But it's 50 quid...
Anyone out there fitted aftermarked gearknobs? Not something I've
done before.
I do note that the "guide" on the RS shaft is 2 inches long - longer
than the replacement knob would need. I guess I just live with the
lower part being visible? Would kind of spoil the flash effect.
Maybe a leather Momo in the same style as the standard fit knob...
Mark
Reading, UK
> But it's 50 quid...
> Anyone out there fitted aftermarked gearknobs? Not something I've
> done before.
> I do note that the "guide" on the RS shaft is 2 inches long - longer
> than the replacement knob would need. I guess I just live with the
> lower part being visible? Would kind of spoil the flash effect.
> Maybe a leather Momo in the same style as the standard fit knob...
> Mark
> Reading, UK
Phil
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> I am sooooo tempted by a Momo polished aluminium gearknob for the RS
> Shifter that I have. I just think it would look tasty next to the
> Momo wheel...
> But it's 50 quid...
> Anyone out there fitted aftermarked gearknobs? Not something I've
> done before.
Cheers
Gerry
PS. When I was in Halfords with one of my mates, sweating over the price
of the knobs, my mate just said, "Pah, 50 piffling quid, pay the man
and damn his impertinence!" <G> So I did.
PPS. LOL, That sounds gay!!
What I've been looking at it probably not quite as big as a pool ball
so I'm worried that it'll look a bit freakish at the top of a spindly
shaft, plus the fact that the "notch" (for want of a better word) in
the shaft will be visibly.
While we're talking mods, is it possibly for GPL Shifter owners to get
hold of the push/pull sequential shift plate that comes with the
normal RS version?
Thanks all for the input,
Mark
> Anyone out there fitted aftermarked gearknobs? Not something I've done
> before.
SInce I live in the UK, and I'm used to driving right-hand drive, I
hacked up an old T2 wheel, moving the gear shift from the right-hand side
to the left-hand side, and swapped over the little plastic ping-pong ball
for a slightly meatier gearknob (from a MkII Cortina, no less!)
The thing is a little top heavy, and needs some work to stop it bouncing
back and changing down after I just changed up, but overall it works
quite well and grabbing a gear is a lot more satisfying than the little
plastic bit of standard equipment.
Dropped a bit off my GPL times, too...
Regards,
Matt
Take a look at my RS Shifter complete with chrome Momo knob at
http://www.racesimcentral.com/articles/reviews/rsshift/rsshift4.shtml . It
is a Competizione knob. You can see a better photo on the Momo website at
http://www.momo.it
Phil
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I've uploaded a picture to alt.binaries.simulators.autos called 'momo
knob.jpg'
I'm not sure. I actually received that plate with my USB Shifter.
Cheers
Gerry
