I probably could, but that would defeat the reason why I wanted to go with wood, and leather or rubber. You're in SoCal so you probably don't experience very cold weather. Here in the PNW it gets cold at night, the next morning the shift knob feels like a block of ice. It also gets hot in the daytime if exposed to the sun for very long. I may just do one all in wood with the shift pattern on the top for starters, and see how that goes.
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Shift Knob Replacement
- Thread starter Dlirium
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crashprash
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I had a pretty poor experience. Ordered a shift knob, tow hook, tug tool and go pro mount. First, they said the tug tool was out of stock, then a week or 2 later the tow hook was out of stock. Considering the shipping cost to Australia, it sucks that I couldn't combine items into 1 order to save on shipping.
I did, see post 117 in this thread:
"Four prototypes made out of walnut.
The 2 inch diameter (middle two) felt best to me.
A 7/8 inch drill bit for the spring area works fine (about 9/16 deep.
I then used a 3/4 inch drill bit about 1/2 inch further and then pressed in a M12x1.5 nut in.
I will glue or epoxy the nuts in when I go final.
I installed all for a test fit - they all worked fine (were not any higher than the OEM - except the diameter of the knob)."
wk cool. which thread?
No. Haven't gotten that far. I've looked into it though, including figuring out how to do it. Spending close to $1,000 just to make a shift knob doesn't really appeal to me. If you have the means to do it, what would you charge? Even something like this; just wood with the emblem on top would be okay.
Thread is: M12x1.5
I have a nice lathe and could try this.. PM me your budget and I'll see if the radius ball turning attachment tooling I need and my time would make a good match.
Looks like the attachment can do a 2" max diameter.
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I have some 2" wood balls left from another project. After living with the stock metal knob, its rough edges and hot/cold, I decided to try to make my own. I have a black Alcantara/red stitch interior, so I made a red stain for the shift knob. The threaded insert came from a kit that includes a drill bit, tap, insert tool and 10 threadcerts. A search listed many sources for wood balls if you want to try making one. I used the dimensions that B r i a n posted on this thread. I have enough parts left to make four more if anyone is interested.
Looks like a snooker ball, we used to drill and thread the 8 ball from a pool set and mount them on our gear sticks back in the day (70’s)
Yes so far. I just screw it on until it’s snug. I’ve only been able to drive it once since I made it. It might need some Loctite in the future.
ok cool, let us know. I guess with no gate design on top, its ok if its spins a little over time.
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