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maximusGeek 03-10-2008 03:13 PM

R56 JCW Shift Knob/boot & e-break handle/boot install
 
Does anyone know were I can get official/unofficial install instructions for the JCW Shift Knob/boot & e-break handle/boot? I have seen plenty of posts about the R53 but not the R56. The official install guide for the R50/R52/R53 seems to leave off the boot installation as well.

I'm looking to get these parts but I don't want to go in blind.

got.pho? 03-10-2008 06:55 PM

well. on the redline site im pretty sure there is a tutorial for shift boot assembly.

for the shift knob. open your sunroof if you have it. put one leg in the passenger floor and one in the driver.. straddling the knob. and pull str8 up. just dont hit yourself anywhere bad

ANT818 03-14-2008 05:48 PM

I did the e handle on my last mcs. I was really disappointed at the final product. It requires gluing the handle back on. Maybe you should consider buying one from Robin. He seems to have figured out how to make the handle rigid.

Robin Casady 03-14-2008 07:30 PM


Originally Posted by ANT818 (Post 2097546)
I did the e handle on my last mcs. I was really disappointed at the final product. It requires gluing the handle back on. Maybe you should consider buying one from Robin. He seems to have figured out how to make the handle rigid.

Glue?! :eek2:

We don't need no stinking glue. I use an anodized aluminum adaptor with stainless steel set screw. These are machine to my specs by my cousin's production machine shop in Oklahoma. They also produce my line of amateur astronomy telescope parts.

masterd78 03-14-2008 08:01 PM

Yeah, I was pretty pissed off that I had to glue my $$ JCW e brake handle on. Umm, and MINI is cool with that?:confused:

FortyTwo 03-16-2008 03:08 PM

I did a writeup for the install when I did it. Its only for the shift knob when I changed to the JCW. I wish I had taken pictures of the e-brake install. I installed the handle with set screws to keep it in place,so there was no glue involved.

Hope this sorta helps, for the shift knob:
http://coopermods.com/archives/3

E-brake pics with set-screws:
http://coopermods.com/archives/7

maximusGeek 03-16-2008 08:37 PM


Originally Posted by FortyTwo (Post 2100419)
I did a writeup for the install when I did it. Its only for the shift knob when I changed to the JCW. I wish I had taken pictures of the e-brake install. I installed the handle with set screws to keep it in place,so there was no glue involved.

Hope this sorta helps:
http://coopermods.com/archives/3


Thanks for the link! Can you elaborate on your set screw install for the e break? The idea of gluing it turned me off from getting the part.


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