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...the 996 twin turbo is rear wheel drive and rear engine, and has a console like that - what a POS, non form-follows-function, pimp-my-ride poser car that is...
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If you can do it, I would make holes in the top of the slider for a drink holder. Looks like there is enough material for a soda can or medium sized fast food cup. Bonus points for having a wire loop attached to the bottom that would swing down to serve as the bottom, but slide over the e-brake and heater controls. Also I might leave the section above the shifter open, i.e. no cover panel. Seems less bulky. If it could be done in all plastic or fiberglass, I think it would look more OE. Not many new cars have vinyl/leather wrapped consoles... or at least not with batting behind the material. To me that is what looks "pimped": puffy vinyl coverings. All in all, if you like it I think you should go for it. If you were interested in how period correct it looks I doubt you would even have given it a second thought.
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I like it but I'm a newbie. Where was it bought from?
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I guess "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". As far as consoles in new 911's go, they seem to tie in with their interiors which are more modern in every way. Maybe it is "updating to a 90's look", but the rest of the interior isn't. From the photos in the beginning of the thread, the lines of this console just don't seem to go with the lines of a 911 interior. But, it's your car.
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I did this upgrade earlier this year. Pictures are in this thread:
Interior Upgrade 1983 SC I did it for the looks at the same time that I updated to 993 seats and door panels. I think it gives the car a more completed look. I purchased a 964 console and planned to use that at first, but it required some serious modifications and would not have looked as good in the end so I sold it and purchased this one. I did not like the way the seat belts came through the console and I ended up using the seat belt ends that bolt directly to the 993 seats. Mike
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I wonder if a Hargett shifter would fit under it?
Edit: Or through the e-brake access panel?
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Great thread
Mike,
Thanks for posting this it is just what I wanted to see. Looks great to me. Dave. Quote:
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That sure looks better than the stock console on the '84 to '89 Carreras that always appeared to me to be dangling below the dash!
Here is what we did to our Carrera: 1986 Carrera Interior Redo Idea &highlight=1986+interior+redo[/url] |
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