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944S2 adjustable steering column

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It's my understanding that the 944 never had the option of an adjustable steering column.

However, the 944 shares some bin parts from VW and I wondered if anyone knew whether a) the 944 steering column was a Porsche or VW part and b) has anyone ever used a VW adjustable steering column in their 944?

I know it's a long shot but thought I'd ask anyway.

TD
 
1990 944 Cabriolet. Ideally up / down and out / in.

I'm in Crete and the custom car Greeks here have the fettling skills to change adjust most things. I basically wanted to find out if there was a same era VW built adjustable version of the standard 944 steering column and then see what the local classic car gurus could do.

TD
 
Not that I am aware of, but you can gain more knee room by fitting a Momo wheel along with 1x or 2x 65mm spacers. These lift the wheel by a small amount, but the real gain comes from being able to extend your legs whilst your arms are in a comfortable position - this gives a huge amount of extra space, even in a series one 944 or a 924 which have a lower wheel.

If extra legroom isn't a requirement, then you can fit a Momo wheel, but ensure that it has an offset centre (like the original wheel), or if not, that you use a Momo offset centre spacer, or you may end up with a smaller wheel but no more room under it.
 
Thanks for the info re the spacer - and yes it is legroom. I'm 6'6".

Interestingly I asked a Porsche breaker if he had ever come across a 944 adjustable steering column and he came back with:

"Only seen it on 1 se model Late 92."

TD

 
Theres loads of legroom. The trouble is that when you adjust the seat so as to benefit from it, you cant reach the steering wheel. Bringing the wheel closer allows your legs to lay in the same manner that a shorter persons would (they must have used the same dummy that Lancia used in the seventies, with tiny legs and ape-like arms!) and the car will fit you perfectly.

The only small downside is that you cant easily flick the switchgear with a finger end.
 
Thanks Simon. That's good info and what all us tall blokes like to hear.

I've not sat in the "chosen one" yet but my wife once owned an 86 coupe and I recall it was a little tight in the legroom department.

It's interesting the price difference between a RHD and LHD models. A good, well maintained version in the UK can be bought for £7000. The same car in Germany can be over 3x that. www.mobile.de

Jon
 
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