Center Cushion Question, 1974 |
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Center Cushion Question, 1974 |
Rob-O |
Jun 10 2018, 09:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,253 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I’m doing some interior work and can’t seem to nail down what type of center cushion I should have in my ‘74. I thought it should be the style that is a wooden box with a top that is hinged at the back. There are holes in center tunnel that seem to support this type of center cushion/box.
What I have in the car is the plastic bin that has a center cushion that just sits in the plastic box. I’m not sure this is correct, though. The plastic bin has two screw holes that are screwed in horizontally on the cross member. I don’t have any holes there so I’m thinking this box isn’t correct. But then plastic box seems logical as Porsche moved towards the end of production (plastic inner door handle bezels, plastic under the passenger armrest, etc.). Google doesn’t help. Hard to see this area and the pics I’ve found that show it show both styles. Anybody know when the change occurred? |
Rob-O |
Jun 10 2018, 11:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,253 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Thanks Jeff.
Good idea, Dave. That makes sense. If the car had a center console it had a hinges box. If it didn’t have the center console then the plastic tray was used. Off to the originality forum (and probably the classifieds after that). |
Tom_T |
Jun 10 2018, 12:11 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,320 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
If the car had a center console it had a hinges box. If it didn’t have the center console then the plastic tray was used. That probably makes sense Rob, since the back of the center console's tray area is a pretty close fit on the hinged cushion type box in my 73 2L, & IIRC the plastic tray's drop-in cushion hangs forward of the tray front edge - so the center console would interfere. BTW - the center consoles were also wood with leatherette vinyl over. Either way, you need your original window sticker &/or a COA (which is actually correct for a change) to tell which yours came with from the factory. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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