Gear Knob

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Hammy Hamster

Original Poster:

40 posts

252 months

Monday 2nd June 2003
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I want to replace my gear stick gaiter on my chim, any offers on how to remove the knob? Does the knob come off or does the stick come out? i've tried rubber gloves, leather strap etc but it just wont budge! Does anyone know which way it turns??

Grahame

Big Al.

68,912 posts

259 months

Monday 2nd June 2003
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As far as I know it unscrews anti-clockwise! I don't think there are any grub screws locking it in place.

paulsw

4 posts

260 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2003
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As I remember, although the gear knob unscrews anticlockwise, there is a locking collar underneath.
If its very tight you may need to break the lock by
unscrewing the collar clockwise slightly. I too changed the gaitor as it was scruffy.You cant buy one from TVR as they told me they are made to order. I went to a breakers, climbed about in all manor of different wrecks until I found a nice leather one from a primera I think. looks great, and 2 quid.

sagalout

17,968 posts

283 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2003
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Anyone have a spare, my g/f wants one for her 306!
Honest, the 306 leather one has a damaged diag. badge on the top which is rough and cutting her hand. She really admires the aluminium Chimaera one...

Hammy Hamster

Original Poster:

40 posts

252 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2003
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Sorted!! you were right, anticlockwise, just very tight, used a strap wrench. Asked around for a new gaitor, quoted anything from £56 to £65, in the end Martrim have sold me a hide offcut for £12, I've taken the old one off and the wife has used it as a template to knock up a new one. Looks the bis!! My chim is half leather and the ambla in magnolia, the gaitor was cracked and split and looked quite scruffy, so i've gone for blue leather as a contrast that matches the carpet and paint, enough leather left to cover the pouch at the back and the door opener. Figured that new ambla would have stood out too much.

PS, how do you insert the smilies and where do you get them from? (That enough?)

Grahame

>> Edited by Big Al. (moderator) on Tuesday 3rd June 23:12

Big Al.

68,912 posts

259 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2003
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Hi Grahame, when you start a new post or post or edit an existing one, if you look on the right hand side of the text box there are two links Smiles legend and Formatting codes.
Click on the Smiles legend (make sure you haven’t got a pop up stopper working)
This will show you what’s available pick your smiley click and drag the text associated to the smiley and paste it into you text


Try this,
Post a reply to this thread


To get a smiley clap, type or cut and paste
To get smiley bounce type
To get a smiley wink type

Hope this helps.

Hammy Hamster

Original Poster:

40 posts

252 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2003
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Cheers Al!!

But go on, how do you do it??

Grahame (Smileyless)

Hammy Hamster

Original Poster:

40 posts

252 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2003
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Fantastic

taylormj4

1,563 posts

267 months

Wednesday 4th June 2003
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Hey Hammy,
post some pictures of your bespoke central console leatherwork then....sounds cool!
Matt

Big Al.

68,912 posts

259 months

Wednesday 4th June 2003
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Hammy Hamster said: Fantastic




>> Edited by Big Al. (moderator) on Wednesday 4th June 17:09

Midge

122 posts

273 months

Thursday 5th June 2003
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Does anyone know where I can get hold of a good nick early Chimaera gear knob - i.e. the Rover layout (reverse to the left)?