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Hey Guys,

Most likely this is a silly question, but when I got my 33 from JAP it came with a "Funky Blue" "drift" hand brake button. I've managed to get that off and source a replacement hand brake (Couldnt buy just the button)

now on my hand brake, it was quite simple, unscrew the button and it came off, on the replacement one however, i cant unscrew it and theres a c clip around the button but for the life of me i cant get it out and i dont want to pull any harder incase i break it?

So my question is, how the heck do i remove this button from the replacement hand brake and then fit it to my existing hand brake??

Sorry for the stupid question, but thanks in advance

Adam

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If the replacement handbrake you've got is the same as yours it might be easier to remove the centre console and replace the whole handbrake lever. I don't know about R33's but R32 centre consoles are easy to remove and if you can't easily get the button out that's what I'd do.

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id like to know this also.

ive got that stupid drift button on mine so bought a replacement handbrake couldnt figure out how to remove the buttons so pulled the whole center console out and removed the handbrake... only to realise that you cant get the cable out because of the nut/screw thing at the end.

as far as i could figure it out you would need to remove the entire cable and slide the cable back through the new handbrake from the rear end.

i haven't actually looked at it yet but im pretty sure most handbrakes are crimped on at the rear wheel.

so if anybody could shed some light on this that would be fantastic :wave:

adam1982 Enthusiast

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Lol glad to see im not alone!

I've hated that drift handbrake ever since i got it and its been the bane of many "Rice" comments lol

Now i've got a replacement black button (original) i just need to know how to put it on :D

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Lol glad to see im not alone!

I've hated that drift handbrake ever since i got it and its been the bane of many "Rice" comments lol

Now i've got a replacement black button (original) i just need to know how to put it on ;)

Do the 'drift' handbrakes actually do anything different performance wise or do they just look 'ricey'?

(Personal Opinion, I'm not fussed)

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there just to make it easier to rip the handbrake when drifting. with a d-button u dont have to worry about pressing it in, whereas a normal button u do have to press it in. whatever floats your boat, both buttons do the same job in the end and who cares if its considered rice or not, spray it black if u care so much

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mine came with the car, not my thing at all.

problem is mine doesnt sit in properly, pops out while driving, takes a few goes to get the handbrake on.

cant figure out how to swap them. but havent tried anything apart from what i mentioned in my first post.

adam1982 Enthusiast

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mine came with the car from japan too, it used to free spin but not unscrew. i could never find a way that it would lock out like a proper drift button and then one day it just came off completely and wouldnt go back on, hence wanting to put the replacement back on..

any one out there have any ideas on how to put a button from one handbrake onto another one??

adam

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I tried to get what i thought was a c clip off last night. It's not a c clip per-say

its more of a c barrel. it looks like a c clip from the top, then you start pulling on it and notice that it extends down under the hand brake. its like a tube but in the shape of a c-clip

any more ideas?? surely some one has pulled one of these apart or off before?/

Ta

Adam

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