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MK9R - 4/4/03 at 10:32 AM

Anyone know of a good supplier reasonably priced? The money people want for a gear knob is horrific! It comes to something when demon tweeks are the cheapest!!!

eddymcclements - 4/4/03 at 10:49 AM

I know I've seen ally ball type knobs for 16 quid somewhere...maybe Europa?

Having said that, the Sparco ally knobs are 17 quid in DT's motorsport catalogue - less than their "Performance" (ie. souped-up-shopping-car) range.

Eddy

geoff shep - 6/4/03 at 01:55 PM

Found a couple on ebay:

Plain Chrome and

Chrome golf ball

Jasper - 6/4/03 at 02:24 PM

Get yourself to a show. Bought a nice one yesterday for £5.

MK9R - 7/4/03 at 06:33 AM

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Originally posted by Jasper
Get yourself to a show. Bought a nice one yesterday for £5.


Stoneleigh is a month away and want it now!! Its just so we can weld the correct diameter and length lever on.

Jasper - 7/4/03 at 10:02 AM

I just used a long piece of 3/4 in tube, then cut it down later. I'll now weld in the correct diameter rod into the top, and it's done. The knobs have adjustable grub screws, so a 1/2 inch rod/tube will be about right.

Peteff - 7/4/03 at 12:02 PM

Mine is a green snooker ball drilled and tapped. I also have a couple of old pool balls which would make interesting knobs. They were 10p each from a car boot sale.

yours, Pete.

Stu16v - 7/4/03 at 08:16 PM

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Having said that, the Sparco ally knobs are 17 quid in DT's motorsport catalogue - less than their "Performance" (ie. souped-up-shopping-car) range.


That's because VAT isnt included on the motorsport range, whereas in the 'perfomance' (hehe) range VAT is included.

Cheers, Stu.

geoff shep - 27/4/03 at 10:26 PM

Polished alloy gear knobs - £13

Classic Car Accessories

carnut - 28/4/03 at 04:20 PM

Im going to make my own on a lathe in ally so that it will suit my gear stick diameter. When ive done this i may get something lazer etched on the top as i have a contact who could do it for me.

Browser - 28/4/03 at 09:14 PM

Unless you desperately want an ali one which in my experience are chuffin cold most of the time and palm burning on sunny days ('specially in an open topped roadster I'd imagine!), why not just trawl the local scrappy and find a production one you like? It's suprising how much development goes into these things on proddy cars as they are part of the 'feel' of a car and can make a gearbox feel better than it is if correctly designed. Best of all, they're nice and pocket sized! (not that I'm encouraging you to thieve or anything, far from it!)

Viper - 5/5/03 at 06:04 PM

Saw some at stoneleigh today anodised all sorts of colours £2...

I made some out of stainless for a TVR dealer, he said that because of the weight they realy improved the gearchange. Must be something in it because McLaren did the same in there F1 road car....

MK9R - 5/5/03 at 08:13 PM

Got a nice one for £12 at stoneleigh