Gear lever trim

[Dave Dyer]

Hi,

Has anyone else suffered this problem: The vinyl trim that goes around the gearstick has a rubber grommet/finisher at the top, mine has slightly perished and fallen apart.

Has anyone found a solution, or made a rubber bit to fit back in its place? its only a small thing so surely wouldn't be hard to make something??

Dave

[DNK]

Get in touch with Will Parris
He was making them
His fit nice. The Wedge Shops' a little big

Don
Stick a Wedge In It
80 TR7 V8 Kick in the pants

[saabfast]

I got a 'Delrin' one from the states as I wanted black (no bling), think it was from the wedge shop. Delivery time and cost were on par with UK suppliers!

Alan
Saab 9-5 2.3t Vector Auto Estate
'81 TR7 DHC

[FI Spyder]

Mine was missing (like a lot of rubber parts on the car) I got a used one from Robsport as they weren't available at that time, it crumbled after a number of years so I'm back at the beginning. How do you get in touch with Will Parris?


- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

[darrellw]

Here is Will's website, contact information is there:

http://www.tr-8.ca

Darrell Walker
66 TR4A IRS-SC CTC67956L
81 TR8 SATPZ458XBA406206
Vancouver, WA, USA

[Howard722]

Go to `Search`-type in `gear lever` and scroll down to my moniker in the `search by member` field.
You`ll see my easy fix that`s still in place and working fine!!.
It might solve your problem if yours failed like mine did.
Can`t work out how to pull the article into this actual topic-sorry

Enjoy& regards

[john 215]

Hi,

I have a Wedge Shop one on my FHC, which fits a treat and on my DHC got a turned alloy one, that will never fall apart !

Cheers John


LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!

1976 Speke FHC BEAUTY FITTED WITH OVERDRIVE GEARBOX

1979 3.5 FHC CURRENTLY GARDEN ART !

1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6, BUILT NOT BROUGHT !!!!

[MikeRotherham]

There is someone who occasionally sells polished aluminium ones on Ebay. I would imagine these are turned.
When I bought mine he was donating the money to 'Help for Heroes'.
It does look pretty good.

Mike.

[dursleyman]

I was lucky enough to get one from William Parris when he made some back in 2013, don't know if he would if he make any more?
The page about on his site is:- http://www.tr-8.ca/?page_id=132

This is how the one he made looks in my car.



Russ

1981 TR7 Sprint DHC
Dursley
UK

http://tr7russ.blogspot.co.uk/

[nick]

yup. Wedge Shop one on my car.

[img][IMG]http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt234/nickmi/TR7%201975/Yellow.jpg[/img]
nick
'79 TR7 DHC
'76 TR7 FHC

[Dave Dyer]

Thanks Chaps, thats the bit I'm after and the remade one looks good. Its a shame no one here in the UK seems to make one. You would think the usual Triumph specialists would supply one, as in time I can only see more falling to bits.

It does look an easy shape to turn on a lathe.

It gives me a few options.
Thanks, Dave

[parrisw]

Hi everyone. Don't frequent here much. I'm the guy in Canada that was making new ones turned on a lathe. I've recently got a couple emails for these. I don't know if there are others that are interested. If I have time soon I can try to make a few more. Just been super busy with life and my own TR8 project.

Will

[FI Spyder]

Hi, Will. I was one of those emails. I know all about intrusion of "life" on one's time as I am in year 5 of top to bottom of house renos and Yellow TCT has been sitting partly disassembled with little being done. As my replacement used bushing had disintegrated last year (or was it the year before) there is no pressing concern as there are not any "concourse" events here and the fact that the car is original and in such good shape surprises everyone including the professional appraiser I had look at it last year in order to get a value for our provincial collector insurance. Probably says more about their expectations (or rather non expectations) than the actual car.

- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

[Maxwell]

I believe the 'bling' ones are made by a TRDC Member - I've had a couple from him and - I think - the alloy blanking plates for either side of the radiator. Off now to see if I can find the invoice.... but he often appears on eBay.

Maxwell [;)]

2.0 TR7 FHC \ Current
1.8 Mazda MX5 \ Current

[Maxwell]

I've now found the Contact details for the supplier of the turned alloy gear-lever finial... they work out around £12:00 each.
PM me for details.

Maxwell [:D][;)]

2.0 TR7 FHC \ Current
1.8 Mazda MX5 \ Current