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Dorchester2 · 2nd March 2019, 11:44

Sorry buddies if I ask once more but I've seen some of us ended with a poached eye doing the swap!
Hence I'm not willing to end with a silly mess...

Going all over the threads here taught me that it wasn't so straightforward to take off the auto gear shifter.

1. But if the trick to take off the button is - putting the lever on gear 1 or 2 to get some more room - kindly lifting it with a flat screwdriver and hey presto the knob is going away, then putting on in place the full walnut BMW 3 series E46 one I've just bought from the flea bay and putting back in place the 75 button, why bothering with the shifter? Has anybody tried & succeeded swapping them without taking off the shifter?

2. Same question with the handbrake handle: is it possible to swap only the handles or is it necessary to take off the whole gaiter piece outside of its place?
And then how exactly to put apart the handle from the gaiter?
How is it tied?
I've carefully read the How To but I'm still missing that step so far...

Thanks a lot.

BTW here is the knob (sorry for the pic size, it's not mine):

2nd March 2019, 11:44	#1
Dorchester2 incurable Rover addict Rover 75 Saloon V6 2.5 1999 - Rover 25 1.4 2002 - Rover 214i cab 1994 - Rover P5b coupe 1968 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bioule. South West of France. Posts: 1,643 Thanks: 612 Thanked 385 Times in 223 Posts	Swapping auto gear & brake knobs... Sorry buddies if I ask once more but I've seen some of us ended with a poached eye doing the swap! Hence I'm not willing to end with a silly mess... Going all over the threads here taught me that it wasn't so straightforward to take off the auto gear shifter. 1. But if the trick to take off the button is - putting the lever on gear 1 or 2 to get some more room - kindly lifting it with a flat screwdriver and hey presto the knob is going away, then putting on in place the full walnut BMW 3 series E46 one I've just bought from the flea bay and putting back in place the 75 button, why bothering with the shifter? Has anybody tried & succeeded swapping them without taking off the shifter? 2. Same question with the handbrake handle: is it possible to swap only the handles or is it necessary to take off the whole gaiter piece outside of its place? And then how exactly to put apart the handle from the gaiter? How is it tied? I've carefully read the How To but I'm still missing that step so far... Thanks a lot. BTW here is the knob (sorry for the pic size, it's not mine): __________________ Rover 75 V6 2.5 Auto Connie born 1 July 1999, 24 kOhms resistor, 10 kOhms manual starter, full E85, modified airbox, full derestricted SS exhaust line, power & torque remap -> 202 bhp This vehicle was the 7,517th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1,190th 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary to be made out of 8,214 This vehicle was the 2,032nd 75 in Atlantic Blue Pearlescent (code: JEY) to be made out of 2,572 Atlantic Blue Pearlescent 75s Last edited by Dorchester2; 2nd March 2019 at 11:47..