Identifying Ultegra Brake/shift levers?

gtd.

seccond hand road bike and the levers are scuffed badly, I want to replace the main plastic housings, the bit the hoods go over I think Shimano call them brackets and the face plates but I'm not sure of the model number possibly a 6500 type have one button on each hood for flight deck.

sungod

http://techdocs.shimano.com

look at the exploded view diagrams for ultegra shifters to identify the exact model - the ev diagrams also show part numbers

gtd.

Thanks,

Shimano Techdocs was where I got the idea of changing the scratched parts from as it has the part no. and I was going to order the parts from petras but... I am still unsure of exactly which model number of levers I have. As there are parts compatibility tables on the exploded diagrams. Is the model no. not moulded somewhere on the levers? like it is on the mechs? :?

You've missed an i out of shimano in your link, takes you to an affiliate site :evil:

http://techdocs.shimano.com/techdocs/index.jsp

stokey1964

If the downshift paddles are grey they are 6500's

If they are black they are 6510's

Simon

gtd.

Must be 6510's then, thanks Simon. I was thinking of getting spare whole shifters off ebay, but they go for quite a bit more than I want tied up on road bike spares.

New brackets and cover plates will suffice as the rest look fine.
http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/EV/bikecomponents/ST/EV-ST-6510-1950A_v1_m56577569830728746.pdf

Y-6C8 98040 R.H. Front Cover Unit
Y-6C8 98050 L.H. Front Cover Unit
Y-6C8 98060 R.H. Bracket
Y-6C8 98080 L.H. Bracket

I don't have the brake outer cable guides (Y-86B 90010) under my bar tape so might get a pair of them and the outer cable joint (Y-877 11000), fit blue hoods and blue bar tape then the bars and controls will be how I want them. I might also fit the Dura-Ace gear indicator while I'm on with it.

Thinking of ordering the RD-6500 GS conversion parts for the rear mech as I'm thinking of going from compact to triple unless an old Deore LX cage and spring fit... but I doubt it.

smidsy

Pull back the rubber hood and the model number is on (moulded into) the black plastic body of the STI

gtd.

Ahh, cheers. Thats why I couldnt find it before... It was hiding under the strip of bar tape that goes round the lever clamp. :oops:

Shimano ST-6510.

Hopefully I can get the parts to make them look almost new 8)