| No bother at all fitting them, done in about 30 mins,with a couple of screwdrivers to lever out old parts - handbrake gaitor and gear ring, just look at new stuff to get an idea how to remove old bits.
Only word of warning I would give is to put gear stick into 2nd to remove geaknob, and be careful not to smack yourself in face when it comes loose, I was given this bit of advice from BMW when i changed a gearknob in a E36, I thought that was stuck firm but the MINI is even more stuck! | 
