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Model Technical and Interest => Kappa => Topic started by: Donald on 23 October, 2013, 06:29:52 PM

Title: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: Donald on 23 October, 2013, 06:29:52 PM

Does anyone know where I can get a gear stick knob for my kappa Coupe?  At the moment I am using an after market one, that does not fit properly, and does not look right.

Title: Re: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: rogerelias on 23 October, 2013, 09:24:42 PM

Lancia  8)

Title: Re: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: donw on 24 October, 2013, 11:45:14 AM

Any FIAT Dealer should be able to get it for you.

Don

Title: Re: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: Donald on 24 October, 2013, 07:16:22 PM

 Through my Lancia dealer connections in Germany, we tried to get one from Italy. They used to come as complete unit with gear lever and knob, price 270 euros. Unfortunately there are none available as of April 2012. I used to get parts for my Kappa SW from a Fiat dealer in Dundee, but they no longer have the parts list.

Title: Re: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: Peter W on 25 October, 2013, 11:24:03 AM

Hi Donald, I have had the same problem.  The first one broke up some years back, the second one broke last year & when I ordered a replacement I was told no longer available but could buy a complete gearlever for £150.  It is now glued together but looking rather tatty I'm afraid.  I am having the same problem with hubcaps, they are rather fragile & I now only have one decent one left.

Peter

Title: Re: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: Donald on 25 October, 2013, 09:46:53 PM

Hi Peter. Yes, it seems to be a design fault. A friend of mine in Germany found a kappa that was being broken up, but the gear knob was a plastic after market job. I have bid on ebay for a couple of lift up reverse type gear knobs. New ones are quite expensive, and no good if they don't fit.  I was lucky to get two spare wheel centers with my car, but have had to fit them both already.

Title: Re: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: simonandjuliet on 26 October, 2013, 07:12:16 PM

French eBay has a non original replacement in leather ..... or green, red, pink etc

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/POMMEAU-LEVIER-DE-VITESSE-EN-CUIR-RN4-POUR-LANCIA-LYBRA-KAPPA-PHEDRA-Y-THESIS-/370714511987?pt=FR_JG_Auto_Tuning&hash=item56504e8a73 (http://www.ebay.fr/itm/POMMEAU-LEVIER-DE-VITESSE-EN-CUIR-RN4-POUR-LANCIA-LYBRA-KAPPA-PHEDRA-Y-THESIS-/370714511987?pt=FR_JG_Auto_Tuning&hash=item56504e8a73)

Title: Re: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: Donald on 27 October, 2013, 10:34:32 AM

Thanks for the link, but that is a standard after market job, which may or may not work. The genuine kappa Coupe gear knob has a cup which comes up with the lever, and into a brass ring, in the knob, where it meets a spring. It is very slick, and looks good, when it works.  I have an after market thing on, at the moment, but it looks awful, and not good to handle.  I had to do something, as the Kappa is my only car, and is in daily use. My new Delta was sold, about a year ago.  I am hoping that the ones from ebay might work a bit better.   

Title: Re: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: nyssa7 on 12 December, 2013, 05:28:25 PM

Mine got replaced with one out of a Fiat Coupe, has the lift up cup and everything, just missing the leather cover. Might be a bit diddly to have that stitched back on

Title: Re: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: Donald on 13 December, 2013, 10:41:37 PM

That could be worth a try. Did you get it from a fiat dealer?

Title: Re: KAPPA COUPE
Post by: nyssa7 on 14 December, 2013, 02:54:05 AM

No, Auto Integrale service all my cars and they were breaking a Fiat at the time