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Buzzfagan
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Joined: April 03, 2016
Posts: 102
Location: Georgetown,Texas
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 Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:27 am Post subject: Emergency brake options |
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| Looking for a cool looking good quality/sturdy emergency brake handle and setup assembly for my Manx style buggy. Don't really like the flimsy feeling cheap EMPI one I have now. Any suggestions? |
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BL3Manx
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Joined: August 29, 2006
Posts: 6767
Location: Northern California
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 10:14 am Post subject: Re: Emergency brake options |
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The original handles were made by Hella in Germany. They were well made.
They're good to use as is, or plated or powder coated. Also, when I moved a shifter back on the tunnel, I've shortened an original handle by cutting it at a diagonal, removing a section and rewelding
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Dale M.
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Joined: April 12, 2006
Posts: 20380
Location: Just a tiny bit west of Yosemite Valley
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: Emergency brake options |
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Had cheap flimsy chrome repop when I rebuilt buggy... Didn't like it much... Went back to stock (Hella) brake lever and am happy... Might have one chromed or powder coated and make it a feature not something to try and hide..
Dale
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manxdavid
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Joined: November 24, 2003
Posts: 1841
Location: David Jones, Anglesey, North Wales, UK. Manxclub #678.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2017 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: Emergency brake options |
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| You should look on Facebook, there's someone asking the same questions on at least three of the Manx groups there. |
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SoCal67Volks 
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Joined: April 07, 2008
Posts: 158
Location: San Pedro California
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| Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2017 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Emergency brake options |
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I recently bought a chrome EMPI park brake handle for my Manx. What a flimsy POS! I went to a swap meet the following weekend and picked up a used German unit for about what I paid for the crappy EMPI.
Stick with the stock (German) handle / millions of Beetles can't be wrong
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