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| mepstein |
 May 28 2017, 08:06 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting  Group: Members Posts: 19,238 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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| porschetub |
May 29 2017, 12:55 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
My car had one but long gone when I bought it from PO,really there are other places for the gauges unless you are a show car guy.
Who really needs a clock these days . No I wouldn't have one,not my thing. |
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| gms |
May 29 2017, 08:48 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,694 Joined: 12-March 04 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 1,785 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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I have wide feet so the console interferes with accelerating.
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| My 914 |
May 29 2017, 10:00 AM
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Casual Member Group: Members Posts: 560 Joined: 23-April 16 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 19,928 Region Association: North East States |
I think the console gives the car a sportier look and it provides a place for my right knee to lean on in the corners.
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| oakdalecurtis |
May 29 2017, 10:59 AM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,323 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California
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I'm 6'4 with size 13 shoes, here's my multistep solution to add leg and foot room. I love my center console and built a raised section under my right arm for comfortable driving. The lamb's wool is a cover over the extended inner seatbelt, neccesitated by the raised center console. To increase leg room, I reduced the steering wheel diameter with a Momo wheel and raised it an inch with a JWest eccentric wheel spacer. Then I moved the shifter about an inch to the right. To add foot room, I cut off the brake pedal and rewelded it to the brake pedals's right edge, adding about an inch to the gas pedal foot space. Plenty of room for my long legs and big feet now! Here's a few pics:
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| Porschef |
May 29 2017, 06:35 PM
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How you doin' Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 7-September 10 From: LawnGuyland Member No.: 12,152 Region Association: North East States
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I had posted in a different thread earlier about almost ditching my console, but two things changed that; I installed a different shifter that wasn't so badly canted to the left so that it would be rubbing against my leg constantly, and, I reconfigured the plywood spacer at the front of the console to make a whole lot of additional space for my foot. Now it's an entirely different, and much better experience.
Of course, I don't have a pic... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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| 1adam12 |
May 30 2017, 10:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 209 Joined: 25-May 17 From: Chino Hills, CA Member No.: 21,132 Region Association: Southern California |
Hello All! Just curious if the center deposit option causes the same interference as the appearance pkg gauge version does. I guess I'll find out soon when I pick up my first 914 this week as it comes with it.
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| kgruen2 |
May 31 2017, 02:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 22-February 15 From: Prescott, Az. Member No.: 18,459 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I like my center console. It has three digital gauges, CHT, Oil Temp, and Volts. I later added an analog Oil Pressure gauge (easier to interpret position of the needle at a glance than to decipher numbers).
For those that hate theirs and have parts laying around, I could use the trim piece that fits into the slot for the heater lever. Anyone? |
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