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Have just made these for myself , if enough interest will make a few sets and flog em.....just had to get away from that cheap plastic moulded knobs in my car , made these from solid 312 stainless steel , only down side no light but light still reflects around knob....but i think it gives a much better and classer look...
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what do you think.....will be sending set to Ricks....with fitting instructions...!!!!
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what do you think.....will be sending set to Ricks....with fitting instructions...!!!!
Edited by tonyhall38 on Saturday 4th December 09:58
tonyhall38 said:
Have just made these for myself , if enough interest will make a few sets and flog em.....just had to get away from that cheap plastic moulded knobs in my car , made these from solid 312 stainless steel
Nice job Tony!It was my old set of matt-finsh metal dials (MY07)that Rick borrowed to forward to you!
I'd seen the MY08 bright finish controls (plus gear surround)and thought they really lifted the fascia.
(Luckily Rick sourced the very last set as AM had reverted back to the aluminium ones)
They utterly transform it when replacing plastic ones though!
I'm sure you'll have a fair few orders...
tonyhall38 said:
hussar10a said:
Absolutely love those. My MY07 already has the metal knobs (although tony's are far nicer) , but would love a pair for the stereo so the consul looks more tied in and less "bitty".
am in progress of machining those too...will post pics when done...Will you be able to "etch" the logos too?
SLINC said:
tonyhall38 said:
hussar10a said:
Absolutely love those. My MY07 already has the metal knobs (although tony's are far nicer) , but would love a pair for the stereo so the consul looks more tied in and less "bitty".
am in progress of machining those too...will post pics when done...Will you be able to "etch" the logos too?
Hi Tony,
Have you thought about drilling a small 1/8th hole through the caps where the dot is and then insert a small plastic dowel which will then be illuminated.
This is how the GT alloy knobs are done and it works very well.. Once you source the correct Diameter of plastic and match a drill to it, should be rather easy to do.
However with that said, I do not know what is behind these knobs on the DB9 so unsure of how the illumination works on them.
If it's like all previous Astons (db7 etc) then it would work.
Have you thought about drilling a small 1/8th hole through the caps where the dot is and then insert a small plastic dowel which will then be illuminated.
This is how the GT alloy knobs are done and it works very well.. Once you source the correct Diameter of plastic and match a drill to it, should be rather easy to do.
However with that said, I do not know what is behind these knobs on the DB9 so unsure of how the illumination works on them.
If it's like all previous Astons (db7 etc) then it would work.
Right.... the GT types are simply drilled right through and pick the light up from the back of the knob.
If it had been a ring behind the knob that illuminated then a single hole would have transmitted the light to effectively light the dot on the knob.
Any chance of a photo of the centre panel "Without" the knobs fitted? Just for my own curiosity.
If it had been a ring behind the knob that illuminated then a single hole would have transmitted the light to effectively light the dot on the knob.
Any chance of a photo of the centre panel "Without" the knobs fitted? Just for my own curiosity.
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