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Yes, I have one and yes it works great. Only downside is you have to be careful getting out of the drivers door as it is easy to catch with your leg and release it.
Trevor
edit :- just noticed you have an A class Rapido so do not have a drivers door if RHD
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I looked at one of these but realised on my Rapido 972m that it would restrict even further the swinging round of the drivers captains seat.
At present if i have the handbrake fully on the seat catches as it turns and it is the devils own job to then play india rubber man to try to release the brake and lower it from where it ends up trapped under the seat!
Yes I have one and its great. I got mine from Outdoor Bits. Being a woman there was no way I could reach the hand brake without it.
I usually go in and out the habitation door as the step into the cab also is a bit too steep for me!! so no problem catching my leg on it.
Patty
I'm not sure if that particular make is available from them - it is usually direct sales only. I have one in our present van and also one in the previous van.
Colin
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I'm sure the one Patty bought from Outdoorbits is the same as mine and is the Kobran.
I find it superb. It makes the handbrake so easy to reach and use. Doing hill starts is much easier too. I'm very pleased with mine.
Sadly, another forum carries an advertisement of the Rare-Spares' extender, the one shown in TrevorF's photo, and makes claims AGAINST the Kobran (politics eh!) stating that the Kobran extender does NOT fit the X2/50 chassis handbrake... It jolly well does! How did I fit it otherwise?! Yes, I needed the longer bolts, as suggested in the OB advert, and I elongated the holes to make it easier to fit. Playing with Meccano when I was a kid has served me well!
A further claim states that the driver's seat cannot be swivelled whilst the handbrake is on. So ask AuntieSandra how she manages to swivel my driver's seat each time we stop, be it on a site, an aire or a layby, without releasing the handbrake.
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Works well, but I have had a few shocks when getting out of cab
If pulled up too hard may be difficult to release
Dave p
Disagree Dave. I helped with Our Coral's MOT last month. I pulled the handbrake as hard as I could to achieve the pass, then released it easily.
You're close with the shocks though! However, I tend to use the habitation door. All to do with age!
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It jolly well does! How did I fit it otherwise?! Yes, I needed the longer bolts, as suggested in the OB advert, and I elongated the holes to make it easier to fit. Playing with Meccano when I was a kid has served me well! 
So ask AuntieSandra how she manages to swivel my driver's seat each time we stop, be it on a site, an aire or a layby, without releasing the handbrake. 
Letīs keep fighting with Mavis, Ray and all those in need!! 
