| rally_on | 11-15-2005 09:07 PM |
Perfect Sphere shift knob?
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does anyone know of a shift knob which is a perfect sphere and is one solid/paintable surface? im planning on making an 8 ball shift knob, and cant find a good shifter knob...
thanks,
Greg
thanks,
Greg
| PARANOID56 | 11-15-2005 09:18 PM |
why not just get a 8ball and drill a hole in it?
Shane
Shane
| rally_on | 11-15-2005 09:26 PM |
too big...
| rally_on | 11-15-2005 09:27 PM |
where would i get an 8ball.... eBay?
| Bman | 11-15-2005 09:27 PM |
You could get the black Kartboy knuckleball and put an 8 sticker on it.
| rally_on | 11-15-2005 09:28 PM |
those are kinda shaped like a ball of dough that got pushed down i think
| STI_2NR | 11-15-2005 09:33 PM |
one word "rice"
| Bman | 11-15-2005 09:34 PM |
I have one and from most postitions in your car it will look round.
[img]http://www.allwheelengineering.com/basket/images_large/kartboy/KB-015.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.allwheelengineering.com/basket/images_large/kartboy/KB-015.jpg[/img]
| Bman | 11-15-2005 09:36 PM |
[QUOTE=STI_2NR]one word "rice"[/QUOTE]
I'm sure that is a great help to the poster :rolleyes:
I'm sure that is a great help to the poster :rolleyes:
| Handsdown | 11-15-2005 10:34 PM |
[QUOTE=Bman]I'm sure that is a great help to the poster :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
oh, cry me a river. not every post is going to be helpful. yours certainly wasn't :rolleyes:
BACK ON TOPIC:
they make universal 8-ball shifters. check your local autozone or advance auto.
the DIY will be more hassle than it's worth, just drive to an autozone or hop online, i think pilot autoparts makes one.
to answer your question though, the ARC Ti and cusco and trust delrin knobs are pretty round. also, DSG. however, i'm not sure delrin is paintable and if you paint an ARC Ti knob i will personally come to your house and drown you in my emo tears.
so yeah. just don't do it. i think the kartboy solution is the best aside from buying a premade 8ball. i have a knuckleball and at first i hated the look too, before i saw it in person... but once you get it on the car, you'd swear it was a sphere. it also feels WAY better than any perfect sphere i've ever tried(trust delrin knob, namely.)
oh, cry me a river. not every post is going to be helpful. yours certainly wasn't :rolleyes:
BACK ON TOPIC:
they make universal 8-ball shifters. check your local autozone or advance auto.
the DIY will be more hassle than it's worth, just drive to an autozone or hop online, i think pilot autoparts makes one.
to answer your question though, the ARC Ti and cusco and trust delrin knobs are pretty round. also, DSG. however, i'm not sure delrin is paintable and if you paint an ARC Ti knob i will personally come to your house and drown you in my emo tears.
so yeah. just don't do it. i think the kartboy solution is the best aside from buying a premade 8ball. i have a knuckleball and at first i hated the look too, before i saw it in person... but once you get it on the car, you'd swear it was a sphere. it also feels WAY better than any perfect sphere i've ever tried(trust delrin knob, namely.)
| IIdiceII | 11-15-2005 11:16 PM |
Only thing keeping me from gettin the knuckleball is the heat and cold factor. I hate waking up in the morning in the winter and even touching my steering wheel makes me want to cry, i couldnt imagine a metal knob:(
| Mach V Dan | 11-15-2005 11:21 PM |
There are a couple of Momo models that are spherical. Like the [url=http://www.fastwrx.com/momalspor.html]Momo Aluminum Sport[/url]. Razo also makes some sphere ones, like this [url=http://www.machv.com/rahemebakn.html]Heavy Ball model[/url] and this [url=http://www.machv.com/rawhrekn.html]white resin model[/url]. The latter is maybe best suited for what you're looking to do.
