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Old 6th March 2014, 11:48   #11
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I wish I still worked at my last place (joinery workshop) as i had access to all the machinery and spraying equipment to be able to fire loads of these out.

Had walnut delivered in massive planks on a daily basis, and the offcuts that went in the bin, could of kitted everyone in this club out with one!

Never mind.
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Old 6th March 2014, 11:50   #12
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Isn't the freelander one plastic? And I know you have to bore the hole out as it's to small, I attempted one and it's a total pain in the rear.
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Old 6th March 2014, 11:53   #13
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Isn't the freelander one plastic? And I know you have to bore the hole out as it's to small, I attempted one and it's a total pain in the rear.
Apparently you can microwave it and pull the insidea out?
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Old 6th March 2014, 11:56   #14
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Isn't the freelander one plastic? And I know you have to bore the hole out as it's to small, I attempted one and it's a total pain in the rear.
Real wood, no boring required, just place in the microwave for about 20 seconds to melt the glue holding the internals, then fit
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Old 6th March 2014, 11:59   #15
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Real wood, no boring required, just place in the microwave for about 20 seconds to melt the glue holding the internals, then fit
That looks nice and real wood as well, that's it, will purchase one of those.
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Old 6th March 2014, 12:03   #16
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Didn't realise they did a real wood one too. Grumpy1 managed to make a good job of the one he had.
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Freelander grips aren't cheap anymore either - after p&p and VAT the cheapest I've found was still getting on for £50 and they just don't appear on Ebay either.

£50 is a lot for a small walnut tube imho
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If you look on a popular internet auction site for a bmw E46 handbrake handle in walnut you will see a seller from Bulgaria Buy 1 they are about 20 quid as i recall.They look excellent fitted(will supply a pic when i have worked out how to on a i phone)You only have to mod it very slightly by sanding off a raised section inside at the front(heated up a teaspoon handle on the hob and melted it off from the back)very tight fitting and as i said looks fab.

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Freelander grips aren't cheap anymore either - after p&p and VAT the cheapest I've found was still getting on for £50 and they just don't appear on Ebay either.

£50 is a lot for a small walnut tube imho
I don't think that's bad, I paid that for a walnut gear knob for my late Father's Jaguar Sovereign back in 1992.
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Real wood, no boring required, just place in the microwave for about 20 seconds to melt the glue holding the internals, then fit

Be careful as 20 seconds in my microwave cracked the veneer on a Freelander version.
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