Pic of my new E-Brake handle

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I installed a NRG E-Brake handle yesterday and took a pic to share. The handle is the universal brushed aluminum. I ordered from Andy's Auto Sport for $22. You can also see the leather shift and ebrake boots supplied by Garm. Installation isn't for the light hearted. To get a good fit I had to first remove the ebrake boot. I had heard that it may be possible to remove the plastic handle by pulling it straight towards the front of the car. However, mine didn't budge, not even a little, no matter how I persuaded it. So I used my dremel to cut two small paths down the top center of the handle. Then using an old flat blade screw driver and a hammer I chipped away the handle. At first it took a bit of hammering, but once the first couple of pieces chipped out the rest of the handle broke away easily. After the handle was off I unscrewed the button and cut the black part of the button off leaving the full yellow part. To get the best fit possible for the new handle, using a hacksaw I had to cut about 3/8" of the aluminum lever that equates to about the middle of the hole in the top of the ebrake handle. After that, the handle slid on the remainder of the lever and fit nicely, the leather boot slides up over the set screws in the handle and fits beautifully into a ring cut into the handle for just this reason. It matches the OBX shift knob from Toyota perfectly.