Shift knob from MAZDA3 s 5-Door

[enigM@]

eehh.. makes it look longer

but hey, it fits

 

[gizzard]

Yeah, it does _look_ taller than even the stock shifter, but is it really?

 

[ZoomFive]

It's like an optical illusion... But I can't take my eyes off it.

- ZoomFive

 

[SHOEL1CK]

Its shorter. Not by much but it is.

 

[Dimitrios]

Looks good!

Um, next time, I'd prefer larger photos..I couldn't quite get enough detail ...

 

[ZoomFive]

It's actually a satin finish with a polished clearcoat.

The pic at the dealer URL looks like polished chrome and the description says polished. However, the actual knob is better shown in the pics posted by SHOEL1CK.

It is very nice.

- ZoomFive

 

[gizzard]

Yikes. Mazdaformance quoted me $147 for the leather Mazda3 shifter. Shoelick, how much did you get yours for?

 

[SHOEL1CK]

I got the hook up yo. Cost me nothing.

 

[SHOEL1CK]

ZoomFive is right about the finish too. I like it better than the stocker.

 

[gizzard]

Any chance you can hook the rest of us up too? =)

 

[SHOEL1CK]

Nah man...it was a one time deal. I got lucky.

 

[gizzard]

Does anyonek know if the leather shift knob (w/ Aluminum insert) being sold at Finish Line Performance is the same as in the Mazda3?

Linkage: http://www.finishlineperformance.com/cgi-bin/shopper?preadd=action&key=I1021

Edit: I was just looking at various interior pictures of the Mazda 3 and 6 and it seems their shifter is the same. Are they threaded the same also? (this might have been pointed out earlier)

 

[flat_black]

That shift knob is one and the same, indeed. And yes, the 3 and 6 both have the same shift knobs, however, I know the 6 with the manual comes with various different colours for the interior, so there's one knob, at least, that's wrapped in light tan leather rather than black. =)

 

[enigM@]

isn't one heavier than the other? i forgot who said that

 

[SHOEL1CK]

the mazda3 one is heavier but for some strange reason, because of its slight added weight, it gives the stick a better feel to each throw. Or maybe Im nuts. Whatever, it looks smashing.

 

[ZoomFive]

I just wish the pattern was chrome. I hear that the original design was chrome-like, but chipped/wore out with use for many owners. As a result, Mazda changed to the satin covered gloss that SHOEL1CK had in his pictures.

- ZoomFive

 

[gizzard]

I ordered the Mazda 3 shift knob from Finish Line Performance today. I'll check in when I install it (2 weeks from now).

Edit: It shipped today. =)

 

[ZoomFive]

Hi, guys.

I have installed mine and I like the feel/look better. Screw old off, screw new on. The leather is nice and is not as cold. The round, hard plastic ball was a little more slippery.

Weight-wise, the add'l weight in the new knob is not significant enough to change the shift feel. It's not like some Momos.

All in all, a nice mod if you like the look of this knob.

- ZoomFive

 

[gizzard]

I installed my Mazda3 shift knob today and I really like it. =)

 

[ZoomFive]

I installed my Mazda3 shift knob today and I really like it. =)

It's a BIG step up from the plastic ball shifter in my 2002 P5.

- ZoomFive