20-09-2012, 03:53 PM
Yeah go for it! Mine is just for aesthetics at the moment because I'm a fanny.
Will do my best!
Finally sorted my reverse lever properly today. Problem is, as they're made for handle bars, the gear stick is too thin for it to clamp to. I did originally have it on the black part which the lift reverse collar sits over... But this caused issues as that was too low, the lever hit the centre console. So I had to mount it higher. I did pack it out with electrical tape, as a testing-the-water bodge. It worked but I needed something better, as over time and heat the tape spiralled down the stick in a fairly comical fashion. So then I bought a gear stick sleeve, which after some modification (with an angle grinder) fitted. Which was great, for a day. Then the securing grub screw stripped the thread in the sleeve (it's only ally). So, back to square one. So I decided to use rubber, as my idea is to not actually change anything on the car, so it's reversible.
So I had an old Poweflex dogbone mount bush from my Audi...
Hole saw'd me a hole:
Then after drilling a hole, and a fair bit of sanding I had this:
Which works perfectly.
Also fitted the black collar instead of the titanium one that was on. Can't be bothered to explain why it was titanium.
Excuse the poor phone pics...
Will do my best!
Finally sorted my reverse lever properly today. Problem is, as they're made for handle bars, the gear stick is too thin for it to clamp to. I did originally have it on the black part which the lift reverse collar sits over... But this caused issues as that was too low, the lever hit the centre console. So I had to mount it higher. I did pack it out with electrical tape, as a testing-the-water bodge. It worked but I needed something better, as over time and heat the tape spiralled down the stick in a fairly comical fashion. So then I bought a gear stick sleeve, which after some modification (with an angle grinder) fitted. Which was great, for a day. Then the securing grub screw stripped the thread in the sleeve (it's only ally). So, back to square one. So I decided to use rubber, as my idea is to not actually change anything on the car, so it's reversible.
So I had an old Poweflex dogbone mount bush from my Audi...
Hole saw'd me a hole:
Then after drilling a hole, and a fair bit of sanding I had this:
Which works perfectly.
Also fitted the black collar instead of the titanium one that was on. Can't be bothered to explain why it was titanium.
Excuse the poor phone pics...