center console Options

[johnpierre]

i have a couple of quick questions for you all. the center console that houses the 3 gauges-was it the same for all years. meaning did it change from one year to another or were there two different types/styles, etc. or was it the same for all years?

and two is it relatively simple to i wire up the three gauges to my 73 that didn't come with the console originally?

there is one for sale and i want to move on it asap?

i read in my new 914 book (thanks porsche dreamer) that in 73 you could of had it as an option. well i want to add it as an option now (only 40 years late, no big) ha ha. jp

[malcolm2]

Not a wiring comment.....But a question about the console itself. I remember driving a 914 w/console that seemed a bit tight around the gas pedal. That is my shoe just barely fit between the console and the brake. I started looking closer and noticed that most pictures I see have the console flared in at the foot well. Did they change the style, or did I drive a car with a home-made console?

I would also like to add one, but if my foot doesn't fit and all the consoles are flared, I am not adding one.

Also remember that the defrost lever is different for a console car. So you will need one that came from a console car. I guess they are longer, since the console makes the tunnel a bit taller all the way back.