Shift Knobs
Originally Posted by 2003s2k2003,May 5 2009, 01:25 PM
Hey I will be selling some shortly that will be 1 lb a piece basically. Same size as voodoo but made of steel to give a really good weight. I've made some already but gotta produce more and then I guess I will have to pay the sponsor thing to sell em but I will have some really nice weighted ones for a really good price too
as of right now i have a rick's pearl aluminum knob. i'm a bit mixed with it.
pros:
-larger diameter. i sorta have big hands
-lower. shorter throw
-pretty
cons:
-i want a larger diameter.
-it's light, so i have to use some force to put it in gear. i'm thinking of putting the stock knob back on since it produces a larger moment..
my ideal knob:
- 2.5in+ diameter
-heavier
-about or less than what the team voodoo knobs run for
-blue gradation like the ti ones
as someone says, i can't justify more than $100 on a knob..
Originally Posted by jcjt,May 5 2009, 06:41 PM
...interested.
as of right now i have a rick's pearl aluminum knob. i'm a bit mixed with it.
pros:
-larger diameter. i sorta have big hands
-lower. shorter throw
-pretty
cons:
-i want a larger diameter.
-it's light, so i have to use some force to put it in gear. i'm thinking of putting the stock knob back on since it produces a larger moment..
my ideal knob:
- 2.5in+ diameter
-heavier
-about or less than what the team voodoo knobs run for
-blue gradation like the ti ones
as someone says, i can't justify more than $100 on a knob..
as of right now i have a rick's pearl aluminum knob. i'm a bit mixed with it.
pros:
-larger diameter. i sorta have big hands
-lower. shorter throw
-pretty
cons:
-i want a larger diameter.
-it's light, so i have to use some force to put it in gear. i'm thinking of putting the stock knob back on since it produces a larger moment..
my ideal knob:
- 2.5in+ diameter
-heavier
-about or less than what the team voodoo knobs run for
-blue gradation like the ti ones
as someone says, i can't justify more than $100 on a knob..
I have been able to burn the steel knobs I'm working on now but hard to get a really even fade of colors and to get as much color out of it as the TI ones get. Harder to burn then them.
To keeps costs down I am using a non stainless metal and then coating with a clear powdercoat. Using stainless especially for a 2.5" would make them cost over $100 for a shift knob. I'm trying to keep the costs around $50-$60 for the ones I'll be making.
I had become a fan of the Voodoo knob when I owned a '96 Miata so it was the first knob to go into my '03 S2K. I did flirt with some others including a Skunk2. But, I missed the nice warm feel of wood that graced other sportscars I owned going back to a '58 TR3A. So I sought out The Knobmeister aka Joe Portas and had a nice mahogany knob made up with a gold shift pattern. I'm just sorry I didn't do it sooner.
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my ARC Ti, but it gets friggin hot when the sun hits it.


