Guess I'm lucky that my 1982 dash and pod have no cracks, but the leather just below the top seam appears to be lifting slightly away from the curved dash surface in a couple of places. Thinking I could get a syringe through the seam stitching and shoot some adhesive behind these spots - sound like a good idea or not? Any ideas on the right kind of adhesive? Also, my car is rattle free except for some pretty persistent squeaking from the plastic defroster vents where they meet the leather dash - any ideas on quieting this? Finally, anybody got any real creative cupholder solutions for this car, something nicer than the window ledge hangers has got to be possible without drilling holes. Thanks, great board, read daily, beats working.
RAS

 

Russel-

I'll be watching this thread, because I have the same delamination of the leather.

As to vent rattles.....try some "Shoe Goo". It makes my ASICS running shoes last more than 6 months [I do about 32 miles per week] and is invaluable around the shark for myriad minor details.

 

[sorry]

As to cupholders...German cars up to the late '90's don't have these for a reason. Germans DRIVE in their cars...they don't eat in them.

I could suggest a bag of Jamaican Blue Mountain in bean form in your kitchen cabinet, and a decent bean grinder on the counter. Add that to a good Italian-made espresso maker [or at least a good coffee maker] and some distilled water to keep it brewing cleanly. Drink the results prior to engaging the sharkage....

nOrMy! <img src="graemlins/drink.gif" border="0" alt="[cherrsagai]" />

 

Jager has a cup holder. You may have to email him I dont see it listed on his page anymore.

<a href="http://www.jageng.com/auto_1.htm" target="_blank">Jager</a>

 

Normy, re coffee while driving, you need to know I've got the US 220hp auto version, which gives me extra time to enjoy caffeine. If I were lucky enough to have a 316hp/5sp, I'm sure I'd be entirely too busy for such things, wouldn't need caffeine at all, and probably wouldn't be able to get it down for all those monster g forces. But then even my 82 Auto causes smiles that make a bit of drooling unavoidable...
RAS

 

I also see the need for a good cup holder. While I never eat in my car, I'm often picking up something to take somewhere else or have a large water bottle that I don't want rolling around on the floor or balanced precariously somewhere to spill on my carpet or leather.

Flint, '84 Euro-S, A/T

 

Paul sent me rev.2 of the cup holder and it works pretty well. There's a lip on the top that mounts in the seam just left of the glove box cover. The only problem I've had with it (and it can be a mess if you don't have your travel mug 'closed') is that it can come loose if you hit a bad bump at speed. I think a minor mod would fix this...I'm going to rivet an elastic band on the back of it and run it down to the under side of the dash where the elastic will have a 'hook' to secure it there. Other than bad bumps it works fine and is easily placed/removed.

I've also got a small bit of 'lifting' on my leather dash ('82 5 spd) but at the moment it's small enough that I won't mess with it unless someone has some BTDT experience.

Jim

 

I am probably as German as it gets, but I do like to have a cup holder in my car. Because I don't always want to go full blast - and I'm not allowed to do so in the US anyway...

My S4 does not have a cup holder. I usually place a bottle of water with a sports cap behind my seat, next to the transmission tunnel. Since I have some other stuff there (window sun shade, etc.) it does not really go anywhere while I drive. Another bottle can go into the glove box and stay cool until I need it.

For my first 928 I bought a 911 cupholder, modified it, and humg it where the coin holder is in the door. I had to modify the coin holder also, but the result was quite pleaseing. It was never in my way, but because it hung at an angle, I could not put full and open cans in there. Here is a picture:



here is another view of the cup holder, in the environment it was intended for:

 

To the cupholder question - couple of options:

Performance Products - <a href="http://www.performanceproducts.com" target="_blank">www.performanceproducts.com</a> - (get the catalog) has some generic Porsche colored cupholders as well as a double cupholder that fits in place of the armrest/cassette box - looks OK but in my view not such a practical loaction. Item #906580.

The generic single versions Item #9400 fold up and are intended for door mounting with screws. I couldn't bring myself to do this but its possible to attach one to the side of the center console - passenger side screwed to the carpet texture panel (needs bolts & nuts/washers the other side). Doing this you get a practical location (just a slight angle) and even if removed - not very obvious it was ever there.

Incidentally my Porsche/Jaguar Dealer in Scottsdale carried what looked like the exact same model in their 'Jaguar' retail parts store - might want to check out the - may be able to see it in the flesh. Its a nice quality device - about 1" protrusion when folded. The black matched the color & texture of my vinyl console perfectly.

Alan

 

Finally got around to the photo of my cupholder:

Here is the overview context shot:



Here is up close shot of the holder:



Here is an up close shot of it closed up:


This is how it hides away long shot:


I like it - its fine for carrying coffee back from starbucks/einstiens and not too far of a reach to even use on a long trip, and it hides away pretty nicely, the finish exactly matched color & texture of my black interior.

Alan