992 LCD dash visibility issue - possible solution?
03-28-2021, 09:34 PM
#16
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I can see all the gauges - but I think it’s dependent on seating position.
03-28-2021, 11:47 PM
#17
I think it’s hilarious, the people that complain the most about the visibility of the instrument cluster don’t own a 992.
I have owned the car for 9 months now and it has never been an issue or an annoyance.
I have owned the car for 9 months now and it has never been an issue or an annoyance.
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03-28-2021, 11:54 PM
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I’ve complained about it before but a reason to not buy a 992? The word troll comes to mind....
03-29-2021, 12:10 AM
#19
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After more than a thousand miles of driving my 992, this is a huge non-issue.
With Sports Chrono, there are three clocks in my car. Does it matter if one is obscured?
When the right hand display is set to multi-function, it includes the fuel level/range along with oil temp, oil pressure, etc.
There’s a lot of redundancy with this car — with the speed on the tachometer, I am not even sure why I have a speedometer.
Water temperature is the only thing that is only available on that right most gauge and it’s hardly a critical datapoint that needs to be handy at every moment that you’re driving.
The dash display is beautiful. I love how the left and right edges emerge from the dash itself. No change is necessary here.
With Sports Chrono, there are three clocks in my car. Does it matter if one is obscured?
When the right hand display is set to multi-function, it includes the fuel level/range along with oil temp, oil pressure, etc.
There’s a lot of redundancy with this car — with the speed on the tachometer, I am not even sure why I have a speedometer.
Water temperature is the only thing that is only available on that right most gauge and it’s hardly a critical datapoint that needs to be handy at every moment that you’re driving.
The dash display is beautiful. I love how the left and right edges emerge from the dash itself. No change is necessary here.
+1 Total non-issue. I know people like to complain but this is getting absurd. There is nothing in the outer 2 dials that is essential to look at every minute or that a minor adjustment to your head left or right cannot determine when needed. Or a change in seat position can handle. You move your head far more when changing lanes, checking blind spots, reversing etc. (Or you should do)
The proposed software solution would look out of alignment with the aspect ratio and shape of the screens.
03-29-2021, 01:15 AM
#20
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I love my 997 and have considered a 992 .
This issue alone ( dashboard view obscured by the steering wheel ) is important enough for me to never consider a 992- unless the problem is fixed by Porsche. It is incomprehensible to me that Porsche a company world renowned for its engineering would design a sports car steering wheel that obscures a drivers view of important vehicle information . Every time I would look at the instrument cluster it would make me think - WHAT were they thinking !!
I know the 992 is a wonderful car and I expect to get flak for my post so be it .I only posted this because I know Porsche monitors Rennlist and I hope that someone there fixes such a ridiculous design flaw in their HALO sports car.
Russ Dejulio
Pittsburgh PA
This issue alone ( dashboard view obscured by the steering wheel ) is important enough for me to never consider a 992- unless the problem is fixed by Porsche. It is incomprehensible to me that Porsche a company world renowned for its engineering would design a sports car steering wheel that obscures a drivers view of important vehicle information . Every time I would look at the instrument cluster it would make me think - WHAT were they thinking !!
I know the 992 is a wonderful car and I expect to get flak for my post so be it .I only posted this because I know Porsche monitors Rennlist and I hope that someone there fixes such a ridiculous design flaw in their HALO sports car.
Russ Dejulio
Pittsburgh PA
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