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Probably the same as yours but with leather instead of carbon fibre.
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The surface becomes dull with a few months of use but it easily polishes back to a shine with a quick rub of aluminium polish.
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I taped up the leather with electrical tape and proceed to refinish the aluminium using a dremel and some home-made sanding disks.
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Hello all,
Hope someone can help, I have a 2003 996 with a carbon interior kit (and gear ****)
The silver around the gearknob is really scratched and drives me mad. Anyone know of any companies who refurb them? I'm in the UK
Thanks again
Jamie
Paying somebody to refurbish it might cost as much as simply buying a new one.
I know that some people have refinished various interior pieces, hopefully you can find a thread about it. Sorry I don't have a link for you. When I first bought my 996, I simply ordered a new **** and that took care of the issue.
I would imagine that a paint shop could sand, prime, and paint the U-shaped surround for a quarter the cost of a new one - even the "cheap" ones you may find on eBay.
I can't imagine spending close to a thousand dollars for a shift ****...
Since we're on the topic of shifter *****...are there any better oem+ looking ***** out there?
I had a shift **** from a CR edition s2k in my ap1 s2000 and the thing was a solid aluminum ball. Felt skookum as frig. I really dont like the plastic toy shifter at all.
I have a stainless steel **** from TWM Performance -- it's expensive, weighs a ton (well, almost a pound), has a great black pearl finish, and has the shift pattern engraved on it. The downside is that it is hot in the summer, but I usually put my cap over it when I park the car. Overall, I really like it and think it improves the feel of shifting (I also have a Numeric shifter).
Other options are the Function First or the Rennline, both of which are aluminum and less expensive, I think, than the TWM.
My car had the original upgraded shifter when I bought it. Probably the same as yours but with leather instead of carbon fibre.
http://www.suncoastparts.com/product...arbonKnob.html
The aluminum on mine was pretty scratched. I had first assumed it was plastic just given the finish but was pleasantly surprised to find it was solid aluminum when I tried to sand it smooth.
I taped up the leather with electrical tape and proceed to refinish the aluminium using a dremel and some home-made sanding disks. Started with 400 grit and quickly moved to 800, 1000 and then 1600. Finished with a polishing compound and then mothers polishing cream. Pretty simple and took less than an hour after removing the ****.
It turned out great. Polished mirror finish and the H patten wasn't affected. The surface becomes dull with a few months of use but it easily polishes back to a shine with a quick rub of aluminium polish. Coating it with wax helps. I could probably have clearcoated it but I didn't bother.
I also sanded the hand-brake level to match. They obviously aren't the same finish as the faux aluminium finish on the other plastic interior parts, but I don't think it is a big deal.
It may not be a perfect fix but it was much, much, much cheaper than replacing and it is easy to fix in the future.
I would try a light sanding and painting with Rustoleum Aluminum look paint before I bought a new one. Just be sure you protect the carbon fiber while you sand and paint.
Thanks very much guys will have a look think I may be able to manage Tibet away with just reprinting the silver surround thanks very much great help as always
In case anyone is interested I have a few pictures from one I finished my interior. I'll try to get a better picture of the polished shift ****, although it is a bit tricky to get a good picture since it is almost a mirror finish.
By request I've taken a few more pictures. I think it actually looks better than the pictures suggest. The camera seems to bring out all of the flaws that are otherwise barely noticeable. I polished this over a year ago and just cleaned it up yesterday with a bit of aluminum polishing cream.
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