WTB – VS Manual Gear Stick Surround

[SSEN8R VS #1081Participant Brisbane, North Side\'97 VS II HSV Senator 185i View build HERE Member since: March 16, 2015 Posts: 227]

I’m after one of these… problem is, what are these things actually called? Anyone know where to get one?

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Haven’t seen one of those for 10 or so years. Best of luck.

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

They were specific to HSV GTS and Senator too from memory. Very rare

[SSEN8R VS #1081Participant Brisbane, North Side\'97 VS II HSV Senator 185i View build HERE Member since: March 16, 2015 Posts: 227]

Yeah I got the VS Senator manual with old woodgrain surround (garnish / trim / ?) and i reckon they looked crap in the mid 90’s and now 20 years later it really looks crap. Got a bloke that can make one up, but he wants to take the surround out of the centre console and it’s held in by the squished heat plastic nipples.

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

I can still get my hands on the Marble surround. But like everything that’s rare. It’s not cheap

[SSEN8R VS #1081Participant Brisbane, North Side\'97 VS II HSV Senator 185i View build HERE Member since: March 16, 2015 Posts: 227]

marble – is that out of GTS?

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Think it’s a club sport

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Is it just laser cut sheet?  Few places you can get that done if you have a CAD file?

[SSEN8R VS #1081Participant Brisbane, North Side\'97 VS II HSV Senator 185i View build HERE Member since: March 16, 2015 Posts: 227]

Underneath the fake woodgrain is just plastic (obviously), so i assume they were just a fancy sticker.

Never made a cad file before but I’m quite cluey on all things computers so I’m sure i could work it out…

 

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[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Marble one is a different shape it’s the standard manual surround one not the one for the 6 speed cars unfortunately.

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

The one you are after is the one from the premium console the padded calais/statesman style one. Its fake leather its a vinyl that this sits in.

 

Best bet would be to get your existing one coated. They have been on ebay a few times and pulled drug money but not in the last year or so. They are nla seen few poor knock off ons ebay didnt really even resemble it.  They were origionally resin with a 3m backing. They were not real carbon obviously but id call them console insert/inlay. I have a new auto one here they just peel the backing off and press onto the hard plastic shell underneath.

 

You can get your plastic bit wrapped, coated in a few ways. Only thing unless you fill it you will have the indent for the coin cutout where its meant to be flat.

 

And no one will/can match the exact original I have tried this to death. I have also found very expensive exercise

 

 

http://www.hydroconcepts.com.au/services.htm

http://www.mastercoatings.com.au/

 

http://www.aquadip.com.au/

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[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

A good mate of mine here in SA is a carbon fibre guru….

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Side note.

 

Sandsvs. You are the king of edits hahahah

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

I know I just keep of thinking of more information..  My bad

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

sands vs wrote:

I know I just keep of thinking of more information.. My bad

Don’t stress mate, more info is good

[SSEN8R VS #1081Participant Brisbane, North Side\'97 VS II HSV Senator 185i View build HERE Member since: March 16, 2015 Posts: 227]

Cheers Sands – you are spot on. Spoke to one bloke who is keen to do it, but said he would need to take the plaster surround out of the fake leather padded padded calais/statesman style console. so I was a bit hesitant about it but it maybe the only solution. The bloke has done some pretty good work – check it out – https://www.facebook.com/conceptcustomsaus/

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[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

Yeah I know them nice work very expensive thou. We removed mine and refitted it without any major dramas. Biggest problem was getting it to stay back in kept breaking out after. You could vinyl wrap it and keep it on there but looks pretty average doesn’t have the deep gloss finish you will want

[SSEN8R VS #1081Participant Brisbane, North Side\'97 VS II HSV Senator 185i View build HERE Member since: March 16, 2015 Posts: 227]

@Sands – yeah I was worried that once it was taken out it wouldn’t go back in properly.

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My track day thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/lakeside-track-sprint-day-second-go/
My VS brake upgrade thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/vs-brake-upgrades/

[SSEN8R VS #1081Participant Brisbane, North Side\'97 VS II HSV Senator 185i View build HERE Member since: March 16, 2015 Posts: 227]

My build thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/vs-ii-senator-185i-1081/
My track day thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/lakeside-track-sprint-day-second-go/
My VS brake upgrade thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/vs-brake-upgrades/

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

If you were careful with a heat gun ever so slowly got under it you could probably peel it off a get it recoated… save you having to pull the console apart

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