peanut
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I’m sure I am not the only 944 owner that over the years that has roundly cursed the uncomfortable Porsche centre console armrest .(Doors rests too come to that ) . Its scarcely better than a lump of 2”x4” covered with some cheap tacky vinyl thats forever coming unstuck and curling at the edges. I find it really odd that Porsche settled on something so cheap and tacky when so much care and money was spent elsewhere in the interior.
Anyway, this week I decided at last to do something about it. I scoured the adverts for used car parts on the bay to find an armrest that would replace the stock Porsche one. I noticed several very nice examples removed from Jaguar X-types. The size seemed compatible with the Porsche centre console tray and the colour matched my linen interior so I took a punt and bought one for the princely sum of £4.00 .
I think you’ll agree that it not only looks gorgeous but it fits in quite well too. The Jaguar lid has a built in hinge bracket at the back which I bolted into the rear of the original centre console tray with 2x small drilled fixing points that are completely hidden from view. I used M3 bolts and nuts. Initially I have left the hinged part of the Porsche tray in place so that I could refit a stock Porsche lid in the future if required but I will probably end up cutting it off with a stanley knife along the hinge.
The Jaguar armrest sits about 30mm higher than stock but in exactly the same position. I tried raising the armrest 20-30mm more but went back to the original position which feels just about perfect for me with my left hand resting on the gearshift.
What do you think ? is it a winner or is it sacriledge in your view.
Footnote
Apologies for the miserable image quality but conditions have been, photographically speaking, somewhat challenging today to say the least with high contrast levels.
There has been a large bright orb high in the sky most of the morning.... I heard someone say it is called the Sun.....
