Customized E Brake on SE/Beck 550

If you really want to get anal about reducing weight, drill holes in the inner gear plate, Pete, as there's a bunch of weight to be lost there as well. That plate is probably hardened, though, so it will be a b*tch to drill through.

PS- Very cool!

There might be a marketable product in that.......

EMPI makes a billet aluminum emergency brake button that can be polished

It's like $3.20.

Thanks guys. I wasn't looking to go light weight, I just wanted a cooler looking e brake handle and I didn't want an aluminum one. What I'll do now is get an ivory colored push button to match the steering wheel and shift knob color. It looks a little grayish due to the sand blast look I wanted.  I really like it and think it's so much better than the black plastic handle end.

Pete - that is a pretty dang cool brake handle. Seems that Syl is not only an artist with glass, but with metal as well! 

Thanks Jim. I don't want this to go to Syl's head but he is a car and all round Guru.

Syl = talented !

Got the Ivory ebrake handle push button and installed it. It now matches with my other stuff.

Pete

Can you post a better pic. I can't see any detail.

Are they for sale?

Just a tip for those of you that want to match the ivory color on something that needs paint.  I found that Duplicolor "GMC Sahara Beige" is an almost perfect match.

Bill, the details are in the first set of pic's I posted. No need to buy it if you have a std. SE/Beck or VW ebrake handle. You just take it out and do what my friend Syl and I did. Drilled various size holes for the look I wanted.

Thanks Lane for the color suggestion Syl also fixed my shift knob with a wood dowel when the cheap plastic broke even though you really can't see it it's there and I should paint it to match.

Pete 

And if you need paint to match the ivory exterior color that VS uses, it's Ditzler 3358, or Chrysler DT2611, which Chrysler called 'Linen Cream'.

I had a local paint shop mix some up using the Ditzler code and it's a perfect match for fixing rock chips.

Lane, is that the same ivory used for the dash knobs etc.?

SUPER UBER KOOL !  Lightning holes , Love it

Mine are ivory plastic but I don't see why you couldn't use it on your knobs (hee hee!) as well.

Painful ? Lane

Okay, painted the bottom of the shift knob too. Paint looks good.

Pete

Fricken awesome!

Yeah, that really looks nice. 

Thanks Bill and Lane.

Lane you were right on, on the color.  Because the base of the shift knob is a wood dowel, I first put smeared a coat of CA glue over it and then masked off the upper plastic part before spraying.

Pete

I'd be happy with just an e-brake installed, but this is a great idea whenever I get around to getting one installed.