[VT-VX] How to install a chrome shifter button in your VT/VX

[rch-13z]

awsome thread... can finally rip it all apart, I got some1 to install my chrome shifter..

 

[GMHVF6]

sweet thread, i followed these instructions and did mine not long ago

 

[kazalex]

i have used this guide

i bought a wood grain gear surround and i used this guide to put it on,i am also female like the person who posted this and i had no problems at all,so thanks heaps to the poster for sharing .i love how everyone helps with their advice and experience.

 

[VXWAGMAN]

Thanks for this.. I did it today following these instructions.. I didn't pull out the whole console though.. Just some of it.. I had the wife hold the button down to get the pin back in which was a bit of a bitch.. Getting the pin out on my one while it was greased was still a pain in the ass.. I had to use 3 tools and a hammer to bang it till it came out.. So if your one won't budge, don't stress.. Just make sure you hammer it out straight.. I put in a brushed chrome button from the Monaro..

1 more thing.. When your lifting the button out, mine was stuck somewhat.. Pull out the whole handle on the shifter as well as the button..

 

[VB 253]

thanks to this thread my car looks a whole lot better. I noticed people having trouble with replacing the 'pin' back onto the shifter... I loaded the pin into a 4.5mm socket, this socket has a small drive so it was nice and skinny. I attached a extention on it and hit gently with a hammer. I did this with the shifter button depressed and taped down with masking tape so I can do it by myself. This was much easier than a pin and hammer. it went streight in.

cheers

 

[VXdarkmagic]

1 more thing.. When your lifting the button out, mine was stuck somewhat.. Pull out the whole handle on the shifter as well as the button..

Yeah I did mine this weekend, It looks great, but as was said in the quoted text I had to pull the whole shifter column out to replace the button because the button was kinda stuck...shoulda read the whole thread, but it's all done now

 

[GILLO]

Does anyone know how to take the whole handbrake off? I just bought a leather handbrake boot with chrome button and don't know how to install it. Cheers.

 

[lumina01]

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you just remove the boot and install your new 1.
just pull it towards the front of the car and it slids off the actual handle.
takes like 2 mins

 

[lumina01]

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handbrake button i think i just pressed in slightly and unscrewed it off.
unscrew towards drivers door if i remember correctly

 

[GILLO]

I have a VT Calais handbrake and Auto shifter, and i am trying to install the handbrake now. It has the chrome bezel at the top so i can't just pull the boot off. Do i need to replace the whole lever or is there a way to get the leather over the bezel and button?

If i have to replace the whole lever, how do i do that?

Also how do i undo the 10mm nuts in the centre console? What tool did you guys use? A 10mm socket?

Cheers.