Disco 2 Gear & Handbrake gaiters

matgriff · Aug 10, 2016

Hi, the gear stick & handbrake gaiters on my 53 Discovery 2 are looking a bit shabby, the black coating has worn off most of them, just showing the gray material underneath.

I've seen loads for sale on the net, especially Ebay, does anyone have any recommendations on these, I know quite often this stuff tends to be generic and the fit isn't great ?

Thanks

neilly · Aug 10, 2016

I got a set off of ebay , fit was very good, just take your tie with the glueing.

There was a write up on here a while ago aboout how to do it.

I think these were the ones I got, same supplier, but ad has changed.

231160043869

Well worth it, makes a big difference to the look of the cabin.

Cheers

Gmacz · Aug 10, 2016

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270406745999?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
This is the one i got for my classic with disco gear stick.
I asked for grey and they emailed three grey pictures of different shades at same price.
I stuck mine down with double sided tape and all looks good.
Other items and discovery search gets you the 3 gaiter sets.

DaisyDriver · Aug 10, 2016

I got leather ones from ebay cheap as chips, much better than the shabby originals and easy to fit as long as you take your time with the glueing.

discool · Aug 10, 2016

Some need pictures so here's how https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/how-to-replacement-of-gear-stick-gaiters.184393/

matgriff · Aug 10, 2016

Great

thanks for the info.... I'll get it sorted next week

brian47 · Aug 10, 2016

Got to agree with the above posts.
The gear stick and the T-Box lever are similar. Just be careful with the glueing phase of the job. They don't give you much slack to work with.
I couldn't break the glue holding the handbrake lever handle but I found that with some very careful cutting of the stitching I was able to pull the new gaiter over the handle then get it all sorted out with the rubber o-ring and the Evo-stik.

private penguin · Aug 15, 2016

I bought a set off Ebay a few weeks ago. I used double sided tape on the main gear lever. Will do the same with the transfer lever. Far less fiddly than glue.

Handbrake i'm conscious is a bit more involved so need to do that one when i dont need to drive the car that day to allow the new handbrake glue to set!!

Priya · Aug 16, 2016

I got new gaiters from these guys a few months ago and they're superb. VERY precisely cut, nicely made and they smell nice too. Second purchase from this company so highly recommended.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FITS-LAND...hash=item5afbfedb0e:m:m-5gliNr4pmfETjh46Pwkzw

Yoguko · Aug 25, 2016

Did mine a few weeks ago. The old ones were literally disintegrating!

Got some genuine leather ones from eBay (these ones) and they are excellent quality. Much better than the original ones.

My step by step here:

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-ro...ox-and-handbrake-gaiters-step-by-step.303472/

Disco 2 Gear & Handbrake gaiters

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