http://www.planet-9.com/gallery/files/3/centerconsolenews.jpgSometimes you see something you like only to have it taken away. Other times you just want to achieve some sort of balance between a bunch of different parts, to combine them into a harmonious whole. Whatever the ultimate reason was, I decided that I was already disappointed in the flat plain alcantara center console arm rest that Porsche provided from the factory. It didn't match what I had seen on a GT4 in Europe during the launch and seemed rather boring when compared to the rest of the deviated stitching interior. Surely there must be an answer...
Porsche could not provide one. You can accept the default console lid or maybe get one with the Porsche crest embossed on it, but still a short one, and still plain alcantara, no leather no stitching and your wallet would take yet another punch from the Porsche options tax man. The answer was to talk to Frank at Exclusive Option www.exclusiveoption.com who specializes in creating custom leather and deviated stitched items for Porsches. In fact Frank knew exactly what I was talking about, the taller center console with the leather and alcantar combo (side leather, top alcantar) with the racing yellow deviated stitching. Frank could either recover my center console lid, or if I provided him with a lid for a taller center console he could do that for me as well. I went to Ric at Suncoast Porsche, another site sponsor, and ordered up a standard 992 / 718 taller center console and had the lid sent directly to Frank while Ric shipped the inner shell and new spring to me. Frank performed his magic, creating another piece as good or better than anything Porsche turns out.
There was only one problem. On a 911 the console plastic cover just pops right off, you install the new center console and you are done. Not so for the 981 Cayman GT4 (or any 981 Cayman/Boxster)...
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Porsche could not provide one. You can accept the default console lid or maybe get one with the Porsche crest embossed on it, but still a short one, and still plain alcantara, no leather no stitching and your wallet would take yet another punch from the Porsche options tax man. The answer was to talk to Frank at Exclusive Option www.exclusiveoption.com who specializes in creating custom leather and deviated stitched items for Porsches. In fact Frank knew exactly what I was talking about, the taller center console with the leather and alcantar combo (side leather, top alcantar) with the racing yellow deviated stitching. Frank could either recover my center console lid, or if I provided him with a lid for a taller center console he could do that for me as well. I went to Ric at Suncoast Porsche, another site sponsor, and ordered up a standard 992 / 718 taller center console and had the lid sent directly to Frank while Ric shipped the inner shell and new spring to me. Frank performed his magic, creating another piece as good or better than anything Porsche turns out.
There was only one problem. On a 911 the console plastic cover just pops right off, you install the new center console and you are done. Not so for the 981 Cayman GT4 (or any 981 Cayman/Boxster)...
Click Here to Read the Entire Article with Install Photos