--Dan
Mach V
[url=www.fastwrx.com]FastWRX.com[/url]
--Dan
Mach V
[url=www.fastwrx.com]FastWRX.com[/url]
| rally_on | 11-16-2005 12:29 AM |
[QUOTE=STI_2NR]one word "rice"[/QUOTE]
i dont think so, i dont see many rice burners with 8ball shifters... are air fresheners rice too :lol: just kiddin :)
-Greg
i dont think so, i dont see many rice burners with 8ball shifters... are air fresheners rice too :lol: just kiddin :)
-Greg
| SiC Stoner | 11-16-2005 12:29 AM |
[QUOTE=IIdiceII]Only thing keeping me from gettin the knuckleball is the heat and cold factor. I hate waking up in the morning in the winter and even touching my steering wheel makes me want to cry, i couldnt imagine a metal knob:([/QUOTE]
Omg man this was my biggest fear, my dealership gave me a metal sti shift nob and i knew it was gunna suck in the winter :mad:
Omg man this was my biggest fear, my dealership gave me a metal sti shift nob and i knew it was gunna suck in the winter :mad:
| rally_on | 11-16-2005 12:33 AM |
is it possible to put an STi shift knob on an RS? im talkin about the shifter boot and the knob... anyone seen it dont or has done it themselves???
| [email�protected] | 11-16-2005 12:36 AM |
[QUOTE=Bman]I have one and from most postitions in your car it will look round.
[img]http://www.allwheelengineering.com/basket/images_large/kartboy/KB-015.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
thats one sexy ass knob!
with the top logo installed its almost a perfect sphere. i believe the diameter is right at 1.5 inches
tom
[img]http://www.allwheelengineering.com/basket/images_large/kartboy/KB-015.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
thats one sexy ass knob!
with the top logo installed its almost a perfect sphere. i believe the diameter is right at 1.5 inches
tom
| Handsdown | 11-16-2005 12:45 AM |
[QUOTE=rally_on]is it possible to put an STi shift knob on an RS? im talkin about the shifter boot and the knob... anyone seen it dont or has done it themselves???[/QUOTE]
the reverse lockout ring makes that a VERY difficult proposition. i have not seen one, but STI does make a 5MT spherical titanium knob that is the same design as the 6MTspherical knob...
the reverse lockout ring makes that a VERY difficult proposition. i have not seen one, but STI does make a 5MT spherical titanium knob that is the same design as the 6MTspherical knob...
| Patrick Olsen | 11-20-2005 03:49 PM |
There's a "tuner" shop near me that has a number of different knobs, including 8-ball knobs. I'm sure you could find one if you search around.
I've used an actual 8-ball in my Mustang for years. Drilled and tapped it, works fine, last long time. :) It is pretty fat, though. I'd prefer if it were [i]slightly[/i] smaller - I think it's 2-1/4", it would be nicer if it was 2-1/8".
[QUOTE=STI_2NR]one word "rice"[/QUOTE]
Hot rodders have been putting 8-ball shift knobs in their cars since looooong before the word "rice" even had any automotive relevance. :rolleyes:
Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan
'89 Mustang GT convertible (riced out with an 8-ball shift knob)
I've used an actual 8-ball in my Mustang for years. Drilled and tapped it, works fine, last long time. :) It is pretty fat, though. I'd prefer if it were [i]slightly[/i] smaller - I think it's 2-1/4", it would be nicer if it was 2-1/8".
[QUOTE=STI_2NR]one word "rice"[/QUOTE]
Hot rodders have been putting 8-ball shift knobs in their cars since looooong before the word "rice" even had any automotive relevance. :rolleyes:
Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan
'89 Mustang GT convertible (riced out with an 8-ball shift knob)
| mike23w | 11-20-2005 08:12 PM |
Did this make anyone else think of Arsenio's leather 8-ball jacket from the 90s?
How that became a fad I'll never know.
