Over six feet tall? Drive a manual?

kurlykris said:

I don`t know how you lanky blokes fit in a 996 at all, I`m 5' 10" my knees are bashing the centre console and my thighs catch the steering wheel when getting in the car :sad:

I`m thinking of swapping the 4 spoke steering wheel as my 987 Boxster S 3 spoke wheel is 1" smaller in diameter :dont know:

I had my daughters boyfriend in the 996 the other day, he`s 6' 9" / 18 stone and he had to lean his head to one side the whole time he was in the car :floor:

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Dammit said:

If so I'd appreciate your advice - I'm ~6'2" and my left knee has to sit just next too and slightly behind the steering wheel, with my shin against the centre console. This is fine for country roads but when going through towns/general maneuvering my left hand can't easily get past my left knee.

Who here has experienced this and come up with a cunning way of resolving it?

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Mr Scruff said:

I installed mine last night and makes all the difference.

Picked mine up from Reading Porsche in black. I was concerned that the colours would look odd but actually they go pretty well (as my car mats are black and the stereo surround is black).

Very pleased! Just need to figure out where to put the rubbish that I stored in the cubbyhole and extend my aux in for the stereo.

Great mod.

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msaif996 said:

I thought I'd outline my experience with seats in the 996. I had comfort sets which I removed and fitted Hard Back Sports Seats. I had the backs colour coded Carrara White (not a typo!) and re-skinned. Huge difference. You sit lower than comfort seats but the same as standard seats. More supportive as the base contains more aggressive bolsters to keep you in place. To get more leg room you'll need to remove the seat stop brackets (give you 15mm more legroom). However, I would say even with the bracket removed they still do not give you the same leg room as standard or comfort seats (about 1.5 inches less which is a lot). I then ordered the XSU Lower seat option part from my local Porsche parts dept which consists of new base and inner back sponge (I paid about 100 british pounds). I only fitted it for the driver's side. This made a huge difference as I now sit lower and my back fits into the seat. Highly recommended. I went on a Porsche driving course so I now know how to set the seating position etc.. so the less leg room with the Sports seats is not an issue.

So, for more leg room keep the standard seats and remove the seat stop bracket. For the lowest seating position keep the standard seats and fit the XSU option. For grippy seats get the Sports Seats and fit the XSU option and for looks get the sports seats colour coded! Remove the seat stop bracket in any case.

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