New Shift Knob Arrived Today

[paylew]

Subbing.

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[oaklandopen]

Nooooooooiiiiiice

 

[martin_nj]

the allen screws are a deal breaker for me

 

[MSP2024]

that looks bad ass

 

[kgb]

Ya...I kinda did the same thing. I bought this knob online this past summer....here are some pics.

 

[phillyb]

darkstar motorsports group buy somewhere else

 

[FrequentFlyer]

Ya...I kinda did the same thing. I bought this knob online this past summer....here are some pics.

Dude, put your shirt back on (pic #5). lol

 

[phillyb]

Hahahahahahhahahaha

 

[kgb]

Dude, put your shirt back on (pic #5). lol

Ha ha...didn't notice that, I'm glad I wasn't in the garage while taking that as it could have been a lot worse>>>(puke)

 

[FrequentFlyer]

Yeah, glad not to see two knobs in that pic. lol

 

[IKE=MS3 08.5]

how do the set screws work? Sorry Ive haven't taken off the shifter in this car so I don't know what you guys mean, except that you need allen screws

 

[mazdasp33d]

really digging this knob i want one

 

[brownasp23]

cool work, cheap as $55 did he mention a discounted price for GB

 

[my3needsaname]

Pshhh...forget the knob, I want a key just like his!!!

 

[MM BOOST]

anyone want to buy my TWM shift knob, I got it for sale in the FS forum. just fyi!

 

[Element]

how do the set screws work? Sorry Ive haven't taken off the shifter in this car so I don't know what you guys mean, except that you need allen screws

Stock shifter is threaded on so it screws on tight. With set screws the knob just slides down the shaft (this sounds erotic) and the set screws are tightened to hold the knob in place. There are three set screws with this shift knob and I have had zero issues. To some this is a pain because you need to keep an allen key with the car if you ever have to remove the shift knob.

 

[RC08MS3]

think the guy would make a custom set that has a thread instead of a screw? i hate non thread knobs, they always pull off the shaft when its really not the best of times

 

[Quiksilver05]

Looks sweeeet!

 

[thajones]

Yeah, this thing is great! What I did for the set screws - I wrapped electrical tape around the shifter, just like twice, and screwed the set screws into it - so far, about 40 days with no loosening!

It was blind luck finding this, the guy had them on ebay for pretty much just German cars, but there were enough different styles that I posed the question, and 2 weeks later, voila!!!

BTW it's easiest I think to use the cigarette lighter ring to power this puppy.

 

[TieNN89]

Very Very Nice any idea how heavy it weighs

This is the guys Ebay store:
http://stores.ebay.com/gearknob-de24

He speaks very broken English but if you mention the Mazdaspeed shift knob he will know what you are talking about. It took about 2 weeks to get it here in Canada which was faster than expected for a custom made piece coming from Poland.

It does use set screws though. So some might be turned off by that.

What do you mean by use set screws?