War Eagle TSX

With all the heat we are having this summer in the DC Metro area, I find my shift knob extremely hot when I get to the car in the afternoon. I have the stock knob and all the metal is driving me nuts, I have to drive with something covering it up the whole way home. Anyone have recomendations for a good aftermarket knob? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

matelot

try the AcuraZine knob :gheylaugh:

Dan Martin

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No pain, no gain

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Use those reflective shields on your windshield so the inside of your car doesnt get hot.

Viking

Just cover the shift knob when leaving it exposed to the sun.

War Eagle TSX

Actually already use that too

War Eagle TSX

Problem is the inside of the car is so hot that the knob is obsorbing all the heat in the car through the metal.

artmcd88

just dont cup the top untill it cools...i grip around the leather untill my a/c vents can cool it off

edit:other than that momo makes some knobs with leather on them...and there are plenty of carbon fiber knobs out there

madmanmax3000

wait, is the acurazine knob on sale yet? am I that out of the loop?

matelot

throw a slice or two of cheese on it first

War Eagle TSX

Would a leather or carbon fiber knob be better. This would be my first mod to the car.

artmcd88

well i know leather would be...just feel how hot your leather is next time...its an animals skin so its not gonna heat up like metal...and as for carbon fiber, its not metal so it should be better

TSX.Fury

I agree... even if I cover it up its a bitch here and even gripping around the leather its hot as shit.

And I park of the roof of a parking garage... its AWFUL





Welcome to the forum dude... glad to have another NOVA person in here, we'll have to have another meet soon (damn I'm a problem starter... I always suggest these things and then CG does all the work )

War Eagle TSX

Thanks, would definitely like to see some tricked out versions of my car. Not sure how much I would change the car since its the first car I purchased.

TSX.Fury

hey this is the first car I bought myself too... gotta make it yours right :wink:

bigwilliestyle

wear gloves :ghey:

seth995

I gave up trying to cover the knob. My wife even sewed me a cozy to cover it during the winter. (In winter the knob gets really really cold). Finally I just bought a pair of driving gloves. Sure I may look like a dork, but my hand doesn't look like the guy from Raiders of the lost ark either.

War Eagle TSX

I do wear driving gloves in the winter time, but in the summer time! I don't think so! Thinking the answer lies in purchasing a new knob.

seth995

get a pair of thin perforated leather gloves with vents on the back and you will be fine

TSX.Fury

and then cut off the fingers and you will look like a pedophile...

or leave them on and look :ghey:

seth995

Don't get me wrong, I look like I would fit right in at the blue oyster club (wow two 80's movies references in 3 posts) but I don't worry about the burns

Dan Martin

How hot does it get in VA? It was 36C/97F here steady for a couple weeks and I was able to drive around with the AZ knob.

TSX.Fury

we had warnings of a heat index up above 110F two days ago... its nice out today though

seth995

the heat index around here was about around 108

Dan Martin

Heat index? How about temperture?

TSX.Fury

acutal temp? like high 90s (98,99)... the humity and direct sun CONSTANTLY push the index up above 100 easily 110-115 sometimes

Dan Martin

Sounds similar to TO. We're always around 60-75% humidity this time of the year.

In which case I suggest War Eagle grow a pair and pre-order an AZ knob.

TSX.Fury

are you taking pre-orders yet?

Dan Martin

not yet, I was just kidding. We're going to revamp the store a bit before we start selling.

TSX.Fury

lol ok you scared me

batman

saw 104 on my temp gauge yesterday.

scheißterhöffer

Get a thick small white athletic sock and put it on the shift knob before you leave your car out in the sun.

matelot

bigwilliestyle

and not the one from under your mattress...

vidgamer

I replaced my base Prelude's weird blocky shifter with the nice leather one for the SH model. That was just about right. I would be tempted to try that and see if it fits the TSX, except that it lists the 5-speed positions on the top, not 6-speed. I saw a similar aftermarket model (could have been Momo, I don't recall) that was blank on top. Even if I know where the gears are, when I take the car to be serviced, I'd just as soon not have them hunt around trying to figure out where R is. Anyway, I haven't had too much of a heat problem yet, but I'd like something a tad larger even if it isn't as cool looking.

War Eagle TSX

So would you guys recomend going with a MOMO aftermarket part?

Dan Martin

Momo has nice designs but don't count on it lasting for long. I only got about a year out of mine before the leather was worn out and the aluminum was tarnished. Also the momo button on the top came unglued. Not what I was expecting from a $100 shift knob.

They may have improved since then but that's the only experience I've had with them.

Edit: Forgot to mention that the three setscrew design they have for securing the knob to the shaft is really crappy. The screws will get loose over time so you can be driving down the road and the knob will come off in your hands. Also because the screws are pointy, they damage the threads on the shaft.

waterrockets

I have the same problem. Even when parking in the shade, the car interior get's so hot that the knob is really hot. My shades also get really hot in the holder, but 3 secs of fresh AC blown on them takes care of the problem.

For the knob, I was thinking about getting a wooden one... but I'm a woodworker, so I like dead trees more than most people. I probably ought to just turn my own. I've got a big pecan branch laying around...

This guy has them for $60 laser engraved. I could whip up a TSX logo and 6-spd shift pattern graphic.
http://www.knobmeister.com/KnobsWood.htm

The nice thing is that, like leather, wood has a low specific heat, so it won't hold the heat against your hand like a metal knob. Of course, down here in Tejas, it might just ignite instead

Dan Martin

I should have registered that.