Replacement Gear Stick

[dlknight]

Hey all,

After changing my gearstick mechanism for a new one I wanted to spruce up the actual lever itself as it is well past it and has several holes developing in the leather. I noticed on ebay that a german seller is selling complete stick and gaiter with illuminated top. They look quite tastefully done and not chavvy, I was wondering if anyone here has purchased one and also if they have used any alternatives to the standard replacement leather gaitor that you can by from Prestige Parts?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=370222656085

Cheers

Dave K.

 

[garyalanlane]

Hi Dave, I purchased said gear lever which you can see pictures of on my post http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=472041. It has a real nice feel to it, although I would say it is much lighter than the original. Also, I had a bit of trouble with it vibrating in a high gear at lower revs. This I sorted with some electricians tape and some noise insulation foam. The build quality is of a high standard and although you can't see it lit in the day it looks really good at night. I changed all my instrument lights to blue leds including the air con controls (real pain in the butt) and complimented it with a red led gear lever. I'll try and post some pics of it at night. Gary.[]

 

[dlknight]

Gary,

Thanks for that I don't know how I missed your post, superb, I've just ordered one of those now myself [].

Cheers

Dave K.

 

[944Turbo]

Was going to say if the rubber piece is not there it will probably rattle - I remember trying a boxster style one at a show that clamped to the gearstick without the rubber it rattled hideously.
Tony

PS looks good though in the pics

 

[dlknight]

Well got around to fitting it today, it does away with the top rubber piece and grips the metal shaft via 3 cheesehead screws so maybe there will be some vibration.... Not been out for a test drive yet so will find out tomorrow, also the illumination appears very dim (wired it to the ashtray light feed - so it dims with the dashboard lights) the feed is definetly 12v which I tested with my meter but forgot to measure the current.....

 

[evoboy69]

That looks much better, not sure i'd be too bothered by it illuminating.

 

[garyalanlane]

The illumination does work well at night.

 

[dlknight]

Popped out in the dark to see if it was any better [] its just right in my opinion nice red glow but nothing too overpowering. Just need to sort the intermittent rattle out now, guess I just need to put some electrical tape over the top of the metal shaft to keep it nice and tight inside the knob [8|].

Tried to get a picture of the illumination but the flash lit the whole car up like it was daylight and without flash was totally dark [:'(]