Handbrake and Shiftknob
12-26-2009, 01:14 PM
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I ordered the wood handbrake and and shift knob and have them at my house but couldn't figure out how to take out my current ones. I was hoping that somebody could give me directions on how to do it or if anyone could post up a DIY for both the handbrake and shift knob. I checked the forums but couldn't find a previosuly posted DIY. Thanks.
12-26-2009, 01:16 PM
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Can't speak for the LCI cars, those shifters are different. On pre LCI's like my 2004, you simply pull. Hard! when doing the shift knob, be careful. People have been known to smack themselves in the chin pulling it off...
01-03-2010, 01:24 AM
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Don't know if you got to the handbrake already but just push the gaiter off the handle and you'll see some tabs you need to press down before you can remove it.
01-03-2010, 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='1080058' date='Dec 26 2009, 05:16 PM
Can't speak for the LCI cars, those shifters are different. On pre LCI's like my 2004, you simply pull. Hard! when doing the shift knob, be careful. People have been known to smack themselves in the chin pulling it off...
01-03-2010, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='1080058' date='Dec 26 2009, 04:16 PM
People have been known to smack themselves in the chin pulling it off...
01-12-2010, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Anzafin' post='1083523' date='Jan 3 2010, 03:14 PM
Oh damn it 
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Originally Posted by nvpaluvoi' post='1080055' date='Dec 26 2009, 05:14 PM
I ordered the wood handbrake and and shift knob and have them at my house but couldn't figure out how to take out my current ones. I was hoping that somebody could give me directions on how to do it or if anyone could post up a DIY for both the handbrake and shift knob. I checked the forums but couldn't find a previosuly posted DIY. Thanks.
