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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 10:57 am

any body got one or has images of an wooden alpina gear knob, or is there a way of telling a genuine from a fake?
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:01 am

Post up a pic and I will tell you whether it is real or not.
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:16 am

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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:18 am

You got that off ebay recently, damn! i missed that i wanted to bid as i was interested in the gearknob not the steering wheel
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:24 am

Looks real to me. They are NLA from Alpina. Values on Ebay tend to be random,how much did you pay ?
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:28 am

it felt light, hence why i thought its ebay special, kang if your interested make me an offer, i dont really need it, i was after the steering wheel, but turned out to be not as good as i thought... but thats ebay for you...

pete what they worth?
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:32 am

thats not worth much surely these used to be £38 new when i bought one about five years ago they are a nice shape and better to use than the standard knob.
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:43 am

pnd wrote:thats not worth much surely these used to be £38 new when i bought one about five years ago they are a nice shape and better to use than the standard knob.

I still have 3 of the 5 I bought new in 2005 for £22 each ! :D Alpina owners are generally sad paedos and as these are no longer available, they are quite sought after. I have seen Ebay auctions ending at £50 and £100.
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:54 am

pacerpete wrote:
pnd wrote:thats not worth much surely these used to be £38 new when i bought one about five years ago they are a nice shape and better to use than the standard knob.

I still have 3 of the 5 I bought new in 2005 for £22 each ! :D Alpina owners are generally sad paedos and as these are no longer available, they are quite sought after. I have seen Ebay auctions ending at £50 and £100.
You saucy git, you played the market very well there pete. Should be worth a pretty penny when people are trying to restore their alpina and want everything to be NOS.
How much would you let one go for now? :roll: it's nice to know
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:58 am

J4CK05EE30 wrote:it felt light, hence why i thought its ebay special, kang if your interested make me an offer, i dont really need it, i was after the steering wheel, but turned out to be not as good as i thought... but thats ebay for you...

pete what they worth?
Jack pm me a price, i can't be the seller and the buyer :D
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:38 pm

I've bid on a few of these and they all went for £90 +

Not worth it for me as I'd be bastardising one (removing the alpina emblem)
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:52 pm

thats fooked though, i'd like to see someone change the alpina emblem without damaging it.
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Post Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:07 pm

Its on ebay if anyones interested in it...

wasnt sure what to price it up as on here...so ebay it was :?