Is the Cowl NLA from Porsche?
02-04-2018, 01:46 PM
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He's still steaming that I called him out for trolling, but with 8400+ posts I guess that's his life. Thanks for the message and I will follow your directions for ordering, but had one last question. I have a good working cowl seal so is the factory seal still compatible with your piece?
02-04-2018, 02:18 PM
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Both LHD & RHD are available from Porsche and I stock both..
Jerry's are better if not totally original if you are a purist - not many of those when it comes to cowl covers.
Jerry's are better if not totally original if you are a purist - not many of those when it comes to cowl covers.
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
George Layton March 2014928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
02-04-2018, 03:10 PM
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He's still steaming that I called him out for trolling, but with 8400+ posts I guess that's his life. Thanks for the message and I will follow your directions for ordering, but had one last question. I have a good working cowl seal so is the factory seal still compatible with your piece?
P.S. I doubt that Jeff is holding any grudge. He is not that kind of guy.
02-04-2018, 03:14 PM
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02-04-2018, 04:11 PM
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I bumped my original thread about my development of an entire series of covers for the Cowl area for the 928. The 04 version asked about is not available from the factory, but my slightly wider version developed for the S2, and all cars before the S4, is a fairly close replication. The current price for my Cowl Cover is $90 and the new Cowl Seal is $15. For 84 and later versions I have also duplicated the Shell and intensive washer stickers and they are $5 each when included with an order. The S&H to domestic locations is $20. For 83 and earlier the Shell sticker goes on the intake air box.
The only Cowl Cover available now from the Factory, I am pretty sure, is the 928 574 157 00 and it is kind of an afterthought and final development of the earlier versions in which they cut a deep gouge in it from back to front to facilitate the flow of water across it, but it still does not fit in the back where it needs to mate to the metal cowl trim just in front of the windshield. Too, the factory one is still made of very thin and cheap plastic.
P.S. the 86 will be an S3
The only Cowl Cover available now from the Factory, I am pretty sure, is the 928 574 157 00 and it is kind of an afterthought and final development of the earlier versions in which they cut a deep gouge in it from back to front to facilitate the flow of water across it, but it still does not fit in the back where it needs to mate to the metal cowl trim just in front of the windshield. Too, the factory one is still made of very thin and cheap plastic.
P.S. the 86 will be an S3
Never knew Porsche made a S3 ;-)
02-04-2018, 04:14 PM
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02-04-2018, 04:32 PM
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S4 stands for the fourth generation or iteration of the 928, so that pretty much suggests that there were three before it. The model just before the S4 was the 5 liter two-cam engine version made for 85 and 86. That would make them the S3, anthough Porsche did not focus on or even call them S3, so far as I know. Likewise with S2, and I am not too sure exactly which model years would be in that group, if it is a group, but probably 80 to 84. Then I have to wonder about the 85 Euro which still had the 4.7L 16 valve engine; so whether it is an S2 or S3 puzzles me.
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Producer for 928 of:
-Hatch Latch Receiver Liner--All Versions
-Replacement Heavy Duty Spare Tire Cover
-Flush Center Console Conversion
-Cowl Cover, Cowl Seal, & Shell Stickers--All versions
(RHD included)
-Aluminum Gas Cap Ratcheting Pawl
ReDesign by FEATHER
by Jerry Feather
Producer for 928 of:
-Hatch Latch Receiver Liner--All Versions
-Replacement Heavy Duty Spare Tire Cover
-Flush Center Console Conversion
-Cowl Cover, Cowl Seal, & Shell Stickers--All versions
(RHD included)
-Aluminum Gas Cap Ratcheting Pawl
02-04-2018, 06:57 PM
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l also have one of Jerry's cowl covers. Its a great fit, much stronger and rigid than the original part. The original retaining strip is a tight fit, so its never going to come loose or flap. Being a RHD car I (I forget if I ordered a RHD version) expected some issues, but the only issue was with the wiper mechanism. The connecting pin on the wiper motor for the pushrod seems much higher than usual, so I had to cut a circle in the cover to clear this when its rotating. The whole wiper motor assembly seems higher than is common, which may be a peculiarity of 83 Euros.
jp 83 Euro S AT 57k
jp 83 Euro S AT 57k
02-05-2018, 09:13 AM
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02-05-2018, 02:17 PM
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S4 stands for the fourth generation or iteration of the 928, so that pretty much suggests that there were three before it. The model just before the S4 was the 5 liter two-cam engine version made for 85 and 86. That would make them the S3, anthough Porsche did not focus on or even call them S3, so far as I know. Likewise with S2, and I am not too sure exactly which model years would be in that group, if it is a group, but probably 80 to 84. Then I have to wonder about the 85 Euro which still had the 4.7L 16 valve engine; so whether it is an S2 or S3 puzzles me.
The "S3" is the 85 -86 US with the 32v 5.0 engine and the "pipe organ" intake. It was never officially designated that by Porsche, but considering it came between the S2 and the S4, calling it the S3 is logical.
The original S was the 80 -83 Euro with the 300 hp 4.7. The US got the "competition package", which was (supposedly) purely cosmetic additions - spoiler, steering wheel, seats.
The US version was designated the S in 83, with the 4.7 L-jet, but there was no "non-S" version (as there was with the Euros).
02-05-2018, 04:39 PM
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S4 stands for the fourth generation or iteration of the 928, so that pretty much suggests that there were three before it. The model just before the S4 was the 5 liter two-cam engine version made for 85 and 86. That would make them the S3, anthough Porsche did not focus on or even call them S3, so far as I know. Likewise with S2, and I am not too sure exactly which model years would be in that group, if it is a group, but probably 80 to 84. Then I have to wonder about the 85 Euro which still had the 4.7L 16 valve engine; so whether it is an S2 or S3 puzzles me.
Moreover, there are no Euro cars. There are ROW, US, Japan and some other markets. But no Euro.
The 85 ROW, or Euro as you call, it is pretty much the same as the 84 ROW, however, the 86 model year got the undercarriage (brakes etc..) from the not yet released S4..
:-)