If you have ever owned a modern Porsche sports car you know all about the horrible cup holders. They are so bad in my opinion they should simply not have them. If you are not going to do it well don’t do it at all Porsche.
When we took delivery of our GT4 what was not explained to us, or addressed by the seller, was that the prior owner had a soda explosion at some point. Our guess is that he had a coke in the cup holder and he must have slammed on his brakes or hit a pot hole and that coke went all over the dash and center console. We came to this conclusion when we noticed small stains on the dash leather and that a couple buttons on the center console were sticking. Upon closer inspection we found soda residue that was not properly cleaned up.
At first we thought we would have to simply replace the air control module to fix the sticking buttons but after some internet searches we attempted to fix it ourselves. After taking off some center console trim pieces we were able to remove the air button module and from there we could take it apart and separate the electronics from the moving parts. We could clean the buttons with mild soap and water and then let everything dry. Luckily the electronics are protected by a rubber barrier, so no issues with the electronics. Next we did a deep detail to remove the stains. I am not a fan of 6 hour detail jobs so I did my usual 2 hour detail and then had a pro come in and do another 6 hours.
Now everything works, it looks great, and we have a strict no food or drink policy for this car. It’s a Porsche GT car after all….there is no need to eat or drink while you are focused on the craft of driving.