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Leather Gear Knob
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:51 pm
by marcusus
Anyone have any suggestions for where to look to get a nice leather gear knob? Any good brand suggestions?
Ideally I'd like something OEM in style in black leather with green stitching.
How easy would it be to redo an OEM gear knob like that and how much do you reckon it would cost?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:06 pm
by Alf
5spd or 6spd? You might be able to get an SE leather knob (6 spd) from one of the guys occasionally wrecking SEs around the place for cheap, stitching's not green, tho.
Cheers,
Alf
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:14 pm
by wun911
aparently the RX8 knob fits the MX5 and its half leather...
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:15 pm
by marcusus
5 speed, which is probably the biggest problem. I'd rather not have an SE knob because it's got red stitching, which won't quite match with the way the interior is going at the moment. I'd do better just getting a standard OEM leather and retrimming it I think.
How easy is it to retrim a 6 speed to have a 5 speed indented pattern on the top? Or is that actually built into the knob material itself?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:08 pm
by Tezzax5
What about restitching a nardi shifter?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:12 am
by Steampunk
One of my regular eBay searches is for an RX-8 knob.
They've been going for around $60USD. I guess you can get away with putting a 5speed pattern sticker on top....
They are veeerrry noice to hold by the way if you've never held one. nicely weighted
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:59 pm
by marcusus
Tezzax5 wrote:What about restitching a nardi shifter?
As in a proper nardi one, or an OEM that's a rebadged nardi?
Looked at the momo site. None of the knobs looked any good to me.
I get the feeling I'll just have to wait it out for an OEM leather knob and just retrim it...
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:29 am
by Gazbo
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:22 am
by bigdog
Talk to Andy Wana about RX8 knobs - he bought my voodoo to replace his, and the original looked pretty crook. They really mark up badly on the metal trim on the top of the knob,and it seems that this might be common, hence good ones get snapped up quickly as replacements.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:40 am
by Steampunk
Interesting. Maybe the top bit is made of chromed plastic instead of metal BD?
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:44 pm
by marcusus
Completely forgot to check mx5parts
That being said, the original 'style' one is the closest one, and even then doesn't quite look the part.
Will have to keep hunting.
Any word on the indented shift patterns and whether you can just reupholster over them?