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JakeFrame · Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 93 Location: Ohio zip- 43501

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-924-and-early-944-Dash-Board-Restored_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ40017QQihZ020QQitemZ300071948952QQrdZ1

Check that out, stitched leather like the ferraris. A little rich for my young blood.
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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9069 Location: Romania

i think it looks good. i'd buy one if it would not be so damn expensive.

Anyway...i think i can get that done exactly the same for 150-200 EUR for labor + the leather(lets say...another 200). I'll ask around this spring as this is one of my plans for the car this year.
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20v924 · Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 205 Location: Phoenix,AZ

Expensive?!?! Have you ever priced a dash from performance products? they start at $1000 and you have no choice but brown and they only work for the early 944. I think this is a wonderful product and will probably end up with one on the Club Sport edition I am building.
Very Ferrari!!

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StienbargerR · Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 1362 Location: Richmond, IN

that is very nice. Reminds me of a volvo i rode in once, really cleans up the looks i would imagine.

$800 is a little rich for my blood tho, seeing as both of my 924's were had for less than $900.

Ryan
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Lizard · Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject:

imo this is how it should have been done from the factory.

*rant on*

most of the 924 people I know on and off the board are of the mind set that this is too expensive, you wonder why there is no after market for these cars or the prices are so low.

look at the 928 people will willingly fork over more than $800 and send there instrument pod off for weeks on end to have this type of work done to it. They spend well over $1k to have the leather on the dash redone as well.
They dont scoff at spending $1200 in parts alone to make sure a front of engine service is done right, the first time.
there are 3 or more people putting SC on the cars, bolt on kits, soon 2 people doing turbo kits now, the boost kits range everywhere from $5k - $10k, some of these units are being put on old CIS cars where the owner didnt even pay that much for the car, but it is a hobby not an investment.

If you guys want more suppliers and an aftermarket, say SC kits, Turbo kits, syncro rings in stock on the shelf, you have to be willing to loosen up some of you wallets alittle more.

I mean most of the 931 guys dont want to spend $800 to have a proper rebuild of the turbo, or get a group of people together to have some aftermarket exhaust manifold to mount a newer turbo onto, would only cost $600 and you would see a major improvement in the car,

I think most people are into these cars for the wrong reasons.
If you want the 924s value to go up, you as the owners need to start putting more into the cars, someone needs to take the basket cases and tear them apart and keep only the good ones going.

*end of rant*
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

interesting your comment about 928 guys...if I'm not mistaken, the seller is a local detroiter who belongs to the 928 owners club and has done several 928 interiors locally. i've not seen the handiwork in person, but the word on the street is that the results are pretty darn good. However, $800 seems a little higher than what he was charging 928 OC members (if it's the same dude). I'll look into it and see what I find...
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Lizard · Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject:

there are two 928 guys who are doing leather work,
paul champagne, and Rob Budd, I believe Rob budd is the one who is doing the 944 interior parts.

both of there quality is top notch, and I know that for the pod alone when they started it was around $800, and $300 for the steering wheel refurb
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20v924 · Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 205 Location: Phoenix,AZ

You all must realize that these are still Porsches. If you want a car that is cheap to own and service and modify, PLEASE go buy a honda. If you are not ready to spend money on your Porsche, I am! This goes back to the point I made about these cars being collectable, If we dont preserve these cars they will never be worth anything.

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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11732 Location: PacNW

+1 to Lizard and Twennivalve. That guy's work looks beautiful, and well priced, IMO.

I, too, am amazed by what I have heard some peeps refer to as 'expensive,' but then again I dropped nearly a hundred bucks on Porsche hardware for my turbo R&R. Was it worth it? I'll let you know in 50k miles.

rasta
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Neil924 · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 4225 Location: Canada

Lizard · Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:53 am Post subject:

Neil you are looking at it all wrong,
you are not wasting money, you are putting it towards a fun hobby, improving it for your own personal taste. Anyone who buys these cars for an investment needs to have there head checked.

they are a hobby and as such you put money into your hobby not considering it a waste of money
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Neil924 · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 4225 Location: Canada

Lizard · Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:02 am Post subject:

I understand what you are saying Neil, I just feel that owning a car and putting money into it to keep it running is what you do to a daily driver, a POS commuter car, some of these cars should be set aside for a hobby car, something you put money into to enjoy more, not just so it is able to stay on the road.
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Chrenan · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903 Location: Canada

I'm with Lizard on this one. I would never turn a wrench myself on my daily driver, or spend a dime upgrading it. The 924 is a hobby car, a totally different animal than my daily driver.
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20v924 · Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 205 Location: Phoenix,AZ

On the other hand;
Every car I own from my '05GTi to my '91 9000Aero is a project car to some extent.
And to Neil, Did you ever think someone would pay more than $50k for a VW? We just have not seen the era for these cars to be rare and completely obsolete. Look at 356's 10 years ago, you could buy a nice one for less than $10k. You'll be lucky to find a car that runs for that now. So keep on crushin'em because you're only making mine worth that much more.

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