Interior of a TVR Chimera - what is this?

Homer-Simpson · 24 Oct 2007 at 12:59

A friend of mine showed me this picture but we have no idea what the item does (the one that is circled). Has anyone got any idea?

Phil W · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:02

Its an emergency call out button that links you directly to the RAC call centre.

Ring Peace · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:04

[random]The pressure valve on an espresso machine[/random]

moid · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:05

Ejector seat - for when your about to crash

divine` · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:06

Nitrous tap.

As evidenced by The Fast and The Furious.

moid · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:06

Or - a phone linked directly to your bank to ask for for money for the next repair bill.

Dogbreath · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:11

It opens the doors.

Moorron · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:11

think its the electric mirror adjuster.

Rather large for such a small function.

Will Gill · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:13

Dogbreath said:
It opens the doors.

he is right

HamZilla · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:14

Its obviously an orange/lemon juice squeezer.

K.C. Leblanc · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:23

Will Gill said:
he is right

Could be, I remember some TVRs have door handles on the transmition tunnel. I think the idea is it makes reaching in and pulling the door handle when the car isn't deadlocked harder.

That and TVR like hiding door handles. The outside ones are little push buttons under the mirros.

Homer-Simpson · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:28

Thanks

Dogbreath · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:32

K.C. Leblanc said:
Could be

Not could be, it is. The Chimera has the door latch and striker reversed to normal cars, i.e. the latch is built into the door frame, the striker is on the door. Therefore there is no way to open the door with a door handle, which is why it doesn't have any!

You turn the knob to the left to open the passenger door and to the right to ope the drivers door.

volospian · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:32

K.C. Leblanc said:
Could be,

is

Housey · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:48

It's broken

Simian · 24 Oct 2007 at 14:03

K.C. Leblanc said:
The outside ones are little push buttons under the mirros.

Only on later models!... from when the Cerbera was released onward!.. other than that its a big push down button just behind the top edge/rear of the door!!... no key holes...

and if I remember theres even an emergency pully cable hidden in the boot just in case the outside buttons don't work!! :cool:

I like early/mid 90's TVR engineering!!!...

Man I want one!..

GreenMint · 24 Oct 2007 at 14:17

Still think its a replacement gearstick knob for when the original one falls off

volospian · 24 Oct 2007 at 14:20

housemaster said:
It's broken

of course it is, it's a TVR

utajoker · 24 Oct 2007 at 15:02

yup does the doors, my bro had a chimera for the weekend, was a lot of fun

Goliath · 24 Oct 2007 at 15:10

A virtual cookie for anyone that knows where the electric window switches are