Grievezy
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Hi I'm wondering if anyone on here knows where to get a new plastic bit with the gear numbers from or the best way to restore it? Mine is all badly faded and is the original gear knob..
General 100hp Gear Knob
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General 100hp Gear Knob
I suspect you'll need a whole replacement knob 
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Aww that's not good news.. ?
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That's really smart... how do u pop it off without breaking it? Also what's under your CD player?
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gently prized it off with a removal tool (any flat like blade will do) 4 prongs hold it on , just take your time and work your way around , then sand and respray, finally, add a clear coat to seal/protect
under the CD tray is my deodorant
under the CD tray is my deodorant
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I might try that.. As a say mine is faded and patchy. I tried to chance it and get dealer to fix it, they said no ?
Awww so it is lol
Awww so it is lol
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mine was worn and in places down to base plastic, , just use a fine grade wet and dry and then prime, spray, spray, spray, hand paint numbers and then add clear coat to protect.
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Yeh, this is what I'm dealing with...
gently prized it off with a removal tool (any flat like blade will do) 4 prongs hold it on , just take your time and work your way around , then sand and respray, finally, add a clear coat to seal/protect
under the CD tray is my deodorant
The respray, or the deodorant?
.Seriously, these sort of jobs make great little DIY projects - you can save some £££ and end up with a 'better than new' result.
If you visit a decent model shop, you'll find no end of tools, paints & materials for doing this sort of stuff & you can buy them in quantities that are appropriate for what you're trying to achieve. Many years ago I invested in building up a serious modelers toolkit, with minature power tools, compressors & airbrushes & it's paid for itself many times over on small car repair projects.
For example, you can buy a small bottle of dichloromethane for pennies & it will weld pratcically any two plastics together.
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have u contacted ur local fiat to see if the can sort u out the gear knob cap? might be cheaper than re spray btw. for DIY u ll need plastic primer, selection of sanding paper, paint and a clear coat that adds up.
That's where it pays to go down the model shop where you can buy small tins of plastic paint in a wide range of colours (no need for primer) & a compatible lacquer. Airbrush it on & it'll look good as new
.See, all those hours spent making 1/72 scale model Spitfires had a purpose after all.
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i simply removed mine, resprayed it, and this painted in the numbers by hand
That's smart..!!,
did you prise off the "now BLACK" cap.. or the whole Knob..??
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yeah for a model its fine, but for a gear knob top cap where factory paint came off I think u will need primer, paint and clear with wet sand in between for best result. Any other way it will just flake off again in a month. Besides I dont think OP has and airbrushing compressor.
U cant take the knob off its heat pressed on. so its sealed. u have to cut it off. the cap as stated earlier just pop off.
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just the "anthracite " coloured top
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I've not tried phoning my local Fiat dealer. I was there a few weeks back cos somehow my side indicator had fallen off the drivers side. So got a new one for just over £13.
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Let me have a look in my garage I think I still have a top cap from when I did my gear knob mod. I ll let you know tomorrow or day after. If not, remind me
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Let me have a look in my garage I think I still have a top cap from when I did my gear knob mod. I ll let you know tomorrow or day after. If not, remind me
Thanks. Mine just looks daft lol
