BigSi Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Very exciting day! Today I collected my car from the place it's been in storage for almost 6 months. So great to have her out again! The only reason I've not had her out as soon as the weather started to get better, and the evenings longer, was because my Fuchs went on a visit to Nick Moss at Eary911 for 'a bit' of a makeover. They look AMAZING! I'm so happy with them!!! Soooooo shiny! So pleased to be driving her again! [emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longman Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 nice one Si , get out and drive .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaky Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Perfect and like the wheels combo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift911 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Looking very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSi Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Cheers all! Definitely need to get out for some drives, Paul. Can't wait! I'm feeling like a kid on Christmas morning! [emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richot1989 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Great to see another Cab looking really smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSi Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 Thanks! Can't wait for the weather to get a bit warmer and get the top down. Was beautiful this morning but blimmin' freezing... was still tempted though! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richot1989 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Being a bit of a whimp, I've got a wind deflector on mine - amazing how it cuts down the back draft (no course jokes, you lot!) and the missus is always keen for us to go out in the car top down (car, that is!) providing its not raining (or hail/sleet as it is at the moment!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan3L2 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Richot1989, Where did you get your wind deflector? Is it easily detached when you want to load luggage into the back with the hood up or is that the downside? Does it fit on to the seatbelt mount? Thanks and best regards john c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richot1989 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hi John, Got it from Reading OPC - the spares guy there has been really ace and he managed to source an original one (not cheap though!), I originally ordered one from one of the advertisers (Classic Additions) in one of the mags but it didn't fit and sent it back. (this was back in 2015) The Porsche one takes about 5 mins to fit the first time - you have to change the large plastic domed caps/lugs in the side trim behind the seats, (one each side) with ones (supplied) with locating holes in them. The original ones just prise out and the new ones pushed in. It doesn't fit on the seatbelt mount, it just locates it's two arms (one each side) into these locating lugs Once these are installed, it takes less than a minute to put the deflector in or take it out. I'll try and take photos and post them on here or you could pm me and I could send them by e-mail. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan3L2 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hi Richard Thanks for the very informative answer ...... I hadn't realised that it was available as a Porsche part and assumed it was an aftermarket accessory. The ones I have seen were attached to the seat belt mount (presumably aftermarket) and a real faff to remove - yours sounds near perfect! I'll pm you my email address but I wonder whether other Cab owners in the parish would also be interested? In which case perhaps the pics should be put up here? Am really grateful for your reply and will have a chat with my friendly parts man at Aberdeen OPC to start with and if that gets no where, Reading OPC. best regards john c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSi Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 I'd be interested in seeing the deflector pics too. Sounds interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan3L2 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 BigSi Richard and I have been researching this and exchanging pms. This is his deflector: http://www.parts-wise.com/00004320210-wind-deflector/p39142/ Richards car is an 89 model and mine an 84 and the fixings this deflector makes use of are not on the mine :-( He sent me some pics which I'm sure he'd be happy to share on here which illustrates the fixing - it's very neat and tidy. Thanks again Richard for your help. best regards john c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richot1989 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 On 4/26/2017 at 9:10 PM, BigSi said: I'd be interested in seeing the deflector pics too. Sounds interesting! Hi BigSi, Sorry, but I somehow missed your request. I've deleted the photos of the deflector fitting from my computer. I'll see if I can get them back. Whilst I try to do this (or take some more photos!), do you have a plastic grommet on your side panel trim behind the seat (one in each side panel)? I think they are to gain access to the hood mechanism so that it can be wound up or down, should the electrics fail. If you have these two grommets, then the wind deflector will fit as it uses these as a pivot point for the deflector arms (the kit provides replacement grommets with a hole in then for the hood arm to locate into). John's earlier cabriolet doesn't have these. Cheers, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richot1989 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Hi BigSi, It might be easier if you pm me and I can try to forward you the photos from the e-mail I sent to John, as I don't seem to be able to recover the photos on the computer file. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan3L2 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Hi Chaps Maybe I can help ...... here are the pics Richard sent to me. My car has a manually operated roof not an electric roof so there is no need for this access hole. (Don't think electrically operated roofs were available anyway in 1984) Good Luck john c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richot1989 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Hi John, Thanks for doing this. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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