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I broke me Knob !


Keyser

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Hi All,

 

I was taking my centre console out this weekend and I had a issue with my gear knob, now I've had fun with both 350 and 370 knobs before but this one was really stubborn!

After it was removed the whole inside was blue from the thread lock they had liberally applied.

 

The thing is it looked like this after it came off

 

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:(

O well not the end of the world I have a spare after market ally one from my 350z days :thumbs:

 

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and it looks naff as it dosn't meet the trim, but a lot of them don't.

 

But I thought I'd take  leaf out of @andybp book, I know he would get out his technical drawing kit do some calculations programme his CNC machine, carefully source some stock, spend a day making a mount to hold said stock at the exact angle and then produce a work of art - my version ..................

 

I grabbed my precision measuring equipment (rusty old tape measure) carefully sourced my stock (bit of ally from the scrap bin)

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Double checked my measurements

 

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Looks about right :thumbs:

 

I then placed it in my lathe (I don't have a CNC machine)

 

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Then using my high tech measuring and alignment tools (yes all by eye :lol: )

 

I made this -

 

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Finished it looks like this

 

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and fitted -

 

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Happy with that :thumbs:

 

and please note @andybp  no fingers in the pics - see I'm learning :thumbs::lol:

 

Drive safe.

 

K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I'm not sure but I think you may have been having a pop at me if so it was probably well deserved :lol:

and the result is excellent in fact when I get a chance I may infringe upon your copyright (c) ;)

Nice work and no fingers in the photo's

:)

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19 hours ago, cs2000 said:

Looks great Chris, cant help feeling partially responsible for this though!

 

:)

 

Nah needed I needed to change it anyway the old one was looking tatty :thumbs:

 

 

 

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9 minutes ago, Humpy said:

Still need to do mine, are they really that tough to remove.... Obviously are looking at the pics lol. 

 

Great job Chris :D

Yes Steve they can be tough to remove. absolutely shocking really. :bang:

1 hour ago, Keyser said:

 

But have you made a nice replacement???

Nope i have bought a new 1 from the show on Sunday. :lol:

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