Welp, after a fruitless search for a new knob to replace my well worn out one, I stumbled upon a Jon (jonsowman) at a recent meet, who said that you can simply replace the leather rather than the whole knob.
Great! So, bought the leather from here and followed the instructions on the Coupe club. Though, you do get fairly good ones from the seller as well. Took a while to put the "condom" on the knob as it was quite a tight fit. The seller even suggested the use of lubricant, such as olive oil over the knob for an easier fit.
Here are the results.
Before:
After:
I also replaced the black reverse lift lever with a silver one as I had one lying about from a while back.
Surprised you would need olive oil as a lubricant it's hardly a
huge knob is it , i did notice it was well worn though so obviously you
play with it a lot
Captain Jack wrote:Hey Welly, is my quote no longer worthy of your sig space?
I didn't think you liked it so took it off
Captain Jack wrote:Puggy, do you have some alerting system in place whenever innuendos are posted?
Yes he specifically asked us to set up notifications - an e-mail goes out straight away, followed by a text, then a follow-up call, a Fax and lastly a letter delivered by registered post
Seems to work well really.
Cars in my care:
2021 Kia Spottage 1.6 Pez Turbo Dual Clutch Gearbox Trickery
2013 Renner Twingo - donkey work
Welly wrote:And what an impressive knob that is, just missing the number 6 now
I have the same inadequacy to overcome, ('cept I needs a 6 too).
I'd spotted the replacement levver option, but can't find the engraved shiny bit anywhere
....Apart from Pug (2403 AH £ 31.43 which I'm too tight to shell out for).
FWIW I thought reverse beside 4th indicated a BE-series gearbox, but it also crops up on ML5-T's, CJ's is a ML5C [/gearbox anorak]
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
This reminds me, my knob is starting to wear.
The leather has worn so not sure weather to have a go at refurbishing it myself or buy a new one.
Theres also a chrome surround around the centre of the knob thats peeling, I think I'd have to paint it silver or black.
2020 BMW 520d MSport Touring My Daily
2017 Dacia Logan MCV 1.5DCi Laureate Wifes
1996 Land Rover Defender 90 County SW 300TDi My Toy
2003 Ford Mondeo ST220 3.0 V6 My Other Toy
puggy wrote:Mine is opposite 5th next to 4th ..... i think
I also have to pull my knob back to reverse out...
2000 W 2.0hdi 110 7 seat estate Blue.
And this glue is for my submarine not for putting up you're f*c*ing noses, and dont think i dont notice cos i do... Buy your own f*c*ing glue!!! Fatty Lewis Twin town 1997.
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('cept I needs a 6 too).
