Shift Knob Replacement

[Eagle7]

Looks sick! I wonder if you could do the bottom portion knurled metal and black anodized instead of rubber for longevity purposes.

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.

 

[MIGZ]

For those that have ordered from raceseng was shipping a bit delayed ?

 

[crashprash]

For those that have ordered from raceseng was shipping a bit delayed ?

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.

 

[sendmeows]

titanium shift knob from wc lathewerks

 

[Subw00er]

@Eagle7 did you ever make the wooden knob? I could make that, but I'd need a radius cutter.. What dimensions are the stalk and set screw? I'm guessing its a M9 or M10, and maybe a M4 for the set screw.

 

[B r I a n]

@Eagle7 did you ever make the wooden knob? I could make that, but I'd need a radius cutter.. What dimensions are the stalk and set screw? I'm guessing its a M9 or M10, and maybe a M4 for the set screw.

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)."

 

[Subw00er]

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?

 

[Eagle7]

@Eagle7 did you ever make the wooden knob? I could make that, but I'd need a radius cutter.. What dimensions are the stalk and set screw? I'm guessing its a M9 or M10, and maybe a M4 for the set screw.

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.

 

[B r I a n]

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)."

Thread is: M12x1.5

 

[Subw00er]

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.

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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.