Which Factory Options Do You Miss
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As far as options I think are "nice" and would prefer to have in any future 928 I own, my minimum set are:
If I find an 87-95 that ticks all those above items, I'll happily sell all 3 of my current ones. My '89 has it all except the colour - but a colour change is a headache as it requires engine out to do the engine bay. The colour change may yet happen however, along with GTS flares, as late cars with full leather and no sunroof are rare
For retro-fitting, the only features I'd be tempted by on my S4's are:
- Manual gearbox
- No sunroof
- Full Leather interior (dash/console/quarters/etc.)
- LSD
- 10 speaker system
- 12-way drivers seat with memory (I like the lumbar - great for getting comfie on long trips)
- Unusual metallic colour/color
If I find an 87-95 that ticks all those above items, I'll happily sell all 3 of my current ones. My '89 has it all except the colour - but a colour change is a headache as it requires engine out to do the engine bay. The colour change may yet happen however, along with GTS flares, as late cars with full leather and no sunroof are rare
For retro-fitting, the only features I'd be tempted by on my S4's are:
- Electronic Cruise Control for the 87's
- Electric headlight adjusters (except the red 87 where the hydraulic ones work!!! wow was I surprised..)
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As far as options I think are "nice" and would prefer to have in any future 928 I own, my minimum set are:
If I find an 87-95 that ticks all those above items, I'll happily sell all 3 of my current ones. My '89 has it all except the colour - but a colour change is a headache as it requires engine out to do the engine bay. The colour change may yet happen however, along with GTS flares, as late cars with full leather and no sunroof are rare
For retro-fitting, the only features I'd be tempted by on my S4's are:
- Manual gearbox
- No sunroof
- Full Leather interior (dash/console/quarters/etc.)
- LSD
- 10 speaker system
- 12-way drivers seat with memory (I like the lumbar - great for getting comfie on long trips)
- Unusual metallic colour/color
If I find an 87-95 that ticks all those above items, I'll happily sell all 3 of my current ones. My '89 has it all except the colour - but a colour change is a headache as it requires engine out to do the engine bay. The colour change may yet happen however, along with GTS flares, as late cars with full leather and no sunroof are rare
For retro-fitting, the only features I'd be tempted by on my S4's are:
- Electronic Cruise Control for the 87's
- Electric headlight adjusters (except the red 87 where the hydraulic ones work!!! wow was I surprised..)
That is going to be a lot of work.
I really wish I had the parts to do the electronic headlight adjusters.
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Getting your seats heated isn't hard. $200 a seat at a local upholstery shop should cover it. I am having my Explorer done Wednesday. Rebuild the foam and seat heater (hi/lo), $250.
Gonna have him look at redoing my seating surfaces in the front in leather as the PO re did them in vinyl as the leather was trashed. Not that the vinyl looks bad but butter soft leather and heaters would be nice along with a re done foam setup. Maybe a little firmer.
Gonna have him look at redoing my seating surfaces in the front in leather as the PO re did them in vinyl as the leather was trashed. Not that the vinyl looks bad but butter soft leather and heaters would be nice along with a re done foam setup. Maybe a little firmer.
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Getting your seats heated isn't hard. $200 a seat at a local upholstery shop should cover it. I am having my Explorer done Wednesday. Rebuild the foam and seat heater (hi/lo), $250.
Gonna have him look at redoing my seating surfaces in the front in leather as the PO re did them in vinyl as the leather was trashed. Not that the vinyl looks bad but butter soft leather and heaters would be nice along with a re done foam setup. Maybe a little firmer.
Gonna have him look at redoing my seating surfaces in the front in leather as the PO re did them in vinyl as the leather was trashed. Not that the vinyl looks bad but butter soft leather and heaters would be nice along with a re done foam setup. Maybe a little firmer.
I have back issues from spending 40 years bent over things trying to fix them, the heat really helps my back, the ones in the corvette get very hot.
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LSD, 100% manual sport seats & no sunroof are the only options I would like to see on more 928's.
These cars are heavy enough already, no need to slap on a bunch of unnecessary options like 90 speaker systems and 45 way power seats.
Hell, at 345bhp for the GTS even the extra 16V's are unnecessary weight
These cars are heavy enough already, no need to slap on a bunch of unnecessary options like 90 speaker systems and 45 way power seats.
Hell, at 345bhp for the GTS even the extra 16V's are unnecessary weight
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My 89 dose not have rear A/C but thats cool, It dose not have heated seats and that is cool as well I think it has everything else but then I am new to these cars and don't really know.
I like it exactly the way it is, except for the needed repairs and perf upgrades.
They even left the big H4 lamps in it when it came in from Japan to canada, I thought they were going to remove them.
That lumbar option sound nice, dose anyone have a picture that they can show me of it.
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I like it exactly the way it is, except for the needed repairs and perf upgrades.
They even left the big H4 lamps in it when it came in from Japan to canada, I thought they were going to remove them.
That lumbar option sound nice, dose anyone have a picture that they can show me of it.
Thanks
Brad
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Is that correct, in that the sport seats only came from the factory as eight way seats?
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On my 78, the only option (unavailable to that model) that I really wanted was a trunk release. I reto-fitted a release from an 88 with a 944 console trunk switch from eBay.
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