Alloy knobs - Not Mr Hall's

[Neil1300R]

Following on from a previous thread (which i now can't find ) have gone and got some stereo and possibly Sat Nav replacement knobs. They are knurled aluminium and match closely to the heater knobs (Vantage)







They are slightly wider than the originals, and not as tall.








Have got a knob to replace the Sat Nav, but have found the 'post' that the Sat Nav knob attaches to does not come far enough out of the dash. So, thinking of ways round it



Will post up the web link, part numbers and dimensions tomorrow (left them at work). have 3 sets going spare (minimum order of £20). Will sell them for especially to anyone going to the London meet.

Nothing wrong with Tony Hall's knobs, just these are aluminimum so match with the existing heater controls.

BTW Tony, YHM, need your address to send you some fibre optic cabling.

[Neil1300R]

George H said:

You should change the one with the little music symbol too

Nob!

[Neil1300R]

Wobbly said:

Hi Neil, any chance I can put my name down for one of the spare sets you have.

Shouldn't be a problem. Will try and post more details tomorrow - spent all day with customers, didn't get into my office.

[Neil1300R]

flinder said:

Nice find! Can you spare a pair for the States? They would be a nice upgrade for my 2007 Vantage radio. Happy to pay cost plus shipping, UPS or Fedex?

Hi, probably cheaper for you to order from the supplier. www.farnell.co.uk
Have just checked and they have a USA site / partner link. Part numbers and pricing from the UK:-
Description: 507.61 KNOB, ALUMINIUM, SETSCREW
Manufacturer Part No.: 507.61
Cost £1.93 EACH! Honestly not joking.
UK has a minimum order value £20.00 exc VAT, hence I had to buy 4 sets. Rest of the cost was for the Sat Nav ones but currently they don't fit, will let you know if I find a workaround. Part Number for the Sat Nav ones for reference:-
Description: 505.41 KNOB, ALUMINIUM, SETSCREW
Manufacturer Part No.: 505.41
Cost of £1.64 each.

Shipping was included in UK cost

If you can't get them in the USA let me know and I will sort out shipping you a set.

[Neil1300R]

Wobbly said:

Hi Neil, any chance I can put my name down for one of the spare sets you have.

OK, mail me with your address and will sort it out.
No more left - two sets when to a couple of drunks I met in a pub in Soho last week.

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flinder said:

Installed my new ribbed aluminum radio control knobs. As delivered their was a slight interference with the surrounding plastic bezels. A nail file was used to "clearance" the interference points...the back, out of sight, knob perimeters.

Easy, all mods should be this simple. Thanks Neil.

I found just playing around with positioning stopped the interference. Either that or I've stopped noticing it.
So have you now got 3 spare sets to sell to other USA owners?

[Neil1300R]

Blimey, i noly bought 4 sets as in the UK there was a minimum order value of £20. Do they charge a fortune for them in the USA? Also, the ones I bought for the Sat Nac, were not in stock, took ~10 days for them to get them in.

[Neil1300R]

The 'issue' I have with Tony's knobs is that they are yet another material to add to the dashboard - stainless steel, so they don't match with the alloy knobs on the heater controls (V8Vantage). Yes I could replace all the dashboard knobs with Tony's but then lose the illumination of the originals. No I don't need them lit to use them, they just look nice at night with a bit of illumination.
These are the closet match to the heater controls - aluminium, are knurled (Peter will be along to tell me the technical term is something else ) and have a chamfered edge, just like the heater controls.
But like you say not to everyone's tastes. I don't like the Sarah Maynard ones either.

[Neil1300R]

tonyhall38 said:

i do not like Sarah's either....mexican hats comes to mind....lol

Do you still want some fibre optic cabling for your knobs?

[Neil1300R]

peterr96 said:

Neil1300R said:

These are the closet match to the heater controls - aluminium, are knurled (Peter will be along to tell me the technical term is something else ) and have a chamfered edge, just like the heater controls.

And here I am.
Fluted was the word I used.

For your enlightenment on knurling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knurling

read that - are the knobs not an example of a 'straight' knurl?

[Neil1300R]

George H said:

Neil1300R said:

read that - are the knobs not an example of a 'straight' knurl?

they certainly are.

I was right about something non IT related!!

[Neil1300R]

Update, thanks to Peter, the knob for the Sat Nav control has been cut / filed down. Needed the skirt removing to fit onto the shaft coming out of the dash.
Unfortuently still doesn't fit. The shaft coming out of the dash is really thin, and the grub screw on the alloy knob does not screw in enough to connect. The original Sat Nav knob has its osn plastic shaft that fits over the shaft coming out of the dash.
So, off to try and find a way of making a shaft to fit inside the alloy knob that then fits over the dash shaft. Either that or cut the plastic shaft off the existing plastic Sat Nav knob and fit it to the the new alloy knob.
Downside of that - if it doesn't work I end up with no Sat Nav knob

[Neil1300R]

Stereo ones just pull off. Sat Nav does as well but is a really tight fit, so feels like you are going to break it!
Agreed they would be better 1-2 mm smaller in width and 3-4 mm taller. But still prefer them to the original plastic.

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tonyhall38 said:

thats ok...i still have some crappy plastic ones you can have.....

I'll swap you a couple of plastic knobs for some fibre optic cabling if you still need some.