NON M GEARSHIFT SURROUND NOW AVAILABLE.
Posted: Mon 27 Jul, 2015 11:45
Well it's been a long and painful process to finally arrive here... To cut to the chase, I had many people say they could do this and they could do that, and when it came to OK, do it, they let me down. I was hoping to get to a situation where I could have the bulk of the donkey work done for me, but as is said - if you want to get something done, do it yourself.
The upshot of it is that I am left to do all the work other than the basic laser cut shape. This means anyone wanting one will have to order / pay and get in the queue. It takes 2 -3 days to produce one ready for shipping. I have polished the aluminium one in the pic to a mirror finish, and it's as good as chrome plated even though my photographic skills may not accurately reflect that. Chrome plating will ad a further £15 to the cost...
So, here's the rub.... £75 each including postage to the UK and Europe. Anyone from the USA / Canada or Aus will have to pay a few bob more for postage.
A bit about the item. It requires basic skill to fit. It will fit securely - 6 screws. Once fitted, the gearshift leather boot will still be removable without the necessity of removing the console. It will be able to be removed for polishing if required by removing the 10 hex drive screws visible in the pic. Autosol ally polish will do the trick in under a minute. Believe it or not, there are 16 screws and two parts to the item. The screws are imported from the UK and are M2 X 8MM Hex drive (T16 torx tool or 1,5mm allen key required).
As in the pic, you can see that it will allow the 2 window control buttons to function unhindered. I will supply them complete with detailed fitting instructions and some photographs where required to clarify the procedure. Fitting should take aprox half an hour if you include a cuppa whilst doing the job. Not more than 15 minutes if you don't, and 5 minutes of that will be waiting for contact glue to dry.
Other than the T16 or 1.5mm allen key, you will need a 2mm drill bit, a power drill and a small tube of contact glue (125ml)
Lastly, the price is more than I would have liked it to be, however it is simply laborious to produce. Getting the radius across the top all the way round is done by hand. 16 screws require holes to be drilled so that they perfectly align. Being M2 screws, some of the holes require threading (10 holes) with what is surgical care - firstly they must be absolutely vertical and aligned with the holes between the two components, then they also need counter sinking with a flat bottom to the countersink (The screws are not "Y" type screws - they have flat bottoms which need seating. The screw heads are 2mm high and the ally into which the are sunk is 4.5mm thick - not much room for error !!
So, from the above, you will get an idea of the care required at each step, and with my age related eyesight, this slows me down considerably - I have to triple check myself when setting up and machined process to ensure I have actually seen what I think I have...
The upshot of it is that I am left to do all the work other than the basic laser cut shape. This means anyone wanting one will have to order / pay and get in the queue. It takes 2 -3 days to produce one ready for shipping. I have polished the aluminium one in the pic to a mirror finish, and it's as good as chrome plated even though my photographic skills may not accurately reflect that. Chrome plating will ad a further £15 to the cost...
So, here's the rub.... £75 each including postage to the UK and Europe. Anyone from the USA / Canada or Aus will have to pay a few bob more for postage.
A bit about the item. It requires basic skill to fit. It will fit securely - 6 screws. Once fitted, the gearshift leather boot will still be removable without the necessity of removing the console. It will be able to be removed for polishing if required by removing the 10 hex drive screws visible in the pic. Autosol ally polish will do the trick in under a minute. Believe it or not, there are 16 screws and two parts to the item. The screws are imported from the UK and are M2 X 8MM Hex drive (T16 torx tool or 1,5mm allen key required).
As in the pic, you can see that it will allow the 2 window control buttons to function unhindered. I will supply them complete with detailed fitting instructions and some photographs where required to clarify the procedure. Fitting should take aprox half an hour if you include a cuppa whilst doing the job. Not more than 15 minutes if you don't, and 5 minutes of that will be waiting for contact glue to dry.
Other than the T16 or 1.5mm allen key, you will need a 2mm drill bit, a power drill and a small tube of contact glue (125ml)
Lastly, the price is more than I would have liked it to be, however it is simply laborious to produce. Getting the radius across the top all the way round is done by hand. 16 screws require holes to be drilled so that they perfectly align. Being M2 screws, some of the holes require threading (10 holes) with what is surgical care - firstly they must be absolutely vertical and aligned with the holes between the two components, then they also need counter sinking with a flat bottom to the countersink (The screws are not "Y" type screws - they have flat bottoms which need seating. The screw heads are 2mm high and the ally into which the are sunk is 4.5mm thick - not much room for error !!
So, from the above, you will get an idea of the care required at each step, and with my age related eyesight, this slows me down considerably - I have to triple check myself when setting up and machined process to ensure I have actually seen what I think I have...