Enhancing Etsy 737 throttles

I've decided to improve the immersion of the 'physical side' of a 737, so decided to look after alternatives of the swap-on sets of throttles and levers for my Honeycomb Bravo. I found two suitable, a complete set from ProDeskSim and a set from off the eBay (also at Etsy) from a turkish DIY-er called 'homecockpitbuilder'. For me the Prodesksim set looked more sophisticated but in their set they only include handles not a whole new lever design, as those sold by homecockpitbuilder so I swallowed the bitter pill and bought both (I bought the latter without FLAP and SPEEDBRAKE levers, as I didn't need them) Both had streghts and weaknesess. The set that Prodesk offer has very professional looking flush levers, almost like it was molded rather than 3d printed but do not have any buttons (even dummies) so here comes homecockpitbulider's set into picture, that has working TO-GA, AT-DISENGAGE buttons. But again I've found that it has some weaknessess, too. First, they bent like hell. And not just bent but they also did tend to twist off the studs of the Honeycomb Bravo. I am sure that if you are grabbing levers for longer periods you prefer to feel something that is sturdy, heavy rather than plasticky, and if you twist them off by the slightest move, it could become very annoying. Also, the reverse thrust levers felt like a toy that I didn't like too much so I've decided to upgrade. First, I removed the thrust lever knobs (this is irreversible, as they are glued together) and attached the Prodesksim's much more professional-looking buttons, with heavier bolts. This instantly added a huge upgrade regarding the look and the feel. Next, I bought two small pieces of 5mm thick aluminium sheets, and hand-machined out the shape of the original 3D printed lever assembly at home. This took a lot of struggle due to lack of proper machinery, but managed to complete with some basic tools. After that I visited a friend who milled some groove into the live button side and covered it with some milled 1mm thick sheets. This was time consuming and struggly but worth the time

A photo of the original side plates and the milled groove to one side, and the finished throttles