 Center Appearance Group Console Repro, AA vs 914Rubber? |
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| StarBear |
 May 18 2025, 01:05 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,130 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States 
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Thinking of finally replacing my original Appearance Group console. Mostly ok but for past 30+ years the right side top has had ugly black electrical tape to cover the split vinyl. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Haven’t been able to find a concours grade right side piece. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif)
Am tending toward the AA unit but interested in folks’ thoughts and experiences. PM if that’s more comfortable. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| 914werke |
May 18 2025, 01:17 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 11,257 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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There is an alternative (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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| edrotol |
May 18 2025, 01:17 PM
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edrotol Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: 23-April 06 From: Woburn, MA Member No.: 5,910 Region Association: North East States |
What are you looking for.
Have a pristine concourse piece but I need details. My name is Ed. Edrotol@verizon.net |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
May 18 2025, 01:52 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,167 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
really impossible to find as the covers were heat seamed. If you have an original console, our new trim girl, Nora, recovers them with real stitching that looks like the heat seamed stuff, and for a concours car that is what I would do
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| StarBear |
May 18 2025, 02:29 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,130 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(914werke @ May 18 2025, 03:17 PM)  What might you suggest? Open to new ideas. |
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| StarBear |
May 18 2025, 02:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,130 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(edrotol @ May 18 2025, 03:17 PM) What are you looking for. Have a pristine concourse piece but I need details. My name is Ed. Edrotol@verizon.net I’ll check in with you. Thanks! |
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| StarBear |
May 18 2025, 02:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,130 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ May 18 2025, 03:52 PM) really impossible to find as the covers were heat seamed. If you have an original console, our new trim girl, Nora, recovers them with real stitching that looks like the heat seamed stuff, and for a concours car that is what I would do George; that’s an idea. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Would I send in the whole unit (diassembled if possible)? How would the cost compare with one of your reproduction units? |
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| StarBear |
May 19 2025, 07:33 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,130 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States
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Pics always help. Here they are.
Original, but judges keep nicking me several tenths of a point for this patch job and the heat-sealed seams.   |
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| StarBear |
May 19 2025, 09:28 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,130 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(914werke @ May 18 2025, 02:17 PM) Yes; “Do nothing else” has been my choice for the past 30 years or so. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
May 19 2025, 09:47 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,167 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
Although our repro center console is identical in dimension to the original to make up for the thickening profile on the top, we use thicker wood. We have had the original bracketing reproduced, the plastic insert and use a nice looking vinyl shift boot. The stitching resembles the original heat seamed factory profile, and we even have had the original larger gauges reproduced. HOWEVER, in no way would it pass the concours muster for originality unless a judge did not know EXACTLY how the original should look. THEREFORE I would have yours recovered or look for an original needle in a haystack. Funny, for awhile, Porsche reproduced them and they looked TOTALLY home made with hand made stitching instead of the heat seam. OURS look FAR superior to the short lived factory reproduction
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| Montreal914 |
May 19 2025, 01:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,824 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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I would try to find an original side. They are still around. Every picture of replicas I have seen have the top seams pointy instead of flat like the original.
BTW, liking how you are hiding the Rennshift (?) tower. Please provide more pictures. I was potentially thinking of doing something like that and remove the lip on the top ring where the CV join boot latches on. Good luck with your search! |
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| StarBear |
May 19 2025, 01:39 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,130 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(Montreal914 @ May 19 2025, 02:12 PM) I would try to find an original side. They are still around. Every picture of replicas I have seen have the top seams pointy instead of flat like the original. BTW, liking how you are hiding the Rennshift (?) tower. Please provide more pictures. I was potentially thinking of doing something like that and remove the lip on the top ring where the CV join boot latches on. Good luck with your search! @Montreal914 Sure! Got some "nice" leatherette on eBay, made a template for a tower base, shaved the ring thingie under the boot, shaved the bottom panel opening to fit the larger tower diameter, and stitched the original boot to the riser (that was the hardest part). JWest shifter, but same for Rennshift I'd imagine. Here are pics:            |
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| Montreal914 |
May 19 2025, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,824 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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Nice!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
Thank you for sharing. Actually makes that tower stealth and skinnier. BTW, Rennshift is the product name for JWest Engineering’s shifter. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| SO.O.C914er |
May 19 2025, 09:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 18-July 16 From: Mission Viejo Ca Member No.: 20,199 Region Association: Southern California |
You can do a lot of fun stuff moving it from standard trim. Here’s mine and maybe Eddie sb914 the Seal Beach legend can share his. Been a few years since I saw it last but I believe it’s carbon fiber material matches his dash board! Pretty trick looking.
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| PanelBilly |
May 19 2025, 10:32 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,885 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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I had my original. Covered with leather when I had the seats done. I’ll take some pictures and post them tomorrow. It’s not OEM but makes me happy
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