Gearsticks & handbrakes

Gearsticks & handbrakes

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hobo

Original Poster:

5,763 posts

246 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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Is it just a TVR thing, or do other cars aforementioned objects warm up to such extents that they are literally untouchable ?

I found myself having to drive with a wet-wipe, or three, in the palm of my hand.

pete

1,589 posts

284 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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Tell me about it - I spent the last two days driving back from Le Mans with my windscreen-cleaning rag over the gear lever!

Pete

targaman

912 posts

226 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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No its not, you couldn't touch the gear stick in a noble we had with and I one melted a pair of shoes to the transmission tunnel in an E-type.

tony_996hasgone

3,160 posts

258 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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No, it's not just a TVR problem!!! Had the same issue.

bebbesen

2,917 posts

281 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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Ditto!

NickT

402 posts

228 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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Same here in my TVR whilst in Le Mans.

rich1231

17,331 posts

260 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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I didnt have the problem, my gearstick wasnt connected to anything else in the car :-))

DanH

12,287 posts

260 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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Mine got really hot too. I've realised that metal gearknobs are a bad idea.

>> Edited by DanH on Tuesday 21st June 18:14