Tom, Jim
Are you guys talking about the brake handle grip? It's pushed on the
brake lever handle just like the hand grips on a bicycle handlebar. It
can be a devil to remove but when it is, my new carpet cover slips right
off the handle. No need to cut anything.
Gary
Digest '75 TR6
Severn, MD
> The carpet was VERY snug as I slipped it past the brake handle.
>I've never noticed at shows that earlier TR6's had handles different
from
>mine...but then I never really looked. My handle is just like the one
shown
>in the TRF master catalog.
snip
>Tom Long
>Blacksburg, VA
>
>'64TR4
>'68TR250
>'76TR6
>
>- -----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Davis <jh_davis@mindspring.com>
>To: TR6 List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Thursday, June 15, 2000 5:54 PM
>Subject: 76 TR6 handbrake
>
>List,
> I'm considering installing a handbrake assembly for a 76 TR6 in one of
>my 75 TR6's, CF38690. Problem is, the handle is too large to fit
through
>the cover trim piece. Unfortunately, I haven't had much experience in
>this area and wonder if I should just cut the stitches around the
handle
>cover and have it re-stitched. Were the 76 trim pieces different than
>the earlier models? I doubt the replacements available are sized
>differently so maybe someone with a 76 model, or has re-trimmed one can
>advise me.
>Suggestions, comments appreciated,
>Jim Davis
>Fortson, GA
>CF38690UO
>CF37325U
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