Hi all
does anyone know where to find a walnut gear knob , used (or new), mine has a split in the wood
have tried al the usual places , ebay etc , they all want to sell the whole gear linkage etc
they look no better than mine , well worn
To your suggestion of having it trimmed in leather ,
i like to keep it original
Thought about buying a leather one as fitted to the passat , look very similar
and having mine repaired (restored)
I will just keep on looking , i might be lucky an find one
Have you priced the part from a VW dealer and have you searched Touareg breakers in Europe (although I'd again guess that manual models would again be in small numbers)
The Touareg was always manufactured and marketed as a luxury SUV. Sadly that means premium prices for many parts/spares but it's always worth getting a dealer quote first to see what the OEM price is and you can then work from that.
If you favour originality, it's definitely worth looking at breakers but as you have found, there are few manual Touaregs about and equally, there isn't a large second hand pool to search.
The first thing I do is call the dealer. Then I know exactly where I stand.
My dealer gives a discount for cars over 4 years old and they will post small parts FOC.
Over the years I've been surprised at how cheap some parts are (and it's a no-brainer to order it/them on the spot) and astonished at the price of others ("Thanks, but I'll get back to you on that!") but at least I always knew the starting point.
Would prob be easier to get the original wrapped , it’s amazing what these companies can do with all sorts of things now. There is virtually one in every town now.
Thanks , will check it out ,
No joy , he is looking to sell the whole car
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