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Gear gater/ knob question
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:16 pm
by TimGti
My gear gater is dying a death and all the leather has cracked and looks generally rubbish
Does anybody know if the shafts are a standard size so I can replace with a nicer oem knob like an R32 one etc?
The polo one is 45 odd quid so may aswell get a nicer looking one while im at it!
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:36 pm
by chris4500uk
I got a replacement from
http://www.mrgaiter.com/
and it fit perfect !!, not too much hassle either
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:47 am
by RUM4MO
Yes, the smart money is on cutting through one of the side lugs of the metal clip that holds the gear knob onto the shaft - and replacing it with a jubilee clip. The leatherette gaitor is retained in the centre console by a plastic frame stapled to the gaitor and fixed by two lugs on the front and two lugs on the rear. I bought a complete knob and gaitor frome ebay so that I could find out how it fitted and to get an ebayer to make me a nappa leather gaitor - unfortunately the postman tried, then gave up trying to post this item through my letterbox - he only stopped after breaking off three of the four fixing lugs - dash!! (still have not sent for my new gaitor yet ).