I eventually found Lancia Beta handbrake lever, this time chromed, and set about restoring it. I removed all the rust and repainted it satin black, polishing the chrome where required. I also replaced the warning light plunger switch, which had seen better days, and applied a little zx/1 grease to the ratchet.
I found an alcantara handbrake gaiter on fleabay, and eventually found some 3" OMP 4 point harnesses with a quick release toggles.
Both seats had to come out, the inner seat belt mounts also holding the central tunnel cover in place, undo the four mounting bolts, remove the handbrake cable retention pin circlip, swap over, and then reassemble.
The only pain in the a**e, my local fastening company are moving location, and decided to move two days earlier than they had warned me about the previous week. Of course this coincided perfectly with me doing this job, grrrr!!
Works really well now, catches every time, the warning light works correctly, and even looks a little tidier.
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