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  1. 16-05-2013, 10:59 AM #1
    bennetts
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    handbrake

    my handbrake works but the button is broken.
    can i replace it with any old handbrake or not?
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  2. 16-05-2013, 11:43 AM #2
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    What's actually wrong?

    Is the button itself broken or is the ratchet release mechanism not working?

    The buttons are the same as Early beetle, they just unscrew off the end of the actuating rod.

    You can get replacement beetle ones easily enough, they even come in billet.

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