Questions about console

[schosh]

I am considering purchasing an after market center console and I am curious about one thing. Do you folks who have consoles find it constrain/restrict your right leg when driving.
I'm 6' so I need every square centimeter of space I can find.
Thanks in advance
Bill

[jamcleod]

i removed the console because my size 9 shoe rubbed on the console, not enough room for me.

[BigD9146gt]

Thats a tough one, do you have a picture of it? I installed one for a friend and man, did it suck. The only (main) problem i've run into with wide centerconsoles is heel-toe downshift (braking and blipping the throttle, my calf hits and my heel can't reach the accelerator)

[914helo]

My center console never interfered with me and I'm 5'11". It's a stock console; not sure of the width but can measure later. Like BigD9146gt said your leg might rub it a little when doing heel-toe shifting. Not consistently enough to annoy me.

[schosh]

Thanks for the help folks.
The unit I was considering is sold by one of the folks over on the 914club.com. They produce stuff like consoles with speakers , subwoofers ect as well as other interior parts. They were kind enough to offer to sell me a kit so I could customise it with a vinyl that matched my interior.
Since my main desire is to have additonal space for mounting gauges I may spend some time this weekend with some foam core and a xacto knife to see what sort mini console I can come up with.
(It's nice when the car is running so good I have time to screw around with things like this!)

[LarryP]

I am 6'2", ca. 215 lbs and have the same console. I wear a size 12 shoe. The console is no problem whatsoever for my leg. My shoe does rub against it but only if I am wearing workboots or Doc Martins, etc. There is no rubbing with a dress shoe, or a sneaker, or a docksider.

The quality of the console is amazingly nice. The sub is fantastic.

So I cannot wear Timberlands when I drive the car, bfd. Go for it.

[smooth_eddy]

I have a console in my car and sometimes wish I did not. I am 6-1" and have a 9.5 shoe. It gets in the way of heal-toe downshifting and just plain takes up leg room. I do like the looks of it but the gauges in it are pretty much worthless. A clock (big wow), a volt meter that is not accurate and a temp gauge. A friend of mine has my same year car with no console and it does offer me a lot more leg room. Like Larry, I am not able to wear work boots, just tennis shoes or dress shoes. But, if I had to buy another 914, I would probably buy one with a console again. So your choice. It's kind of like the hood badge. Boils down to personal choice!

[SteveStromberg]

I remove the console. Get a 75-76 Fuel gauge that has the temp gauge in it. The Volt meter is useless in a 914, It is a inacurate the way the its wired from the factory. and the Stereo has a clock.

[914GT]

Yeah you're right on the voltmeter. It sucked until I rewired it back to my terminal strip at the battery, which is the same point which my alternator regulates. Now the thing is OK.

[3D914]

Bill,

The stock center console is tapered on the drivers side to allow more room for those big-foot (HA!) guys - I'm only 5'4".

Anyway, if you're getting a kit, the console doesn't need to be that deep. You could easily remove the back 9-12" and wouldn't miss it all all. You'd need to fab a new back piece, but the factory just used a piece of plywood painted black.

Good luck & don't drive bare foot.