Hi all,

I just picked up a 2009 PMM TSX with Tech 5AT on Saturday. Thought I'd drop in and say hello. No mods planned as of yet, since this is just a daily driver for me.

I do have one question though... I'm a bonehead and scratched the leather on the shift knob. It's like I took a piece of the leather off somehow. Anyone know how I can repair the leather without it looking really nasty? I know this sounds like the ghetto repair, but I tried "coloring" in the scratch with a sharpie, but he ink just rubbed right off.

Thanks for any suggestions...

 

Welcome and...you're probably hosed. If it's scratched that bad, you probably need a new knob, or maybe an interior shop could repair it?

 

Kind of what I figured. Anyone know how hard it is to replace the shift knob for a manual tranny? I'm curious what it takes with the button on the front of the knob and all...

 

Welcome to the forum. Here's the link for installation of AT shift knob. http://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/AI/bii39071.pdf

I would go ahead and purchase the sports shift knob as replacement. Both std and sports version cost US$122 and can be ordered for as low as $91.50 online.

 

Great! Thanks for the link!

 

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did you try to use a permanent Sharpie to color the leather?

 

welcome!

 

Yep, the permanent Sharpie pen wasn't so permanent.

 

welcome dude. your gonna love this forum; its pretty much the most active 2nd gen tsx forum on the web right now. post pics of your ride and your shift knob lol

 

Haha... My ride is completely stock as of now... No need to post pics, just head over to Acura.com and look at a polished metal picture. I'll post a pic of the knob after I replace it with a sport knob...

 

The next thing to try to fix the shift knob while you wait for the new one is a small amout of black shoe polish on a toothbrush. I would only brush in one direction though. This will help prevent the polish from going everywhere from the back and forth motion that normal brushing causes.

 

Shoe polish is only useful for hard leather, like on dress shoes. I would try mink oil before buying a new knob. That stuff is what always fixes scratches and scrapes on my soft leather shoes, belts, jackets, briefcases, etc.

 

Thanks for the suggestions... I'll look into the mink oil.