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On 8/14/2019 at 4:37 PM, Jonttt said:

I had chance today to fit the OEM 987 Carbon Centre Console........

It was more striaghtforward than I had envisaged and was simply a matter of:

- swapping over the arm rest (simply screws in)

- multimedia input interface (located under the armrest). The new console was from a none multimedia interface 987 so located under the armrest was a 12v accessory socket. The harness for the multimedia interface simply uses the hole for the accessory socket but that meant the 12v accessory point needed to be removed.......impossible lol. I found a few videos / guides on google but I could just not get at the tabs needed to remove the socket.........so it was sacrificed and a simply "dremeled" it out. That was easy and did not mark the console or hole at all   :thumb: The multimedia interface was then just plug and play.

- tracker. The original Cobra tracker is located under the centre console. This is no longer used but to be "belt and braces" I swapped over the tracker box from the original console to the carbon console

- Roof open / close switch. My main concern was that the carbon console has a 987.1 switch. This is considerably smaller / simpler than the 987.2 switch ie it is just a rocker switch whereas the .2 has seperate open/close switches. The bad news was the the switch does require a much larger hole in the console to fit  :roll: That could work with a dremel to enlarge the whole but.....I prefer the smaller/neater rocker switch from the .1 car. So I checked the wiring connector and it is identical. The end result is that conversion from the .2 switch to the .1 switch is just plug and play ie a lot simpler to just use the old switch which I actually prefer. As a bonus the switch is less prone to dust / debris collection than the .2 version which is a bit of a dust trap  :thumb: 

So with prep work done it was simply a matter of fitting the carbon console as per normal, it was literally then just plug and play.......

At the same time I had decided to do something about the Sport Chrono clock pod, the leather on this (if it is leather) is not the same as the leather on the dashboard (my car has the full leather option) and so I decided to get a carbon replacement. The problem being that Porsche (so far as I can establish) does not offer a carbon sport chrono pod for the 987. Fortunately there are aftermarket alternatives so I sourced one of those. Fitting is very easy as the pod just leavers off with a trim tool (its retained by x4 spring clips), unplug the electrical connector and swap over the clock which is retained via a bracket and x4 screws.......

the Cobra tracker module sits in its own cradle under the centre console....

Carbon Sport Chrono pod...

and the finished centre console install.....

and the smaller / neater .1 roof switch....

One decision I have is that the OEM centre console does not come with a carbon trim for access under the handbrake lever, this is not missing, it does not exist OEM and so you use the original black plastic trim piece. I think this looks OK but there is an aftermarket carbon trim you can buy. The problem is its c£130   ........I'll have a think about it 😁

So job done, there are a couple of black plastic door trims I would like to replace with carbon items but they are not cheap so ebay is my friend  :thumb: 

I'm very pleased with the end result and how its coming together, just need some sun now  :roll:

The weave looks so different on the gear stick and chrono surround it looks odd , i had the same with some of the stuff for my bike , ended on buying the proper stuff.

2 minutes ago, Mattman42 said:

Edit - make that 3.... 😂😂

1 sold last week as well 🤣🤣

3 minutes ago, Mattman42 said:

There are 2 on eBay at the moment for £600 or best offer

hope you are keeping all the original stuff you remove to put back when you sell, being a limited edition, modifications will de value it for people who know what they are looking at

Not that rare then

As far as i know when they check your cars spec they can tell if anything is different from the original delivery.  If the extra was carried out by Porsche then this data will be updated. I can only say as they picked up i have pse now and it was retrofitted by an independent . Did say any issues with it then it i would have to take it up with the independent? 

8 hours ago, ATM said:

No the Labour wasn't too bad. Well that depends on your view I guess. Parts were 8 grand plus vat and extras another 2 grand. Total came to just over 17.

 

It will be marked and is already from before I bought it.

It you can do alot  e could turn.out well. im guessing its a cat s which does affect its value . People will ask what damage occured etc . Have thought of the spares route if the rebuild doesnt work out?

It would be interesting to see how you get on with it, im guessing it was labour that caused the insurance company to write it off? Has it been marked as a cat car?

Very impressed You've done a cracking job. I was happy to help you out. I treated myself to a nice pint of Tea from the Hoggs Back brewery with your kind generosity. Put a Porsche logo in the middle and you could tell?