Aftermarket Gear knob?
 

Hi All,

Looking to change the gear knob in my bugeye and really can't decide what to go for. Have been looking around and there is alot of choice, but alot of :freak3: ones too.
Anyone give me some ideas please? If possible where to get them from.

Thanks very much :thumb:

15+14 pages of knobs (pun intended :p)

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...206412&page=15
http://www.iwsti.com/forums/gr-inter...-knobs-14.html

I've been looking for ages for a nice weighted one but all the custom ones cost big $$$ (currently looking on ebay for a RÄzo one which do look nice)

If you encounter terms like "WC-lathe werks" and "flossy" these are small companies in the USA who design/manufacture custom knobs and often in the 100$+ range. Often said these are top notch quality and everyone is happy with them but this is reflected in the price.

Just bear in mind that an all metal one, nice as they are/look, will be freezing to touch in Winter and cause burns to your hand in Summer.

This. My Momo gear knob is metal, and it's bloody freezing in winter.

I did have a really nice Prodrive one which was solid ally, but as you say was FREEZING (it never got to see a summers day), so we sold it on. Now looking for something else.
Do like those WC Lathe Werks, but :eek::cuckoo: prices!!! I just can afford or justify that money!

I wouldnt go for metal and I wouldnt go for the ones with the grub screws to hold it in place either, this is the one I went for:
http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/a...AzNzQuanBn.jpg
From:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TEGIWA-TR-...item2a25ece28e

Hve been looking at the Tagiwa ones, how is the fit and comfort mate? do they keep a reasonable temperature?
Thanks, Lee

i have flossy red one,its not bad on UK winter, i dont wonna know what could happen at -30:D

I HAD a Momo red leather one, before I went 6-speed.

It never fitted right and was always working loose. In the end I sleeved the interior with mild steel, turned to match the outer diameter of the gear stick and pinned the sleeve in place. Then I drilled and tapped it M6, before shortening three M6 stainless socket headed bolts to fit. It didn't move again until I took it off.

Bought this one off eBay when I went 6speed in my bug. I think its fantastic has a really nice feel

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...2C3EBBAF51.jpg

Martin

Fit and comfort is spot on, just screws on in place of the old one and stays there... dont notice any temp change, unlike the metal momo one i once had. I would deffo get another

In my old Legacy I had a HKS nylon one (as fitted to the sequential gearboxes, so really I had the same gearknob as all the top drifters, which pleased me no end).

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps5fc10c3f.jpg

Fitted perfectly,only thing was it was very light, and also smaller than standard, so it felt like your hand went 'over' it rather than gripping it. Like a ping pong ball. But had massive JDM appeal for me so it stayed.