Pi55ed Off!! *gear Gaitor* ANYONE KNOW ONE THAT WILL FIT?????

1. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #1 28th March 2008, 15:26

   hey guys! im abit pi55ed off to say the least!
   
   been out fitting my new gear knob and TRIED to fit my new gear gaiter as the original saxo one was ripped, but could i hell get it on, as im sure you will no there is a little frame which clips in and holds it down, but my new one was a little thicker than the original and the frame would not push down what so ever!
   
   The new one is now usless as i tried to put holes in so the clips could go through etc etc!
   
   Does anyone no off a way around this? or a gear gaitor which actually fits on??
   
   or is it just a better idea to go to citroen and get a new original gear gaiter etc?
   
   Help please guys!
2. Ben_L Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 Billericay, Essex (England) Posts: 6774 1.1.1i, 2.Mk2 VTR 3.Astra SRI 150

   #2 28th March 2008, 15:31

   Exactly the same problem with mine. richbrook gear gaitor is it?
3. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #3 28th March 2008, 15:34

   Oh how did you guess! yea just a richbrook gaitor which came with some metal adaptor for the top, but no way in hell would it ever fit!!
   
   Bit narked to be honest!!! Although my richbrook blue led gear knob went on perfectly but the original gaitor wont fit around the top so sits below the gear knob, showing the actual stick!!!
4. Ben_L Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 Billericay, Essex (England) Posts: 6774 1.1.1i, 2.Mk2 VTR 3.Astra SRI 150

   #4 28th March 2008, 15:36

   lol. i got the metal bit that screws onto the knob and you can slide the gaitor on that. i think the std one would fit but its abit short so it would look silly. i want to fit my richbrook one. but to be honest until i find a way of fitting it without getting one of those chrome gaitor surround things i'm going to leave it off
   lol
5. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #5 28th March 2008, 15:58

   Yea well my richbrook one is now in the bin might just have to go along the lines of buying one of those chrome surrounds and maybe spray it black!
6. rossj Established Member Joined: Dec 2007 Chelmsford, Essex Posts: 1043 Saxo VTR 2001

   #6 29th March 2008, 02:00

   if its too big cut off all the clips and glue it down??
7. aj-vts Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2006 Plymouth! Posts: 659 51 plate vts, b4 r plate vts

   #7 29th March 2008, 16:48

   i had a sparco gaiter on my old mk1, twinned with a richbrook surround that i painted. easy enough to fit. if you just want another standard there is always some on ebay.
   
   
8. Gramole Newbie Joined: Feb 2008 surrey Posts: 15 53 reg vtr, icelandic grey

   #8 3rd April 2008, 16:53

   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-SAXO-V...QQcmdZViewItem. got one of these myself cos i had exactly the same proplem as you, universal fit gaitor my arse. this one is a bit thin but looks nice.
9. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #9 3rd April 2008, 16:58

   hey, yea i seen them on ebay, they also do coloured ones from the same sellr, and he says they have the slots in etc etc so i think i might invest!
   
   Just need to remove the multilock bracket that some tit fitted as its so close when ya using 1st n 2nd its ripped the original gear gaitor!