handbrakes

What was wrong with a parking brake lever acting on a couple of cheap cables which in turn acted on either brake shoes or callipers? The photo above is of the internal workings of an electronic parking brake (EPB) assembly on a 2005 Renault Scenic. The cable from the EPB to the rear right...

I love my SLK, has black Birds Eye Maple and Black leather interior and looks coooooooooooool:bannana: Steering wheel is half wood half leather, gorgeous to hold. Gear stick - or whatever you call it in an auto - is also half n half, very nice, BUT, the handbrake as crappy black plasticy...