Quality heater control knobs

Discussion in 'Mech Tech' started by Gooders, Nov 20, 2019.

  1. Any suggestions for decent quality heater control knobs? The one which controls the exchanger flaps is a bit stiff even with new cables and the aftermarket knobs are of debatable quality and break easily.
     
  2. Betty the Bay

    Betty the Bay Supporter

    Would think that the only strong ones will be the solid metal ( expensive) ones sold by JK and others.
     
  3. JamesLey

    JamesLey Sponsor

    Try and get some NOS early metal ones.
     
  4. 77 Westy

    77 Westy Supporter

    Metal ones won’t fit a post ’73. And the crappy pink and grey plastic ones won’t fit a pre ’73.

    How hard can it be to make red and blue plastic levers that are not floppy?
     
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  5. mikedjames

    mikedjames Supporter

  6. The repro ones tend to look horrible, like something out of a Xmas cracker. I doubt whether they've improved.

    You might try VW themselves (VW Classics/Historics). They used to have NOS blue ones in the shed for about 11 euros - bargain!. Or somewhere like bus-ok.de.
     
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