mike cap

For those of you looking for a well thought out and "factory" look armrest(s) for your 993's, here's a great option....

Porsche offers this Tequipment kit that is available in all the interior colors. The kit is called a "retro-fit arm rest kit".

Right side is p/n 000-044-800-58-interior color.

Left side is p/n 000-044-800-59-interior color.

Installation is simple. The armrest assy bolts to the seat itself and swings up and down. There is even a **** (you can see it in the photos) that adjusts the "rake" of the arm rest in the down position.

For installation, you remove the inboard plastic piece on the side of the seat back. Remove two bolts, install the bracket and one new bolt, drive in a roll pin and it's done. Takes ten minutes with the seat on the bench. Looks like it would be a PITA with the seat in the car.

Price was $238.47 each seat. I bought mine from the Porsche dealer in Buffalo where I buy my parts and they gave me a good price. His name is Dan Gabamonte and will do a cc order if anyone wants the kit(s).
Phone number for Autoplace Porsche is 716-633-5200. Delivery took about three weeks, as they come from Germany. This was the lowest price I could find. I spoke to Dan and told him he may get a few calls.

Any questions email me.

mike cap

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p_carfan

Mike,

Very nice..........would you post a photo with the seats reinstalled?



Thanks

mike cap

Steve,

Yes I will, but it will be a few months. Car is in winter storage and I'll have the seats out for a while.

mike cap

Reminds me of the guy at the airport that was building an experimental plane. When the fuselage was done, he'd sit in it on a cushion and make "zroomm...zroomm...." noises.

Temple

Great find! I looked all over for different options before selecting my bird armrest. Oh well . . . guess I didn't look long enough. Eager to see photos of the seats come Spring time...

p_carfan

Mike,

Thanks, I can wait save me a few bucks .

From time to time I'll go out to the garage and set in the 993 when no ones around and think ZOOOM, ZOOOM.......ZOOOM !

mike cap

I stumbled on this option thanks to Patrick (Autobahn) in Germany. He was knd enough to send me some photos of this Tequipment option on his seats. Then I was able to find the kit in the PET Tequipment section.

I gave the Porsche parts guys the p/n's. They hadn't heard of these kits before.

Only1Buck

Do you know if the armrest retrofit would work with sport seats?

Autobahn

No, it will not work with sport seats. That's the only regret I have since getting my sport seats.

nile13

Mike, PET being a major PITA to navigate, how do you get to Tequipment section there?

jorisg

IN my pet it is just in the main menu section, there where you can choose the car and year, last option is teq (being Tequipment catalogue).

Just under GT3.

hope that it helps

mike cap

Mike,

They are in the PET as Joris describes above. However, all you really need is the RH and LH part numbers (my original post) and your interior color. There are no installation instructions with the kits, but it is pretty intuitive. As Patrick said, they WILL NOT work with the optional sport seats.

If you buy the kit or have any questions, call me at the office during the week. I have a file on this upgrade. 800-333-0519 x 106.