Stratty Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 ...remove the leather gater around the gear shift? I am having my dash panles resprayed and need to replace it as it is grubby but dont know how to get it off. I didnt want to try and just pull it apart in case I snapped something and thats the last thing I need when I have forked out for respraying them. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Manual? Loosen the bottom of the gaiter by grabbing through and underneath it, then lifting the edges; the plastic ring at the bottom of the gaiter will pop out. There is a little velcro bit at the top of the gaite; undo that and pull the gaiter over the top of the gearstick. Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 The gaiter is permanently attached, the plastic studs on the underside are melted to hold the ring in place. I usually just pull on the plastic ring and it breaks the melted part of the studs away, alternatively you can drill or grind the heads off to release the ring. You will need to glue the gaiter back on afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 just like nic says the glue on real easy after its not much work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 duh oh yeah I'm thinking of the whole panel aren't I. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I used a soldering iron to soften the plastic 'rivets' then carefully prised each point away, one at a time. it needed a bit of trimming to re-fit, but with a hot soldering iron it was easy enough to melt the plastic back into place once the gator was refitted. I also took the opportunity to replace the gator with a new one from ebay (hand made Italian leather job for which cost about £25!), but looked like new afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I used a soldering iron to soften the plastic 'rivets' then carefully prised each point away, one at a time. it needed a bit of trimming to re-fit, but with a hot soldering iron it was easy enough to melt the plastic back into place once the gator was refitted. I also took the opportunity to replace the gator with a new one from ebay (hand made Italian leather job for which cost about £25!), but looked like new afterwards Ooh, what colour is your new gaitor Darryl?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Ooh, what colour is your new gaitor Darryl?? Black, same as stock. Did you expect anything else? For what it's worth it was on my old car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Black, same as stock. Did you expect anything else? For what it's worth it was on my old car. Yeh i thought maybe exotic cream leather or something lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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