Beware,,,,ebay fakers

STUBIE · 12th April 2012, 11:29

If you can get a Walnut freelander handgrip for £9.99 plus postage then please let me know, as these as far as I have seen cost around the £40-£50 mark from LR dealers.

Stubs

lovema75 · 12th April 2012, 11:32

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Originally Posted by STUBIE

If you can get a Walnut freelander handgrip for £9.99 then plus postage please let me know as these as far as I have seen cost around the £40-£50 mark from LR dealers.

Stubs

I want one too to match my walnut gearknob! But I've never seen any cheap ones.

versus · 12th April 2012, 11:45

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Originally Posted by lovema75

I want one too to match my walnut gearknob! But I've never seen any cheap ones.

Some times ago they were relatively cheap. Look here> http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/...INAL_HAND.html

I need one too.

derekosb · 12th April 2012, 12:18

I used to have one on my 75 (which was removed when I traded it and sold to a member on here). It was a well known mod on the forum and very popular. You simply have to remove the inner sleeve and it then fits the 75 handbrake quite well (with a little packing out to stop it spinning).

There was a number available from a Land Rover dealer via ebay for a while and they were certainly quite cheap (compared to genuine MGR ones) but sold out fast.

If your local LR dealer is selling them at that price there is bound to be some interest on here Poppy.

Do a search for Freelander walnut grip and you will find numerous posts about the subject.

HTH

Derek

Poppy · 12th April 2012, 12:23

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Originally Posted by derekosb

I used to have one on my 75 (which was removed when I traded it and sold to a member on here). It was a well known mod on the forum and very popular. You simply have to remove the inner sleeve and it then fits the 75 handbrake quite well (with a little packing out to stop it spinning).

There was a number available from a Land Rover dealer via ebay for a while and they were certainly quite cheap (compared to genuine MGR ones) but sold out fast.

If your local LR dealer is selling them at that price there is bound to be some interest on here Poppy.

Do a search for Freelander walnut grip and you will find numerous posts about the subject.

HTH

Derek

Hiya. Noo, not any more they are not. I am going back 2-3 yrs now.....

Poppy

uk_dave&gill · 12th April 2012, 12:42

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Originally Posted by Poppy

Hiya. Noo, not any more they are not. I am going back 2-3 yrs now.....

Poppy

Doh! Now you tell us!

derekosb · 12th April 2012, 12:46

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Originally Posted by Poppy

Hiya. Noo, not any more they are not. I am going back 2-3 yrs now.....

Poppy

Yeah, that was probably when I bought mine so likely the same dealer as was selling them on ebay. The list price was (and is) much much more than the £9.99 mark.

There was a thread running (This ONE) in 2009 when the batch of £9.99 ones appeared, with a resultant flurry of orders. Unfortunately the old ebay links don't work.

Derek

Lost Soul · 12th April 2012, 13:57

2-3 years ago makes the heads up a bit too late. 2-3 weeks ago might of been of more relevance. Most people using EBay now, realise the risks involved.

uk_dave&gill · 12th April 2012, 11:40

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Originally Posted by STUBIE

If you can get a Walnut freelander handgrip for £9.99 plus postage then please let me know, as these as far as I have seen cost around the £40-£50 mark from LR dealers.

Ditto!

There was someone posted on here a while back with a similar tale (about how he'd paid a fortune for one off eBay but then went to his local LR dealer who had 50 or so on the shelf......)

12th April 2012, 11:29	#1
STUBIE This is my second home Back in a Rover Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Peterborough Posts: 4,926 Thanks: 131 Thanked 357 Times in 261 Posts	If you can get a Walnut freelander handgrip for £9.99 plus postage then please let me know, as these as far as I have seen cost around the £40-£50 mark from LR dealers. Stubs Last edited by STUBIE; 12th April 2012 at 11:34..

12th April 2012, 12:18	#4
derekosb Occasional interested visitor Kia SOUL EV Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 4,251 Thanks: 35 Thanked 27 Times in 14 Posts	I used to have one on my 75 (which was removed when I traded it and sold to a member on here). It was a well known mod on the forum and very popular. You simply have to remove the inner sleeve and it then fits the 75 handbrake quite well (with a little packing out to stop it spinning). There was a number available from a Land Rover dealer via ebay for a while and they were certainly quite cheap (compared to genuine MGR ones) but sold out fast. If your local LR dealer is selling them at that price there is bound to be some interest on here Poppy. Do a search for Freelander walnut grip and you will find numerous posts about the subject. HTH Derek __________________ Vauxhall Ampera Scottish Members Guestmap here. Just click on your location to add a marker.

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Lost Soul Gets stuck in Jaguar S Type Sport Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 878 Thanks: 8 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts	2-3 years ago makes the heads up a bit too late. 2-3 weeks ago might of been of more relevance. Most people using EBay now, realise the risks involved.