Category: Interior
Price: $0
Private or Vendor Listing: Private Listing
Part fits (you may select multiples): R50, R52, R53
Location (Region): Midwestern
Item Condition: Brand New

WANTED

Gen 1 JCW carbon/leather gear ****

Please can you let me know if you have one for sale, or know of anywhere I could order one - they aren't available anymore here in the UK :-(

 

I don't think they're available over here anymore either.

Maybe someone here on NAM may have one for offer.

Otherwise,
keep an eye on ebay as several have sold in the last several months,
this one went for £49 on Dec. 15th,
is it the one you're after?

 

yes that's the one!

I do hope that I can get hold of one - I have cash waiting!

 

I bought a new one last September from either ECS Tuning or Out Motoring.

 

I've tried both of those sites, no luck :-(

 

Its nla, 25110396878

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...n/25110396878/

 

I can relate to the desire to have the proper mk1 logo, but sadly it is somewhat difficult to find the early stuff.

I wasn't a big fan of the JCW shiftknob though and instead went with a Raceseng Contour:



However,
I absolutely despised the stock handbrake cover and it was imperative that I got a JCW version --- but the early version was nearly impossible to find, so I just bought a new style one (on sale for $40) and wrapped it with 3M Di-Noc carbon vinyl (the previous owner had used that stuff for various accents and although I'm not usually a fan of the carbonfibre look, I really liked this stuff and continued with the theme), then just put a mk1 sticker on it.
Worked out pretty well:



As mentioned,
the mk1 handbrake covers are even more difficult to source than the shiftknobs,
but they do pop up every now and then.



Sometimes they even pop up as a set,
like this pair that sold back in Oct. for £150:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-BMW-...p2047675.l2557

Good luck with the hunt -- you'll find it if you keep looking.

Happy motoring!

 

I have bought a brand new R53 carbon handbrake which is on it's way, and I think i'm going to go for a gen 2 gear **** and modify it to fit as I can't see that i'm ever going to find a gen 1 one!

 

Just bought one, thanks guys - admin please can you close this thread for me