Shift knob replacement? Anyone done it yet?
03-13-2007, 04:20 AM
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I had the same problem on my 06 cobalt LT 5 speed. If it dont unscrew i would be carful cause gm's warrent dont cover much if u kill it trust me, i found out when i ripped the whole stick out of the box wit the linkage. 950$ to fix! How is the 5 speed, i wanted it and my wife didnt, i miss my 5speed cobalt, The hhr has the same motor and trans. just courious if it is a lil more sportier. Good Luck.
09-08-2009, 02:38 PM
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09-08-2009, 11:46 PM
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And my Flathead 45" Harley only has 2 cylinders, but 3 speeds forward & reverse.. I have a 13 ball on that shifter......
Now I wanted the auto tranny in my Panel, but I haven't modified that shifter just (yet)..
09-09-2009, 01:23 AM
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Well, I did have an old Ford that I had to put a cut tennis ball over the stock shift knob to keep from burning my hand when the car had been sitting in the sun all day. The ball stayed put and never even wiggled around on the shift knob. So unique modifications aren't foreign to me.
I think the last car I had with a pool ball for a shift knob was an old Audi Coupe GT that i had for about two weeks. It's former owner had put a 5 ball on in place of the stock shift knob. The car did have an inline 5 cylinder though, so that fits I suppose. Still it did look kind of funny seeing that bright orange pool ball amid the painfully tasteful gray Audi interior.
I think the last car I had with a pool ball for a shift knob was an old Audi Coupe GT that i had for about two weeks. It's former owner had put a 5 ball on in place of the stock shift knob. The car did have an inline 5 cylinder though, so that fits I suppose. Still it did look kind of funny seeing that bright orange pool ball amid the painfully tasteful gray Audi interior.
09-09-2009, 02:15 PM
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Well, I did have an old Ford that I had to put a cut tennis ball over the stock shift knob to keep from burning my hand when the car had been sitting in the sun all day. The ball stayed put and never even wiggled around on the shift knob. So unique modifications aren't foreign to me.
I think the last car I had with a pool ball for a shift knob was an old Audi Coupe GT that i had for about two weeks. It's former owner had put a 5 ball on in place of the stock shift knob. The car did have an inline 5 cylinder though, so that fits I suppose. Still it did look kind of funny seeing that bright orange pool ball amid the painfully tasteful gray Audi interior.
I think the last car I had with a pool ball for a shift knob was an old Audi Coupe GT that i had for about two weeks. It's former owner had put a 5 ball on in place of the stock shift knob. The car did have an inline 5 cylinder though, so that fits I suppose. Still it did look kind of funny seeing that bright orange pool ball amid the painfully tasteful gray Audi interior.
No, I guess you're not a stranger to unique mods, & etc,...
Anyone can just buy something, (long as you have $$$) but I really admire the creativity to make something cool & unusual..
I remember using old Cut-Crystal glass door knobs for hand shifters on my older Harley...(still have a couple of those (circa) 1900s'
But I still do also collect unique shift knobs..
09-15-2009, 08:13 AM
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