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Post Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:34 pm

Does anybody know where I can buy illuminated gear stick from in the uk,tunner motor in the us have them but left hand drive only I'm after the leather one .cheers
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Post Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:38 pm

What difference is there in a LHD gearstick,please?
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Post Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:43 pm

daimlerman wrote:What difference is there in a LHD gearstick,please?
the same as a left handed pencil i would think :)
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Post Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:48 pm

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daimlerman wrote:What difference is there in a LHD gearstick,please?
the same as a left handed pencil i would think :)
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Post Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:52 pm

You'll find them in the same area as the left handed steering wheels on www.realoem.com/bmw
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Post Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:55 pm

aimlessrock wrote:
Rich320I wrote:
daimlerman wrote:What difference is there in a LHD gearstick,please?
the same as a left handed pencil i would think :)
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Are these similar to left-handed screwdrivers and tartan paint? winkeye
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Post Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:03 pm

yes, just the same along with tins of elbow grease and a lomng weight :)
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Post Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:05 pm

O yea oops, on the web site it stated left hand drive only didn't give it much thought o well seems to have cheered you lot up :D
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Post Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:09 pm

Topblag wrote:You'll find them in the same area as the left handed steering wheels on www.realoem.com/bmw
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Post Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:56 pm

It is the day time shift :crutch:
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Post Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:39 am

guss wrote:Does anybody know where I can buy illuminated gear stick from in the uk,tunner motor in the us have them but left hand drive only I'm after the leather one .cheers
According to this post BMW. Second pdf under M3 section:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=232261
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Post Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:36 pm

suedenim wrote:
guss wrote:Does anybody know where I can buy illuminated gear stick from in the uk,tunner motor in the us have them but left hand drive only I'm after the leather one .cheers
According to this post BMW. Second pdf under M3 section:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=232261
Those ones re-released are for M3's and 320iS's with dog leg transmission.

Item 2 and 4 in the link below are the correct ones for non dog leg overdrive transmissions. The are the "all in one" type that have the knob and gate boot as one part.

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mod ... g=25&fg=95
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Post Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:26 pm

bss325i wrote:
suedenim wrote:
guss wrote:Does anybody know where I can buy illuminated gear stick from in the uk,tunner motor in the us have them but left hand drive only I'm after the leather one .cheers
According to this post BMW. Second pdf under M3 section:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=232261
Those ones re-released are for M3's and 320iS's with dog leg transmission.

Item 2 and 4 in the link below are the correct ones for non dog leg overdrive transmissions. The are the "all in one" type that have the knob and gate boot as one part.


http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mod ... g=25&fg=95
Haha! I hadn't considered the dog leg box! *dreams of having a dog leg box...*
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