WTB, Telephone Center Console (X-Post)
12-20-2007, 09:58 PM
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Three Wheelin'
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WTB, Telephone Center Console (X-Post)
This is a cross-post from the "wanted" forum, but I am looking for a Telephone Center Console for a 993. I would prefer Black leather, but would consider all. Also, would be willing to trade.
12-21-2007, 01:05 AM
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Three Wheelin'
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12-21-2007, 02:29 PM
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12-23-2007, 01:02 AM
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Three Wheelin'
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12-23-2007, 11:39 AM
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Jeff,
I have one of these in my 964. If you haven't driven with the console installed you may want to consider doing so. I'm 5 foot 7 and find the console to continually be in the way (rubs on the right leg). I guess I'm getting use to it, but given the choice I would have preferred not having the option. Anyhow, just my personal experience. Hope you have luck acquiring the piece!
I have one of these in my 964. If you haven't driven with the console installed you may want to consider doing so. I'm 5 foot 7 and find the console to continually be in the way (rubs on the right leg). I guess I'm getting use to it, but given the choice I would have preferred not having the option. Anyhow, just my personal experience. Hope you have luck acquiring the piece!
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12-23-2007, 06:04 PM
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Three Wheelin'
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Jeff,
I have one of these in my 964. If you haven't driven with the console installed you may want to consider doing so. I'm 5 foot 7 and find the console to continually be in the way (rubs on the right leg). I guess I'm getting use to it, but given the choice I would have preferred not having the option. Anyhow, just my personal experience. Hope you have luck acquiring the piece!
I have one of these in my 964. If you haven't driven with the console installed you may want to consider doing so. I'm 5 foot 7 and find the console to continually be in the way (rubs on the right leg). I guess I'm getting use to it, but given the choice I would have preferred not having the option. Anyhow, just my personal experience. Hope you have luck acquiring the piece!
12-24-2007, 02:37 PM
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How deep is the Kenwood unit? There is not much depth behind the top portion of the bat phone panel, due to the dash. I was going to mount my new head unit in there, but no way it would fit.
12-24-2007, 04:05 PM
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Three Wheelin'
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I saw this picture and wanted something similar:
Last edited by 993_Pilot; 12-25-2007 at 03:41 AM.
12-26-2007, 06:00 PM
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Three Wheelin'
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I finally got the depth measurement, and it is 6-7/16" deep with a Double DIN opening. Not having the console yet, I have no way to measure if it will fit. Does anyone have a way to do the measuring? I would be most grateful and willing to buy you a beer or three when you come to town!
01-07-2008, 01:51 PM
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Jeff, I took some pics that you might find helpful. I'll include a bit more detail about my system for the sake of others who might be interested. The pic you posted above is probably a surface-mount monitor, which might not be a bad idea.
First, this is my current setup. I removed the phone cradle and a little speaker box that were attached to the Bat Phone panel, and either cut back or tied off the wiring that was attached to that stuff. My plan is to make a new panel and mount all of this stuff in it, but for now, the old panel is not too terribly ugly.
Mounted to the panel, I have a Garmin nuvi 650 GPS, wireless remote for the stereo, high-speed oil cooler fan override switch (just below the GPS, where the original phone power switch was located), and the stock spoiler and sunroof switches and their indicators. I mounted a cigarette lighter socket behind the console to plug in the GPS, as I didn't want to cut into the cable to hard wire it.
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I installed an external antenna for the GPS, which I mounted on the dash, because I found that reception was poor this low in the car with the built-in antenna. The GPS is attached to the panel with a RAM Mount RAM-HOL-GA22.
The stereo remote is mounted on a piece of aluminum from my junk drawer. The remote had to be mounted out from the panel and tilted slightly for it to work. Sony has a wired remoted, but that thing is fugly and sticks out from the panel too far.
As you can see from this side view, the lower dash severely limits the area inside the bat phone console.
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The console is attached to the lower dash with screws, and the foam is cut away in places. And of course, no ash tray.
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So, Jeff, here is what might be of interest to you. It's kind of hard to get an accrurage reading due to the angle of the pics, but these shots give you an idea of how severely limited the space is behind the panel. The vertical aluminum structural support (seen better in the pics above) is about 6" back from the panel, give or take a half-inch or so depending on where you measure from, as it's not parallel to the panel.
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As I said, I plan to make a new panel and mount all of this stuff in it, plus genuine Porsche switches for the fan override and garage door opener. I was also thinking of a VDO volt meter, but there's no more room on the panel.
First, this is my current setup. I removed the phone cradle and a little speaker box that were attached to the Bat Phone panel, and either cut back or tied off the wiring that was attached to that stuff. My plan is to make a new panel and mount all of this stuff in it, but for now, the old panel is not too terribly ugly.
Mounted to the panel, I have a Garmin nuvi 650 GPS, wireless remote for the stereo, high-speed oil cooler fan override switch (just below the GPS, where the original phone power switch was located), and the stock spoiler and sunroof switches and their indicators. I mounted a cigarette lighter socket behind the console to plug in the GPS, as I didn't want to cut into the cable to hard wire it.
I installed an external antenna for the GPS, which I mounted on the dash, because I found that reception was poor this low in the car with the built-in antenna. The GPS is attached to the panel with a RAM Mount RAM-HOL-GA22.
The stereo remote is mounted on a piece of aluminum from my junk drawer. The remote had to be mounted out from the panel and tilted slightly for it to work. Sony has a wired remoted, but that thing is fugly and sticks out from the panel too far.
As you can see from this side view, the lower dash severely limits the area inside the bat phone console.
The console is attached to the lower dash with screws, and the foam is cut away in places. And of course, no ash tray.
So, Jeff, here is what might be of interest to you. It's kind of hard to get an accrurage reading due to the angle of the pics, but these shots give you an idea of how severely limited the space is behind the panel. The vertical aluminum structural support (seen better in the pics above) is about 6" back from the panel, give or take a half-inch or so depending on where you measure from, as it's not parallel to the panel.
As I said, I plan to make a new panel and mount all of this stuff in it, plus genuine Porsche switches for the fan override and garage door opener. I was also thinking of a VDO volt meter, but there's no more room on the panel.