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  1. Thursday 5th April 2012, 10:39 #1
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    Cool Spaceball Gear Surround Removal

    Hi, I've just binned off The Moneypit V70 and have replaced it with a slightly newer S60. I'm wanting to refit my GROM kit into it, but its got the spaceball gearstick, whereas previous installs were in bog standard manual or geartronic Volvo's... Before I break something, could anyone tell me if the Spaceball gear surround just pops off like the rest of them do on the facelifted models?

    (ie, lift the bit nearest the twin cup holders first etc)

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  2. Thursday 5th April 2012, 12:12 #2
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    I put a post up about this... I'll find it, hold on.
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  4. Thursday 5th April 2012, 12:13 #3
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    http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthre...ghlight=stereo
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  6. Thursday 5th April 2012, 12:15 #4
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    I want a spaceball conversion
    19t, greens, 3" inlet, 3" downpipe with race cat, V70R catback, autotech map...

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  7. Thursday 5th April 2012, 12:43 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by martinrpeachey View Post
    I want a spaceball conversion
    no you don't, my old man's got the spaceball on his & its awful
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    Eh? I quite like it.
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    Nah it's good, you can actually feel your selecting a gear, instead of just a sponge box
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    The one I played with was lovely n smooth, not like mine which is like stirring a bucket of bricks with a biro.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Al115 View Post
    Eh? I quite like it.
    his is very clunky & notchy
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    Quote Originally Posted by p fandango View Post
    his is very clunky & notchy
    I don't think that's the Spaceball's problem!
    Alastair
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    Thanks Alastair, that's what I thought it'd need doing, but I wanted to check before I cracked on and broke something

    I've got to say, I'm really impressed by the spaceball, much better than my last manual S60's gearbox - it felt like stirring a bag of wool!
    Last edited by Jezza; Thursday 5th April 2012 at 14:34. Reason: Typo
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    I can't believe it, nobody has posted anything spaceball related yet... here ya go
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  15. Thursday 5th April 2012, 15:12 #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by martinrpeachey View Post
    I can't believe it, nobody has posted anything spaceball related yet... here ya go
    Sorry, I was busy using the Schwarz...
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