Gramps Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Hi All. Has anyone out there refurbed their gearknob handbrake and gaiter? My handbrake has a few "nail/ring" chips out of it and the leather gaiter doesn't look as "supple" as it may have once done so was looking at getting all 3 refurbed, maybe in alcantara? Anyone got any advice of best options and where/cost. TIA Gramps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 I bought the gaiter and handbrake cover off eBay and they were cr*p so I sent them back. There's another guy on eBay who does them to order - if you want the handbrake cover doing you have to send him your handbrake. Or you can get them done by Royal - IIRC they quoted me around £120 which I thought was pricey considering that a steering wheel is only £200. On the subject of the knob I got a 917 style wooden one which I love - https://www.BoXa.net/topic/98985-console-finished/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 (edited) Royal Steering Wheels do these bits as well as steering wheels. They'd do OE match or a custom job if you want to individualise. Royal Steering Wheels | Exclusive look, unique feeling Edited February 27 by ½cwt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
944GS Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 I had my steering wheel done by Royal Steering Wheels nearly 2 years ago and it’s still in perfect condition so can recommend them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted March 9 Author Report Share Posted March 9 Had a punt on this guy on Ebay, JW Auto Trim, eBay item number : 275028419106. £150 for gearknob + gaiter, and both handbrake sections. Very happy with the result. https://flic.kr/p/2pCsfbq https://flic.kr/p/2pCsfbF https://flic.kr/p/2pCtVjr https://flic.kr/p/2pCtmvp https://flic.kr/p/2pCsfcc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 5 minutes ago, Gramps said: Had a punt on this guy on Ebay, JW Auto Trim, eBay item number : 275028419106. £150 for gearknob + gaiter, and both handbrake sections. Very happy with the result. https://flic.kr/p/2pCsfbq https://flic.kr/p/2pCsfbF https://flic.kr/p/2pCtVjr https://flic.kr/p/2pCtmvp https://flic.kr/p/2pCsfcc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hainesy Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 On 3/9/2024 at 10:48 PM, Gramps said: Had a punt on this guy on Ebay, JW Auto Trim, eBay item number : 275028419106. £150 for gearknob + gaiter, and both handbrake sections. Very happy with the result. https://flic.kr/p/2pCsfbq https://flic.kr/p/2pCsfbF https://flic.kr/p/2pCtVjr https://flic.kr/p/2pCtmvp https://flic.kr/p/2pCsfcc That looks very nice - did you paint the centre console yourself, that's come up really nice as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 That looks great 👌 Next it will be the wheel and the armrest to match 😂 it’s a slippery slope believe me 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted April 15 Author Report Share Posted April 15 2 hours ago, Hainesy said: That looks very nice - did you paint the centre console yourself, that's come up really nice as well. Thanks. No the body coloured centre console was an option from new, as the roll bars are. Hence I had the alcatara bits done with the white stitching to match. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted April 15 Author Report Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, Lonewolfgjp said: That looks great 👌 Next it will be the wheel and the armrest to match 😂 it’s a slippery slope believe me 😎👍 Know what you mean but no, I'm happy with those bits 😁. Only had the handbrake done due to the "nail chips" in it, then I had visions of the leather gaiter becoming brittle and cracking over time so I thought I'd get that replaced, which meant the gearknob and rear of the handbrake had to follow suit. Weirdly my left hand, which for the majority of the time rests on the gearknob, doesn't seem to get as cold with the alcantara as it did with the leather?? Did you keep your sidepods in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 No I sold the side pods and just grilled the original ones. Ive been adding the Alcantara lower dash and I even ended up changing the steering wheel (again) fourth wheel in this car😂 with wheel number 3 And wheel number 4😎 The Alcantara is definitely warmer than the leather and I think it feels great on the steering wheels 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hainesy Posted Tuesday at 09:05 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:05 PM (edited) Just trying to decide whether to go with JW or Royal - they're both similar price. Am going to go whole hog and do wheel, gearknob, gaiter and the door grab handles. How hard is it to get the handbrake assembly off? Edited Tuesday at 09:06 PM by Hainesy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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