How that became a fad I'll never know.
| bryansonger | 11-20-2005 09:01 PM |
[url]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=8-ball+shift+knobs[/url]
| Sokudo | 11-20-2005 09:31 PM |
[QUOTE=rally_on]is it possible to put an STi shift knob on an RS? im talkin about the shifter boot and the knob... anyone seen it dont or has done it themselves???[/QUOTE]
not an rs but a wrx...same shifter (i got a kartboy)..i stick a plastic piece on the bottom of the knob to hold the boot in place.. ;)
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sokudo/aero1010.jpg[/IMG]
not an rs but a wrx...same shifter (i got a kartboy)..i stick a plastic piece on the bottom of the knob to hold the boot in place.. ;)
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sokudo/aero1010.jpg[/IMG]
| palmerx141 | 11-20-2005 10:10 PM |
[QUOTE=Sokudo]not an rs but a wrx...same shifter (i got a kartboy)..i stick a plastic piece on the bottom of the knob to hold the boot in place.. ;)
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sokudo/aero1010.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I love how that looks but i dont think id be able to get over the fact that it still reads 6 speeds. Unless you have a 6 speed...
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sokudo/aero1010.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I love how that looks but i dont think id be able to get over the fact that it still reads 6 speeds. Unless you have a 6 speed...
| QuickSilverSTi | 11-20-2005 10:36 PM |
Here you go - scroll down in the post. Searched under "knob" in the vendor forums.
[url="http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=817415&highlight=knob"]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=817415&highlight=knob[/url]
[url="http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=817415&highlight=knob"]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=817415&highlight=knob[/url]
| Sokudo | 11-20-2005 10:59 PM |
[QUOTE=palmerx141]I love how that looks but i dont think id be able to get over the fact that it still reads 6 speeds. Unless you have a 6 speed...[/QUOTE]
it doesn't say 6 speed anymore ;) i recovered the top with blue ecsaine :banana:
it doesn't say 6 speed anymore ;) i recovered the top with blue ecsaine :banana:
| palmerx141 | 11-20-2005 11:37 PM |
[QUOTE=Sokudo]it doesn't say 6 speed anymore ;) i recovered the top with blue ecsaine :banana:[/QUOTE]
do you have a pic of that? Im not even sure what ecsaine is but sounds cool!
do you have a pic of that? Im not even sure what ecsaine is but sounds cool!
| Patrick Olsen | 11-23-2005 10:36 PM |
This piqued my curiosity, so I did some searching. Check out these guys - [url]http://www.epcomfg.com/shiftknobs.html[/url] - all sorts of cool options. I think I might have to get an eyeball shift knob, just for fun. :D
I'm not a big fan of "universal" knobs at all, I'll only use screw-on knobs, so I was glad to see they offer [url=http://www.epcomfg.com/shiftknob-ordering.html#adapter][COLOR=Green]inserts[/COLOR][/url] to make the knobs screw-on. Unfortunately they don't list our thread size, but if you scroll down a bit you can see they'll do "any size threads other than 16mm" for $10. Not too bad.
My personal annoyance is that my Mustang and Subaru aren't the same - they're both 12mm, but different thread pitch. Dammit! :mad: But with the little universal thread adapters, I just spend $20 and I have a knob I can trade from car to car. :)
Pat
I'm not a big fan of "universal" knobs at all, I'll only use screw-on knobs, so I was glad to see they offer [url=http://www.epcomfg.com/shiftknob-ordering.html#adapter][COLOR=Green]inserts[/COLOR][/url] to make the knobs screw-on. Unfortunately they don't list our thread size, but if you scroll down a bit you can see they'll do "any size threads other than 16mm" for $10. Not too bad.
My personal annoyance is that my Mustang and Subaru aren't the same - they're both 12mm, but different thread pitch. Dammit! :mad: But with the little universal thread adapters, I just spend $20 and I have a knob I can trade from car to car. :)
Pat
| neuspeed | 11-24-2005 10:11 AM |
The greddy grex one is round :)
| AWDspider | 11-24-2005 10:36 AM |
here ya go bud. [url]www.flameball.com/EghtBall/EB-0.htm[/url] these folks make great knobs, i had one on my mustang and i was thinking about getting another one for the scooby.
laters,
shaun h
laters,
shaun h
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