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Offline swgti

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Gearstick knob / gaitor removal, that nasty clip.
« on: May 09, 2012, 07:25:04 pm »
Anyone got any tips on how to remove that horrible little clip that goes round the plastic collar of the gear knob? Sure I've seen a good pictorial thread on here but struggling to find it.
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Re: Gearstick knob / gaitor removal, that nasty clip.
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2012, 09:16:06 pm »
Not sure if it's the same but I'm sure when Darren changed the one in my GT TDI to a GTI one, he just unclipped the surround and pulled the gearstick up without actually removing the clip
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Re: Gearstick knob / gaitor removal, that nasty clip.
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2012, 10:04:23 pm »
I had changed my TDi to a GTi DSG gear lever and surround,will have dig at the method I did the swap if you don't mind waiting.
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Re: Gearstick knob / gaitor removal, that nasty clip.
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2012, 10:05:58 pm »
I just used some cable clippers...