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Thank you Scott. If only that had been the case when I wanted one. Will settle for the non "R" version - unless someone wants to swap

Just booked up for Cadwell. Cant wait to get back on track with fellow L7C members :) Chris "L66TEY"

Thank you Stu, Am yet to put it to a proper test on the road. I'll try and upload a video which will hopefully show them in action. Chris

Very good point - admittedly I didn't know the 6-speed has been discontinued. It was David Ridley of CC whom told me this at Snetterton last summer. I guess it now makes the "6 Speed R" gear knobs 'even' more special :D

I got both gloss black and carbon look from YC Plastics - Steve was a great help. Am presently designing/prototyping a hinge so the doors open "lambo" style. I can add photos if it's of interest. My progress so far can be seen on Instagram, @chrisl3ete. You dont need an Instagram account to view them.

Hi Rich, In the end I accepted defeat and purchased the "standard" 6 Speed Superlight Gear Knob from Caterham (Reference: 30G022A). But I did also establish that by choice they dont offer the "R" 6 speed gear knob as a spare - seemingly it is exclusive for factory builds or new kits. Chris

So, it might well have taken 9 months - but Ive managed to achieve what I set out to do. If anyone is interested in making the same modification, then I'd be happy to share details of how it can be replicated. The two pics show the PCB and the two indicator switches installed on my 2010 R300 Duratec, plus the link is to a video I put on Instagram of the left hand indicator switch lit up, showing the sequential indicators flashing. Video link: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ9SyxnhugT/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet My main reason for doing the mod was that I found the original small push buttons fiddly to use, plus difficult (if not impossible) to tell whether the indicators had been switched off. Hence, with these two new switches not only do they each light up, but their position tells whether indicators are on or off. My thought train was that it will be easy to check the position of the switches with my finger tips, instead of trying to squint to see if the dash light tell-tale green arrow is still flashing. Hope people find this modification of interest - but also appreciate it is not "original Caterham spec". All feedback and opinions welcome :D

If it helps I've got a source for the 3D Printing, albeit a CAD model would need to be created from the original part. The CAD modelling could be created by someone with a Scanner, if not I could help with modelling the part by taking dimensions from the original.

Hi Ian, Have I got this right your reg will be "P17 CAT" Surely that's worth a "show plate" of " PI 7 CAT" just to see whether your colleagues will throw a HORT your way, at least you'd have a relatively reasonable excuse of "just checking you know the regs" Ive presently got "L66TEY" on my 2010 R300, with black plates and silver letters - guess it's just a matter of time before I get pulled and receive a HORT (and a telling off).

But of course ;) But I do wonder whether a would simply appreciate this along with the car and let it go. And if one was to be caught on a speed camera , I'm confident they'd figure out the registration.

Yes, valid point. Perhaps just me hoping there are some L7C members who'll be buying/building a Caterham with a "70" plate and putting one of these on it.

"MY70HYA" = "MY7 OH YA" Appreciate not everyone is a fan of private plates, but thought someone might be interested in this registration which is presently for sale on the DVLA website for £399. There's actually a few MY7 plates on there; MY7 0K YA MY7 0LDY MY7 0GLE MY7 0 YES MY7 0H NO MY7 0NLY MY7 0 BYE MY7 0RCA

Like you I'm also pimping up my Caterham (2010 R300). And I'm in the final throws of swapping out the small black nipple indicator switches for 2x orange back lit lever switches. If you have access to Instagram I've put some pics on there, search for "CHRISL3ETE" posted 16th July. Let me know if you'd like more details on this mod.

Aka "Roxy" - pretty sure that belongs to Mark Watkinson.

Aka "Roxy" - pretty sure that belongs to Mark Watkinson.

Totally agree Marvin, a superb day - thank you also to Simon and Dave, both for support pre and on the day. Being only my second track day and first time at Cadwell it was a superb experience - and I learnt A LOT! But I must to apologise for the red flag I caused when my ambition outweighed my talent at the bottom of Mansfield, collecting the turn in cone marker approach to the Mountain - plus some Armco barrier paint. Thankfully the damage was more to my pride, than my pride and joy :D Was great to be in a Caterham filled paddock, meeting new faces - albeit no more than 6 at a time (noted Simon) Looking forward to the next one. Chris Black R300 Orange stripe.

Thank you timb2117 Having tonight finalised a pretty bespoke design of the decal with Al Westle, I can honestly not recommend him enough. Admittedly, it could be said I have pedant tendencies (LOL) but Al has been super patient and provided a great service - plus charged a very reasonable price - especially considering the time he ended up spending on this. Hence - thank you Al!

Thank you Alastair I'll be in touch via email.

Does anyone know where I could source stickers/decals from in the style that Caterham fit to the rear wing, bonnet side and dash? Specifically looking for: SEVEN 300 R With thanks Chris

FOR SALE "R300SPB" number plate, presently on retention. Open to offers.

Does someone know the CC part number for the 6 speed gear knob with the red "R"? Ive checked the CC Parts website but can't locate it. Or is anyone selling one? With thanks Chris

This is the switch I have chosen: https://www.carbuilder.com/uk/round-toggle-switch-illuminated-amber

In regards to "operate your new switch manually like a spring return switch", I did wire them in to test (hoping for a simple life) and although the indicators came on, they didnt reliable switch off - hence this is not an option. Plus, I want them to be like mini indicator stalks, whereby I cann feel with my index finger whether the 2x indicator switches are in the ON or OFF position.

If by "warning lights" you are referring to the lights inside the car that switch on and off in time with the indicators, then these are both on the Tacho/RPM dial (2x green arrows) plus the push buttons have a small led in the centre which also flash in sequence with the indicators.

Hi Elie, Yes, thats the challenge I have given myself. I also established (thanks to Neil, aka "7 wonders of the world") that my R300 features a rather pricey piece of kit as standard, namely "INSTRUMENTATION CIRCUIT BOARD - R500/SEVEN 485 DURATEC" (39L059A) which the 4 wires from each existing Indicator Button are connected to. In regards to the 4 wires on the existing buttons, Im pretty sure are 2x Ground, 1x LED and 1x Signal wire. If anyone on here has more detailed knowledge about the "INSTRUMENTATION CIRCUIT BOARD" I'd be grateful to hear from them. I've also considered contacting MES, but appreciate in present times they will have more important things to think about/deal with. I had hoped I could establish how to wire the 2x toggle switches direct to the Flasher Relay, and for that to do the trick - but the more I think about it, this solution seems less likely to work - as I expect bypassing the INSTRUMENTATION CIRCUIT BOARD would mean the "green arrows" on the RPM Dial would not flash in sequence with the indicators which for MOT purposes I believe I need to keep intact. Hence, Im now thinking of going down the route of trying to make the 2x toggle switches produce the same output as the existing press buttons do when they are pressed to start the indicators and pressed to stop the indicators. And I believe the solution is to use a 555 Timer with some extra circuitry, as per sketch below (Thanks to a post on "All About Circuits) ref; https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/threads/generating-a-12v-0-5-sec-pulse-from-either-12v-constantly-on-or-off.102186/ Unless of course, someone can educate me on how the "INSTRUMENTATION CIRCUIT BOARD" works and if I could change an element of this to achieve my goal???