ECS Tuning, hope this helps!
this car is the screensaver of my frame TV !
Nice to hear this 😁
Damn you missed out on the weird door locks
haha yes, and the door handles, which confuse everyone who rides in the car. I plan to do something similar for the 3.2 Carrera, so I will definitely address those!
I’ve had three of these and have NEVER been able to figure out the controls and the separate A/C controls on the center console. 🤣
hahah glad I could help!
Floor mat details? I deleted my center console and not sure how to order proper coco mats which I think you have
Yes, good eye. At the time I ordered it, I saw the center section floor mat on the cocomats site in a photo slider on the homepage, but didn’t see how to order it. I just emailed them and they set it up, I’m really happy with it (and the floor mats)👍
HAHAHA! That's the best! I haven't figured mine out either. Great video and nicely shot.
Can someone remind me of what that circular knob on the door card is for please?
it's the door lock 😭
@@capturingthemachine ah yes, of course it is!
So many buttons on my dash it's a riddle!
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Just a comment to let you have the suspense of not knowing if it is a good or a bad one... 😉
hahah - you got me 😭
at 1:13 : execuse me, but you know nothing about 911s, I own 3 911s (77, 87, and 89), and both gauges work on ALL of them, and almost all 911s that I have saw, sat in, drove, all have these gauges work, I'm not sure why yours don't, though!
My 76 gauges all work as well. Oil pressure and Temperature are quite accurate. Level is extremely accurate and can tell me when I need to add a quart. Also I can find using the oil level to be a better indication of oil temperature as it expands as it heats and the level rises almost about half a quart!
You have a manual and still took you six plus months to figure out these simple buttons? If your gauges don’t work then something wrong with your parts or you don’t know how to operate them. I’m sorry but if you’re that lost or if this is that complicated to you, geese... hope you don’t own a modern cars. 😏
I have no idea why you own one. There is nothing "useless" in a Porsche 911.
The key is on the left side for 24hr Le Mans its litterly like less then .0001 cents cost saving I really doute in 60's when the cars where hand built that was even a consideration. Maybe someone can correct me if I am wrong just dose not make much sesnes.
Everyone has heard the Le Mans start thing. I'm telling you what the guide at the museum in Stuttgart told me - a guy who is paid by Porsche to share the history of Porsche to thousands of museum-goers a year. He said Porsche is "frugal ... never cheap," and that saving a few feet on wiring on every car was cost-effective and just generally more efficient.
@@capturingthemachine It is vary german just odd that in press material they say it was done for another reason. I guess the question is what was the original reason and if it was shortening the length to save less then a peny on a car the marketing depeatment would have come up with another reason. Though I struggle to see this being the reason with LHD and RHD models available. One day when I make it out to the museum I will argue with the guide lol.
@@themk5986 haha