Gear Gaiters

[cornishdrummer]

How easy is it to fit a new one ?

[Verity]

I think it depends on what gaiter your going for. and if your doing the knob as well.
I replaced the gear gaiter on my SE. brought it from VW but came as one piece (knob and gaiter)
this was nice and easy. took all of 5 seconds.

if you are just replacing the gaiter and keeping the original knob things get a bit more fidderly.
infact im sat with my old gaiter and knob infront of me and i cant really see a way of separating them without braking anything.
...im sure there is a way and someone more paitent has done it, but at the same time there must be a reason it comes as one piece?!

[5509433]

I was told to change the knob you've got to change the gear shaft as the knob is not removable?

[cornishdrummer]

I was told the old gaiter had to be cut to be taken off and then u could unscrew the knob and just replace the gaiter

[Verity]

I was told to change the knob you've got to change the gear shaft as the knob is not removable?

Nah pulls straight off. If you unclip the gaitor and lift it up above the knob, theres a little metal clip that pinches the plastic on tight. Theyre attually pretty easy to pull off... but that might just be because my boyfriend and his mates tend to enjoy dismantiling my car as I'm driving. If it is tight you can just loosened it (maybe with some long nosed pliers) and then pinched the new one up once it's swapped over.

[dub6n2]

you needn't break or cut down anything!! as said above just raise the gaiter over the knob and you see a plastic ring pressing the gaiter to the knob. just loosen it and the gaiter is free to go in fact I changed the knob but still using the factory gaiter(without tearing it up)

[cornishdrummer]

I had a look today. Looks easy enough just need to fine a gaiter i like, any ideas where to get one ?

[dub6n2]

this company seems to do very decent gaiters, never bought from it but looks great and you can match one for the handbrake as well if you want it to look ace btw they do the stitching colour according to your likes

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-POLO-MK4-MK3-R ... 41566ed757

[cornishdrummer]

Will that one fit the 6n2 ?

[dub6n2]

in the description it says up to year 2000 so I assume it should. but if you ask them they should answer quickly

[cornishdrummer]

What has confused me is some people calling the 6n2 - mk3, mk3f and also mk5.

[dub6n2]

yeah I never found out what you should actually call the 6n2 by so I usually follow the years ... according to the forum its a mk5

[cornishdrummer]

Thats what i thought, but then i read that its only called that because its the 5th polo vw made, where in facted it just a facelift of the mk3, so in facted the 6n2 is a mk3f.

Its all very confusing

[cornishdrummer]

Just ordered my new gear gaiter with a matching handbreak gaiter

[dub6n2]

Just ordered my new gear gaiter with a matching handbreak gaiter

from that buyer I recommended? if yes tell me about the quality pls