Okay, so I was doing my first mod (shave driver key hole trick) and FedEx pulls up and hands me my woodgrain shift knob.

Um, I guess I'm still a noob with the search because I can't find anything on removing the factory knob.

I figured it would be the exact opposite of the intall (just loosen the tread on the bottom cover piece so it drops, then loosen the shift knob itself.

....well, either it's on there good, or there's another way it comes off (the bottom piece that is).

Any tips before I just say screw it and cut the old one off?

 

the silver and the black leather are one peice, unscrew the whole thing off counter clockwise!

 

Sweet. It worked like a charm. Thanks for the tip!

A tip for anyone doing the same mod, the new one was hard as hell to install.
Well, the procedure is simple, it's just that you have to strain like hell to tighten it all the way.

Anyway, it looks a lot cleaner and matches the woodgrain color.

 

another thing you can do is lightly apply some Vaseline to the top of the threads. Also do this to the screw that is used to help hold the spare in the trunk to avoid seizing and easy re installation.

 

vasoline??? how about we use some specific grease or lube, and leave the vasoline for your hands and lips....

 

I used blue thread lock on my aftermarket shift knob. No problems with the install.

 

I saw some really nice looking HKS shift knobs at autozone. It looks really nice, a metal ball, like a racing type. For 20$ too.

 

Post a pic!

 

it works well enough if you have it on hand. If you have grease, that's much better.

 

I should have did something like that but it was all spur of the moment with the deliver thing. Plus, I don't have any Vaseline or thread lock at home.

I'll do so tomorrow. Still need pics of my car but I probably want to clean it first. Ha.


Oh, and the shift knob is smaller in height than the original. So more of the shift rod actually shows. ....which looks good with the chrome base of the woodgrain knob.

 

Okay, here they are. Take into consideration, this was taken a few minutes ago (at night) with interior lights on. The woodgrain on the shift knob is slightly darker than the interior paneling and has a bit of a different pattern. During the day, you can hardly notice any difference in color. I've been told that it looks like it came with it......which was my goal.

 

Real slick!

 

Been there done that...looks good!