924 or 924 Lux

[MacSami]

I've been asked by a friend how to tell the difference between a 924 and 924 Lux?

I don't know the answer myself, so thought I would ask you lovely people!

Ta.

 

[geoff Ives]

I think I know the answer. If I am wrong I am sure '924 Nutter' will correct me.
A basic 924 was made with no sunroof and wind up windows etc. This was the basic car in many countries but for the UK market the 'Lux pack' was specified as. You can sometimes find a right hand drive car without sunroof or electric windows (I nearly bought on in 1995) but they are rare.

 

[924nutter]

ORIGINAL: geoff ives

I think I know the answer. If I am wrong I am sure '924 Nutter' will correct me.
A basic 924 was made with no sunroof and wind up windows etc. This was the basic car in many countries but for the UK market the 'Lux pack' was specified as. You will s standard you can sometimes find a right hand drive car without sunroof or electric windows (I nearly bought on in 1995) but they are rare.

Geoff I may weel corect you just fore teh sake ofit[]

 

[MacSami]

Thanks guys - so just really a cosmetic thing (i.e. underlying mechanics the same), and chances are most 924's are Lux if in the UK?

Hope I've understood that right!

 

[924nutter]

A lot of the time people use the term lux to differentiate between the Normally Aspirated car ( lux ) and the Turbo or the S

PS park further away from your flower beds.

 

[Fred Hindle]

My RHD 924 had electric windows and no sunroof.
What does that make it - a 924 ½LUX

Gave the car away last year, too claustrophobic without a sunroof!

Cheers

 

[PaulHere]

My trusty 1983MY 2.0 has electric mirrors and windows, but has no sunroof, and as far as I am concerned my car isn't a Lux

I too am baffled about the 'Lux' suffix [:-]

 

[MacSami]

Sorry 924nutter - if only I had a Porsche to park in my flowerbed (and then I'd make sure I'd park it a bit more carefully than that!)

Cheers for your answers guys, much appreciated - even if it doesn't seem black and white!

 

[Bertroex]

the difference between a 924 and a 924 lux was:

electric windows
electric and colour coded mirror
4 stereo speakers
3 spoke steering wheel
alloys
*edited to add:* rear wiper

In europe this above was all optional, but the alloys were a no cost option from 1980 onwards.

It was deemed in the UK that a poverty spec 924 was indeed quite unattractive so the "lux" pack was the entry level.

Best regards,

Bert

 

[Guest]

So the 924 I scrapped with no sunroof, one electric door mirror, plastic 3 spoke steering wheel and plastic gear gaiter, but electric windows was a 1/4 Lux?

 

[Bertroex]

In order to answer your questions and some of your remarks appropriately, I need to refer to the information contained for example in a reference book such as this:

Unfortunately where I am sitting, I don't have access to this. Can anyone please do a look up for the exact "924 LUX" spec as described by Mr Morgan? Only then one is able to distinguish what is actually original to one's car and what is the exact specification of the "924 lux" pack which *if I recall correctly* was standard for the UK.

I am speaking from having owned a 924 lux here in the UK of MY 1983 and to compare, a standard 924 of MY 1983 deleivered for the German market and imported into Belgium where I lived at the time.

So, to compare:
My standard version had: manual windows, manual door mirrors in a black plastic housing, (similar as could be found in the later 944 cup cars and the 924 Carrera GTS)- following picture of Ebay germany illustrates these mirrors-

an -optional- sunroof, a plastic two spoke steering wheel + plastic gear selector, no rear wiper, no rear spoiler



Hope this helps,


Bert

 

[Northern924]

It doesn't seem that clear cut in the end then !!
Mine is a n/a '82, with electric c/c mirrors, electric windows, no rear spoiler and no sunroof []