Need a new shifter knob

[peepsalot]

Anyone got some suggestions for a knob that goes well in our cars? I just installed a kartboy SS and I find out the stock knob ain't gonna work.
So many aftermarket knobs look like cheap crap to me, even ones that you can pay almost 100 for. I don't feel like spending much more than $20 on a damn knob, and I'd just like it to look simple and classy. Any suggestions?

 

[EvilMSP]

Anyone got some suggestions for a knob that goes well in our cars? I just installed a kartboy SS and I find out the stock knob ain't gonna work.
So many aftermarket knobs look like cheap crap to me, even ones that you can pay almost 100 for. I don't feel like spending much more than $20 on a damn knob, and I'd just like it to look simple and classy. Any suggestions?

Why don't you think it will work? I have one and it works just fine...

 

[clownphish]

Spent $70 on my flameball shift knob but it was worth it IMO. Haven't seen another one yet... in my area that is.

http://www.flameball.com/Satisfied/Cust013.htm

 

[peepsalot]

The beginning of the threads in the knob is farther up than the kartboy will go. The shifter diameter gets wider after a while, and the knob rests in there without being able to screw on.

There are three holes for set screws that I might be able to use instead, but I don't know where I'd get those, or what size they are.

I read somewhere that Kartboy makes them slightly different if you specify MSP to them. I got mine second hand from another member.

 

[JCell]

i have the ractive....it's nice and goes with the interior, plus it lights up red on comand

 

[mspdfreak]

i have the ractive....it's nice and goes with the interior, plus it lights up red on comand

Eeeww, I don't know about the lighting up feature.

 

[CChris704]

i have the momo cobra... http://www.shopmomo.com/cocbn.html it goes well w/ the interior of our car w/ the CF look. i'd recommend it if you're willing to pay some for your knob but if i was going to do it again (due to financial situation)...would have gone to wal-mart... haha its a good knob tho

 

[peepsalot]

Eh, I ended up getting some no name shifter knob off ebay for $20. It's simple, clean looking(IMO), no frills, and shiny! I have kind of a minimalist style, I don't like flashy stuff that yells to be looked at(stuff that lights up, bright colors,etc).
As long as I have no issues fitting it on my shifter, I think I'll be a happy camper. I got the black chrome, so it's really not that shiny either.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...&item=7955781853&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT

 

[JHew84]

cool, its weighted, i was going to suggest the greddy counterweight (its only around 35 shipped from www.optionauto.com), noone beleives me when i describe how the knob DOES assist in shifting, but having a weighted shift knob is a completely different driving experience, the only thing that pisses me off about it is that with the stock shifter there is a ton of space between the boot and the knob (because of the way the stock one is), so short shifter here I come ... that one looks cool though, definitly a good buy at 20 bucks (thumb)...

 

[FunkyBuddha]

Greddy counterweight for me. The weighted knob does make a difference in shifting. Feels like you have more control and shifts go in nice and smooth. It's almost like it's being assisted into gear. Only downside is it gets really hot in the summer and gets really cold in the winter. With the space between the boot and knob, I kinda like it. Gives it an "off" look. Can't describe it.

 

[Velocifero]

I have the TWM weighted knob, I love it. Simple design, grey gunmetal, small. Its like half the size of the oem but weighs so much more. here's a comparison pic

 

[peepsalot]

Interesting, I saw the TWM knob when I was looking at the different options available. From the pics I saw I thought it was huge, but I guess there was no size reference in the pics.

 

[Velocifero]

Interesting, I saw the TWM knob when I was looking at the different options available. From the pics I saw I thought it was huge, but I guess there was no size reference in the pics.

As you can see its not huge at all, and they have polished, gunmetal, or silver

 

[CDNMSP]

I am making a custom knob, design in Catia and cut on lathe at work. Simple, nothing fancy. Two piece, brushed aluminum base with gunmetal upper, should match nicely.

 

[Velocifero]

Anyone got some suggestions for a knob that goes well in our cars? I just installed a kartboy SS and I find out the stock knob ain't gonna work.
So many aftermarket knobs look like cheap crap to me, even ones that you can pay almost 100 for. I don't feel like spending much more than $20 on a damn knob, and I'd just like it to look simple and classy. Any suggestions?

Any new news on that shifter knob?

 

[peepsalot]

Yeah the ebay knob I ordered came in. It uses 3 set screws to clamp to the shifter, but the screws are at the very top of this long threaded piece that the actual knob screws down on. (hard to explain, maybe I will take a pic later). The threaded part is so tall, it doesn't fit this damn shifter either. I like the look of the new knob a lot so I'm gonna keep it anyways.

I decided to get in on the megan shifter GB, and it looks like that one is shaped differently enough to fit my knob. If it still doesn't fit, I'll do some modifying to the knob until it does.

I guess I'll just sell the kartboy shifter to whoever else wants it. It fits p5 knobs fine apparently, and actually the MSP knob would fit too if I had the right size set screws for it. My MSP knob looks like crap too because my ring scratched the finish off of it.

 

[Velocifero]

good, well put a pic up, i want to check out this new knob

 

[peepsalot]

As you can see, the end of the shifter is far below the set screw holes. I'd have to drill and tap new holes farther down to get it to stick there. The boot and threaded part of the shifter can't go down any farther because there is a sort of shelf on the shifter where it gets much wider.

BTW is there a limit to the total attachment sizes we can have on this site?

 

[peepsalot]

Man, my camera really brings out every speck of dust and grubby fingerprint in that last pic.

 

[Velocifero]

nice, so you replaced the boot as well?