Auto slapstick chrome top

[fk5aar]

i found replacement chrome piece for around 70$ but it looks like the piece is welded onto the baseplate. How hard is it to replace this? Here is my original

 

[B5BLUERT]

On mine it was real simple. I believe mine was held together by 6 rivets. I just carefully grinded off the rivets from the bottom side. The new ones have threaded holes and screws that go where the rivets were.

 

[AUSTA]

You can also pop out the plastic without too much trouble clean & reinsert.
Dont use any thinners or superglue on the clear plastic or it will craze
not all the replacement units have slapstick on the indicator plate.

 

[fk5aar]

Thanks for the help guys for the info, here's a pic of the new one so I assumed I reused the plastic part with the gears on it. Is that how it works b5?

 

[B5BLUERT]

If I'm recalling correctly, once I grinded off the rivets and took the chrome bezel apart from the shifter mechanism the plastic gear selector piece simply fell out. I cleaned it up with some rubbing compound and reinstalled with the new chrome bezel.