Kobran Motorhome Handbrake Extender

We are the UK Distributor for the Kobran Handbrake extenders, Bulk / Trade

Watch the Kobran Handbrake extender being fitted in less than 1 minute below.

Sick of having to undo your seatbelt and lean right over and down to access the handbrake on your motorhome ?

Our handy easy to use Kobran handbrake extender solves this frustrating motorhome design flaw

Our motorhome handbrake extension fits all Pre 2007 Fiat Ducatos, Peugeot and Citroen with no issues

(On 2007 models onwards the handbrake levers / grips are slightly thicker in diameter, and you may need to use longer retaining bolts at the bottom which are supplied if you enter 2007 onwards in the year of manufacture when purchasing).

Sometimes the handbrake extender fits immediately, but in some case small modifications such as the use of a slightly longer version of the retaining bolts may be needed.

(NOTE: This does not fit Mercedes Sprinter based vehicles )

We can confirm that the following vans can use our handbrake extender with the use of either packing rubber or longer bolts (We will add models to the list as and when we hear about them) :

Toyota Hiace 2004
VW T4 1993.
Ford transit motorhomes (Pre 2007)
VW Type 4 Motorhomes

The design is such that it should fit most vans, campervans and motorhomes, although we do know that Newer Ford Transits are not suited to our handbrake extender The Kobran handbrake extender can be used on RHD or LHD motorhomes (The retaining screws simply need to be unscrewed and turned around to ensure the silver washer type screw head is facing outwards).

These motorhome handbrake extenders are constructed of tough Polyamid 66 with 30% glass fibre.

12 Months manufacturer warranty on our handbrake extender for motorhomes.

With this handbrake extender attached the grip level will be 130mm higher.

The Kobran handbrake extender works like a sleeve fitting over the existing handbrake handle, the dimensions of the sleeve diameter are cylindrical with the largest dimension being the vertical diameter of approx 35mm and the shortest dimension of the cylinder being 30mm in the horizontal.

These dimensions are slightly flexible due to the clamping arrangement of the 3 captive screw head retainers which when screwed tight using a simple cross head screwdriver then clamp the handbrake extender to the handbrake handle.

Motorhome Monthly Magazine (MMM) Review of the Handbrake Extender 2007
HELPFUL HANDBRAKE HANDLE
The handbrake of the Ducato, Boxer, etc can be hard to reach for drivers with short arms, especially when a seat swivel has been fitted. This extension handle effectively raises the handbrake grip by around 4.5in (11.5cm). The main component of this fitting is a single moulding of glass-reinforced polyamide. The lower edge of the tubular section has two flanges that are pulled together by three pairs of screws and nuts, clamping the handle around the handbrake. The handle fits equally easily to right-hand or left-hand drive vehicles.

Pivoted on the front of this handle is a lever, the lower end of which bears against the handbrake release button. By pressing forward with the thumb on the upper end of this lever, the handbrake can thus be released. Relaxing the thumb pressure allows the button to return to its locked position under its own spring loading.

In my own case, the problem is not the usual one. Because I have these generous appendages at the side of my body, which the less kind (i.e. my wife) often associate with a primate, I have no trouble reaching the handbrake. Our ‘van is an A class, with a body designed for left-hand drive, fitted onto a right-hand drive chassis. This is not much of a problem, but one of the inconveniences is that the handbrake, instead of being next to the driver’s door, is squeezed between the seat and the rear of the gas locker, making access awkward (especially with primate’s size of hands).

This problem has been made considerably less with the handbrake extender. Fitting is straightforward if access is reasonable. In my own case, it was a little more difficult and required two extremely short screwdrivers to reach the screws and nuts, both of which have crosshead ends. If only the manufacturers had used allen heads, then allen keys would have been easy to use.

From the driving and parking point of view, the operation of the handbrake remains virtually unchanged.