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2nd March 2019, 11:44 | #1 |
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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):
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2 yes you have to take the lever out as there is a ridge on the end of the handle for the band that holds the gaiter onto it. But he handbrake gaiter just clips off the console, and then slides off the handbrake handle in one piece. Turn the gaiter inside out, and you will see easily how it goes together. My handbrake handle was not stuck to the handbrake, but gently twisting it will loosen and release it.
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https://www.ebay.fr/itm/BMW-3-Series...72.m2749.l2649 and the seller you mentioned doesn't want to post outside the mainland, like lots of others unfortunately. Besides you can find lots of bargains on Ebay.co.uk I can't have access to via Ebay.fr. Very often if not always we have to pay sensibly more than you for the same or similar items. Same thing for example on Ebay.de where the prices are bursting out literally... I paid £36 for the whole lot (knob, shifter, gaiter & base) and it was the cheaper price for its quality. Some others were not so nice and even sometimes more expensive. A very nice one was more than £100! It's preposterous! Thank you once more nevertheless.
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8th March 2019, 14:25 | #7 |
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The auto gear knob from a BMW 3 series E46 is just arrived on this very morning. I followed the how-to and the swap was done in 10 minutes, but what a shock when the rod jumped out suddenly while I was pulling hard & sharp! Happily neither nose bleeding nor black eye...
The colour looks very close, even it appears just a slight bit darker. But all the others on the flea bay were obviously too light, rather medium oak than walnut, and I wanted a whole wood one without any black leather. Now I'm waiting for @Trikey / @Wolds_lady_2006 brake handle which is due to arrive soon I hope.
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