Hey Gilltech,
Sorry, should have explained myself better.
Yea, I suspect the original mounts broke some time ago. I suspect my lever has never been connected to them, as there aren't even any of the broken pieces, or screws present.
I did a mock up of a tunnel mounting plate. But that's when the issue with it not fitting under the console became apparent. I also noticed, later yesterday, that someone has actually widened the lever slot ( badly ) in order to make the lever work.
It's those reasons that make me suspicious that it's not original.
The lever in the second post has a distinctly different design. Looks like it's more appropriate for my car. Wider offset between the mounting holes and the lever, placing the mounting point closer to the centre of the console. And a lower profile at the cable mounting point, meaning it would fit under the console?.
Cheers,
Rob