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gear lever gaiter (pic request)
cd.thomson - 14/8/10 at 10:26 AM

Morning guys,

does anyone have any pictures of their (IVA/SVA tested) gear lever gaiter and where you got them from?

I failed with:

eddie99 - 14/8/10 at 10:27 AM

Hi Craig,
Why did you fail? On which bit?

cd.thomson - 14/8/10 at 10:30 AM

screw heads classed as sharp (on the edges where the screwdriver engages). Also the chrome trim sits proud of the tunnel and didn't therefore have the required radius.

ATM I've just stuck edge trim around it but not sure thats enough.

interestedparty - 14/8/10 at 10:30 AM

I expect it was the edge of the trim ring, being more than 3.2mm? from the surface.

Why not firmly stick some carpet over the top of the tunnel with holes in for the gearlever and handbrake (leaving the gaiters on of course)

Double sided carpet tappe from Screwfix is strong stuff

cd.thomson - 14/8/10 at 10:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by interestedparty
I expect it was the edge of the trim ring, being more than 3.2mm? from the surface.

Why not firmly stick some carpet over the top of the tunnel with holes in for the gearlever and handbrake (leaving the gaiters on of course)

Double sided carpet tappe from Screwfix is strong stuff


Spot on! Cheers for all the help interestedparty, you're pretty much getting me through the retest!

How easily removable is double sided carpet tape..

The Black Flash - 14/8/10 at 10:47 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
screw heads classed as sharp (on the edges where the screwdriver engages). Also the chrome trim sits proud of the tunnel and didn't therefore have the required radius.

ATM I've just stuck edge trim around it but not sure thats enough.



Quite, Quite bonkers.
There's stuff in my tin top that look like they wouldn't get through IVA on radius requirements, but they worry about bits of trim like that.

If you can replace the chrome bit, you could make a temporary one out of a bit of pine/mdf, with a nice big radius on it, and the screws sunk well in?

interestedparty - 14/8/10 at 10:56 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson



How easily removable is double sided carpet tape..


Not very, but it will shift eventually. Bit of heat helps, and there's some stuff you can buy from harware shops maybe Tescos as well, called "Sticky Stuff Remover" which will shift the residue.

Bluemoon - 14/8/10 at 11:26 AM

quote:
Originally posted by interestedparty
quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson



How easily removable is double sided carpet tape..


Not very, but it will shift eventually. Bit of heat helps, and there's some stuff you can buy from harware shops maybe Tescos as well, called "Sticky Stuff Remover" which will shift the residue.


You might find it softens up with WD40, seems to work on a lot of sticky stuff..

Marcus - 14/8/10 at 02:39 PM

I'd fix it with dome headed Allen bolts, they should be fine for radius. And as above, put som thick carpet on top of the tunnel.

PeteS2k - 14/8/10 at 05:11 PM

What a pain! I have the exact same trim - screwed down with dome-headed allen bolts, sitting on top of carpet. Perhaps it's sunk in enough to keep under the projection limit, but I didn't check it myself.

The inspector didn't give it a second glance!

Valtra - 14/8/10 at 08:45 PM

looks a bit harsh , but dome head allen bolts or even cap heads would be better and if you use stainless you can fit and forget them as for the plate what is it made of ? chrome steel , stainless or polished ally? can you radius it better with a file or pein it carefully over a slightly smaller piece of mdf or simply a strip of small tadpole trim under the edge would look neat enough to leave in place