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Shortened Gear Lever? #210220
10/10/2006 01:54
10/10/2006 01:54
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Godmanchester, Cambs
danb052k Offline OP
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I am trying to make my beloved more personal to me....but without spending huge amounts of money!!

My current gear lever and knob are both standard....but i feel that the lever is a bit too long....therefore...is it possible to shorten the lever but use the same gear knob and keep the reverse safety thingy majig??

If so...how do I go about doing this without breaking anything that I shouldnt??!!

Cheers,

Dan

Re: Shortened Gear Lever? #210221
10/10/2006 01:57
10/10/2006 01:57
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Could have hopped in my gearknob group buy, cheap and looks cool. But you're too late. So don't really know why I'm telling you all this!
Oh - the standard gearknob is not attached to the lift-up mechanism so no worries there.



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Re: Shortened Gear Lever? #210222
10/10/2006 02:47
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I've got the same gear knob from the group buy, but not from the group buy if that makes sense?! It does make it a little lower than standard and looks loads better. Mine cost £26.50 from the local car tuning shop, just make sure it's one that you lift the gearstick up into.

Re: Shortened Gear Lever? #210223
11/10/2006 06:56
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You should be able to cut the shaft and adjust the reverse collar to suit. I did this on my first coop with alley momo knob. It looked and worked very well.

Re: Shortened Gear Lever? #210224
11/10/2006 20:43
11/10/2006 20:43
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danb052k Offline OP
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Cheers for the advice so far guys,

If i took the current gear knob off would i have to buy a replacement or could i still use it, as i quite like the knob...its just too long!!

And how much is adviseable to shorten it by? With regards to adjusting the reverse bit to fit, could that be as simple as taking a small section out from the midde and gluing it back together again?

Apologies for the questions...im really REALLY simple when it comes to D.I.Y or any kind!!

Thanks guys,
Dan


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