928autobahndreamer

Even when fully engaged, my parking brake does not come up above the seat. +1 on a picture of what yours looks like.

Kevin in Atlanta

A properly adjusted handbrake should fully engage in three clicks. That should have the handle well out of the way.

Leon Speed

Or your seat is really short

LightStriker

Hmm... The handbrake isn't working... Just for a test, I pull it all the way back, without much effort, and put the car on Neutral... And it was moving.

So, or it's totally not working, or it's horribly too loose.

Alan

Well - its a problem that it doesn't work but it also should not need (or be able) to go that high - parallel to the seat bottom is where it should be adjusted to for normal operation. There is some adjustment under the panel behind the console that has the handbrake (has the front seatbelt mount below it too) - There are just a few screws holding the trim cover on - feel around in the carpet (I believe 2 on the sides and two on the top. You may need to check the other end of the cable if its that loose - maybe something broke? or became detached...

Alan

Marine Blue

Definitely too high.

You may also want to adjust your carpeting so it sits in front of the gas pedal instead of being bent around it. That could potentially get in your way when doing any emergency braking/gas

PorKen

Put in a 927 part number handbrake. Then make the passenger deal with it.

Leon Speed

Also, the scuff plate goes in front of the console side panel

ew928

My scuff plate wasn't fitted correctly and it was sticking out too far preventing throttle pedal from going WOT.
Robbing 1/4 of full power from the car just like that.

Charley B

You have three places to adjust the E-brake handle. At the back end of the handle under the carpet. At the cable junction under the car and at the backing plates on the rear wheels. If you are not able to get a good hold at three clicks, you will need to replace the E-brake shoes.

Jim bailey - 928 International

That my friend is better than when the pedal slips down past the plate and gets stuck at wide open throttle.....that has happened to more than one 928 Owner ! Guy in San Diego totalled his car

ew928

I'll go double check that dumb plate.
Having a hard plastic plate not secured by any screws or brackets that can impinge on throttle pedal movement wasn't Hans and Franz's better design ideas. What schnapps was they drinking that day.

At least they didn't put any cosmetic/scuff device anywhere near the brake pedal.


The Scuff plate is the grooved plastic thingie to the right of the throttle pedal.

fraggle

You just wanted to show off that cool pedal.

Now I've got to check my own scuff plate.

WallyP

My scuff plate has two retaining screws - I don't like sticking throttles...

ew928

The cool pedal is a cheap Ebay special adapted to our funky throttle pedal. I removed all the friction nubs to help lower schticktion of the throttle pedal. The smooth metal pedal cover makes stomping on the loud pedal much lighter.



Didn't see ANY screw/screwholes on the forward part of the scuff plate. It's good I've got a 3rd pedal to quickly freewheel the 928.


Sorry about the hijack.
So how many have caught their cuffed pant leg on the handbrake lever?