Another treat for the 993
As time passes, technology obviously improves ..... the sat nav built into the Becker Cascade is one of the casualties ....... given I've been using the 993 a bit
I have found myself using my phone for sat nav duties more and more as ...... its just easier and better.
So I started the search for a suitable phone holder :?:
Now given this is a 993, one of Porsches greatest and finest examples of classic automobile engineering not jsut any old phone holder would do. So the search led me to Rennline in the USA who offer a custom made to fit bracket :thumb:
It is a simple enough concept using a bracket which secures around the clock, is easy to fit and requires no actual modication to the car.
The sales blurb is along the lines of ....
"EXACTFIT MAGNETIC PHONE MOUNT. PORSCHE 911 / 964 / 993
Rennline ExactFit Magnetic Phone Mount.
Fits:
Porsche 911 / 964 / 993
In this day and age, everyone has a cell phone; our lives have come to revolve around them. The problem is that there is no great place in our cars to store them. The market is full of flimsy universal mounts, vent mounts, and mounts that clip or stick to areas of your interior which can and will cause damage. Rennline has solved this problem with our ExactFit phone mounts. These mounts are tailored to your specific model and do not attach to any part of your interior that will cause harm. Most of our mounts are bolt-in units that can be easily installed in minutes. This particular is machined from billet aluminum and clamps around your clock making for a clean and simple installation."
I have used Rennline products before and know their USP is quality and customisation for purpose but at a cost........but I decided to give it a go.
They have a UK distributor at Design911uk, who offer a 5% discount to this forums member.
WARNING...... this is not a cheap item considering you could spend £1 on an alternative option :floor: .......... it works out at a little under £100 delivered
So order made via Design911UK.
The purchase process was brilliant, great comms and the item was delivered within the week (so they obviously carry them in stock).
On receipt the item to definately up to Rennlines normal enginerring standards.......
So onto the fitting....
Firstly the part is obviously designed for a LHD car ...... but I knew the oil gauge is the same diameter as the clock gauge it is designed to fit and so I figured it could simply be fitted in the same way in a RHD car but obviously on the opposite side ie the LHD dial as opposed to the RHD dial.
This is really simple to fit with the hardest part removing the gauge from the dash, these simnply pull out but if they have not been out much before the rubber gasket can be very stiff to move and its simply a matter of "wriggling" it out little by little.....
Gauge pulled out nb the "orange" gunk is remnants of the sticky glue used to secure the leather to the dash behind (these where hand made after all you know :wink: )
you then simply pull the rubber gasket down the gauge a little to leave a space to fit the phone holder ring...
The gauge then simply pushes back in........ and fitted
I think it looks gorgeous, it is top quality and really retains that retro feel to the car.
Functionally it is very simple, you just stick the supplied metal plate to the back of your phone and it magnetically sticks to the bracket rubber plate. The magnet is very very strong, much stronger than other magnetic phone holders I have used in the past which again goes to the simple quaility of the product. It means the phone is held in place very securely.
Given its location I'll source a short USB phone charger lead which will simply fit in the nearby cigarette socket.
Expensive, yes.........but worth it :bandit: