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Hi All I was thinking about changing the gear lever knob. Mine is badly scuffed. Any ideas what are available for the 166 and has anyone changed one - what ...
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Old 06-03-2007   #1 (Post Link)
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Hi All
I was thinking about changing the gear lever knob. Mine is badly scuffed. Any ideas what are available for the 166 and has anyone changed one - what is involved in doing it. It doesnt look that straight forward because of the reverse lift mechanism.

Any advice is appreciated.

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i changed the one on my old car...dead easy as the lift mechanism is separate....think it just pulls/twists off IIRC
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I tried that but it feels dead solid. I was afraid to go too hard on it as I was not sure about the arrangement with the reverse lifter. Thanks anyway - I will put a bit more elbow grease into it now that I know.

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just keep at it....the lifter bit will be fine
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Re: 166 Gear lever knob
Mine has a little screw under the little AR badge on rear side, so i have no problem to change it if i would want to.
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the original ones don't have the little grub screw behind a badge, only the replacement ones...
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Ahmmm...

So that explains, why all seemd soo easy ...
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Niall
I tried that but it feels dead solid. I was afraid to go too hard on it as I was not sure about the arrangement with the reverse lifter. Thanks anyway - I will put a bit more elbow grease into it now that I know.

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Did you manage to get it off?? Thinking of changing mine
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Re: 166 Gear lever knob
I'm willing to change mine as well. What I'm after is the FL model knob...think the GT has the same one but I'm not 100% sure.
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Ok, so I got a nice new gear knob.
There is NO way to get that thing off... I've tried everything
Any ideas?
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Still no luck Charlee? (I think i will leave mine!)
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Oh, forgot to let you know that I've managed to get it off. Some elbow grease really does the job sometimes

P.S. If anyone is selling a leather knob, let me know!
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Has anyone been able to source a Lift Reverse 6 Speed Leather Gear Knob for the 166?
I am being quoted €175 by my local stealers!!!
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I am being quoted €175 by my local stealers!!!
How much? . I've seen a few non-original ones on eBay, for example:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ALU-LEDER-Schaltk...QQcmdZViewItem
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bloody hell...that's quite a pile of money! I've been looking for one as well as mine is a wee bit scabby...is there any way of recoating worn leather?
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Thanks Tony - that one doesn't seem to be lift reverse though?
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I think the lift reverse is part of the stick, not the knob.
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bingo Mitch! It is indeed...i guess you'd need to make sure though that any knob was wide enough to fit over the lift up collar...
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Thats cool then, I was puzzled as a lot of the Gear Knobs specify that they are