Solved the Cupholder problem & doubled my storage space

[2000SoCalBoxsterS]

Originally Posted by djomlas

how do you like the armrest now? is it too high?

it looks like a nice piece, if you dont know these cars and looked inside, you would never guess that its a add-on piece.

btw, how much did that cost you?

It is the Bird Automotive product. I spotted it in Panorama and decided I had to have it. If you look at it as just a cupholder it was very expensive at $399.00 (on sale $100 off from normal $499) but if you look at it as what it is, a nice interior addition, extra large leather storage space and arm rest with a cupholder it's not that bad considering what Porsche charges for parts.

The armrest is not too high at all. In fact I wouldn't mind it being a little higher. I like the arm rest height now much better than before. It would be perfect for me if my elbow and forearm could rest on top of the armrest so the plane of my hand, forearm, elbow were even with the shift knob and I could slide my arm back and forth on top of the armrest as I shift. The old Lotus Espirit was setup that way.

One optional part that I didn't do yet is to remove the original lock cylinder and in the hole left where the cylinder was goes a thing Bird calls a l"anding pad" for the cup. I just couldn't get my lock cylinder to pull out so I skipped that step for now. It is optional as the cup sits fine and is very stable even without the round black metal padded disk that sits where the old lock was.