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Gear lever numbers wearing off
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:13 pm
by Woody Woo
Hello,
The numbers on the grear lever are wearing off. Anyone know what I can do about it? It seems a sort of rubbery coating - not very durable.
I have read about other owners having this problem. Any solution?
30 years of Renault ownership 
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:54 pm
by IainMW
You need a new knob!
Doubt it will be covered by the warranty though?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:08 pm
by catherine c
My tip - don't wear jewellery. I've noticed that when I wear a ring, it wears the numbers off. Same thing happened to my friend in her Megane after she got engaged!
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:34 pm
by nickbell69
So the moral of this tale is once you get engaged don't let a ring near your knob.
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:35 pm
by The Negotiator
You can replace just the cap, but I only managed to source one from France. You simply put a wide screwdriver into the back of it and lever out the old one and push in the new one.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:08 am
by Woody Woo
Thanks for the comments. I shall be in France for Easter so I shall go into a Renault garage and try and get a new knob.
Poor design though - you wonder how much development time is spent by manufaturers. My knob was perfect until a mechanic took the car for a test drive...
30 years of Renault ownership 
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:01 am
by Bumpy macaroon
my knob is shiney and i polish it, waiting for the wife to rip it off
nooo, my 57 plater has a knob which is recessed not printed so it wont rub off, unlike the wifes which will rub off
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:03 am
by IainMW
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:32 pm
by Woody Woo
Are the new recessed knobs interchangeable with the old knobs?
30 years of Renault ownership
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:34 pm
by Woody Woo
And I wonder who started that...
30 years of Renault ownership
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:53 pm
by Bumpy macaroon
it looks exactly the same size so i dont see why not, my recessed one is on a DCi six gearbox, have not had chance to see if they have recessed the 5 gear ones, and the gearstick looks the same aswell, ive not told the missus yet she is in a hump as my interior is better then hers.............
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:30 pm
by TheFinn
Woody Woo wrote:Are the new recessed knobs interchangeable with the old knobs?
Yes. A mate just changed the old one for a new recessed one on his 6-speeder, and I'm currently waiting for one to arrive from France.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:40 pm
by IainMW
And I wonder who started that...
Oooppsss!
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:23 pm
by gener8or
The Negotiator wrote:You can replace just the cap, but I only managed to source one from France. You simply put a wide screwdriver into the back of it and lever out the old one and push in the new one.
anbody know where you can order online?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:22 pm
by Deano16v
270213858992 is for a black 5 speed insert on ebay.
190201259441 is for a silver 5 speed insert
cant find any others though for renault, or 6 speed ones but you should be able to fit one from another lift up for reverse car