Carbon fibre thumb grip

[VeinAST]

So presuming people's thumbgrips aren't worn down or split then it's just a simple job for you of covering them?

 

[tonyt]

shouldnt be too bad, bens were well f**ked to be honest, but i used some stuff i have at home to fix them... just interesting having a go for me at this stage really, seein if i can help..

the carbon fabric and resins seem to adhere to the rubber really well, better then i thought they would to be honest, but ben will soon know if its likely to hold...

does anyone know which part of the grips actually sticks to the wheel? is it the edges, the centre part or ALL of it?

I'm also looking at a couple more options with these as it seems to be a very bad design, ones a complete carbon replacement, the other is a rubber replacement...

see what bens verdict is for now anyway..

Tony

 

[Tigger]

So a wheel with damaged/no thumbgrips isn't repairable with the above then?

 

[-J-]

So a wheel with damaged/no thumbgrips isn't repairable with the above then?

No thumb grips - Not do able at the moment.

Damaged by the sounds of it Tony can repair them.

 

[Pep]

I am very, very interested in a pair of these if all goes well.
My thumb grips aren't torn at the minute but I can see it coming. Can you pm me if they go into production please?!

 

[Laura]

would it not be easyer to make a mould of the grip, that way you can reproduce without the need for the original?

 

[172Ben]

Really good fit, and fit well even without glue on. Just going to glue it into place now.

Will report back findings after a few miles is on it

 

[172Ben]

would it not be easyer to make a mould of the grip, that way you can reproduce without the need for the original?

Thats the next plan

 

[Pettsi]

Looks nice. I would be interested.

 

[tonyt]

the one above isnt finished brilliantly, to be honest i didnt know if it would work or not so told Des to just give it a quick coat to seal it all....

also i stopped the carbon flush to the edges, but looking at the pic i think it would have been better to have been wrapped under, not sure though as the pic may be misleading...

also until today I didnt realise these were simply bonded on, I kept the flexibility as thought they fit into a ridge, which they obviously dont, this means there may be more options available to make these.....

because the carbon and resin are a lot more rigid then the rubber the grips will pretty much grip to whatevers underneath them, obviosly glue will be needed, but it may not need a lot...

very happy to help and experiment with this though guys, ben can be guinea pig.. lol..

Tony

 

[Beef-Mc]

Looks good that.

 

[172Ben]

It fits in very snugly(sp), just applied some glue, not alot just enough to hold it on incase i need to remove for whatever reason.

But it certantly feels alot strong than standard.

Dont mind being a guinea pig, just glad ive found someone (Tony) with the balls to give it ago if you knw what i mean.

Hopefully this testing will benefit others aswell, which is the point

 

[Tigger]

Fair play to both of you and the other guy (Des I think) with the resin for putting the efforts in for this :approve:

 

[Firas]

i will take a set if these go into production.

 

[Slammed172]

I thought you catn replace the thumb grips ?

My right side one is fuckkked.

 

[VeinAST]

I thought you catn replace the thumb grips ?

My right side one is f**kkked.

Read the whole thread son

 

[Slammed172]

just have. well ill keep wait untill i see the title 'group buy - thumb grips',
lol

 

[Hazza]

So who makes these? TonyT??

When will u be able to make some to sell?

I'm VERY interested.

 

[RickyP]

Yeah I am also VERY interested.

 

[tonyt]

see how bens testing goes, these are repaired and carboned originals, but once this wekend is out the way (I am one of the organisers of a local 500 car show) I will concentrate on the other options I have in mind..

I wont even consider selling these unless I am confident they will work, and the price wont be stupid either..

all the best

Tony

 

[Marky_]

I like it!

I take it that's a trial one. The outer edge doesn't look quite right, or is it just the picture?

 

[jayxx83]

i think they look very nice... but a bit too nice for the bog standard steering wheel which imo is a bit too big.

 

[tonyt]

yeah its only a trial one marky, i'll get bens other one sorted soon and will do it a bit different to tidy the edge up a bit..

all good stuff though, i love trying new stuff..

Tony

 

[kpowell911]

i have a feeling these are going to be silly money!

 

[VeinAST]

I doubt it will be as much as buying a replacement steering wheel though.

 

[tonyt]

why should they be silly money crazyclio??

if you ask james or J the prices I charge they will tell you I dont do this for the money, ben has been charges ZERO for the thumbgrip and I often do stuff for free...

trust me, these will NOT be silly money if it turns out they work ok...

all the best

Tony

 

[Tigger]

^ Legend TBQFH

 

[-J-]

why should they be silly money crazyclio??

if you ask james or J the prices I charge they will tell you I dont do this for the money, ben has been charges ZERO for the thumbgrip and I often do stuff for free...

trust me, these will NOT be silly money if it turns out they work ok...

all the best

Tony

Agreed - Tony is like the Tesco Value of the Carbonfibre world but without the loss of quality.

 

[djdrastic]

Dude , thats awesome . I need to replace my 182's grips pronto.

If you can make some moulds mate , you might be investing into a small goldmine , by the looks of the 182's I've seen around my neck of the woods.

 

[kpowell911]

who was the geezer who wanted silly money for dash strips? Sure that was Tony T?

 

[Sean B]

Dude , thats awesome . I need to replace my 182's grips pronto.

If you can make some moulds mate , you might be investing into a small goldmine , by the looks of the 182's I've seen around my neck of the woods.

totally agree, dragons den will be wanting a piece of this

 

[N!CK R]

If this is successful, im sure it will be the must have mod of 2008!

the amount of people with split/broken thumbgrips is amazing.
They look so good it could almost be like they came like that, or that they came out of a cupracer.
Must feel pretty nice to hold aswell.

 

[Tobs]

looks sexy

mate you can make a fortune selling them mate haha

 

[-J-]

who was the geezer who wanted silly money for dash strips? Sure that was Tony T?

Depends what you class as silly money I suppose?

Tony is a Damn sight cheaper than anywhere else i asked about getting my trims done!

But then the old addage you get what you pay for, Some people like quality and will pay for it, some people like cheap tat and feel that people who pay for quality are being bent over.

Each to thier own, Tony Provides a quality Service with Money back guarentee if your not happy, the simple answer is, if you are unhappy with the price go else where to get it done if you can find cheaper items of the same quality, IMO i dont think anyone will.

 

[Ali]

Don't like them on the wheel tbh!

 

[tonyt]

each to their own crazy clio, i suppose what may be silly money to you is cheap to the next person...

cheers for the comments J, much appreciated...

as for the thumb grips, I am in the middle of sorting our show at the minute, but this will get my full attention as of monday...

i have a plan which (if it works) will benefit everyone who has this problem for not too much money...

all the best

Tony

 

[Dubai182]

Awesome, shame about the wheel they'll be attached to.

 

[172Ben]

Awesome, shame about the wheel they'll be attached to.

lol,
Replacement carbon wheel FTW

 

[Leeshez]

That sure is different.

 

[tonyt]

could someone do me a favour please, could you check to see if these are symetrical?? as in will the left thumbgrip fit on the right hand side of the wheel..

i'm at work so cant have a look at the other one of bens..

cheers

tony