Shift knob shopping...

Turkey Sammich said:

Said pictues of said knobs?

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I love the 05 knob, I wish I had some pics to show you but I'm not at home for the rest of the week. It really fits with the interior nicely too.

OMG, this thread is killing me...

I used to have a Bullitt knob on my previous '89 notch, but even in Missouri, the thing just got too friggin' hot to deal with in the summer. I literally burned the gear shift pattern into the palm of my hand one time. Driving around with a sock over an expensive shift knob to avoid getting burned/frozen just seems to defeat the purpose of having an aftermarket knob in the first place.

Yo sammitch, hows about this one?


Here's the one I'm geting.

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The one I run.

i JUST bought this one with the 5.0 logo.



some jacka$$ is selling them for $49 plus $3.99 shipping on ebay, but you can get them on the upr website for $29.99 shipped.

Isn't that the composite knob? Those things feel pretty nice. Not wild about the shape, personally, but the material they use is nifty - never hot, never cold.

Darkwriter77 said:

Isn't that the composite knob? Those things feel pretty nice. Not wild about the shape, personally, but the material they use is nifty - never hot, never cold.

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yeah it is. i like the shape and it looks really comfortable to hold. i just hope it's not huge! the size of it's not listed anywhere.

The knob that I grabbed hold of ( :Rlaugh: ) at the UPR booth at WFC9 was just about the right size, pretty close to stock-ish in diameter, and really smooth. The temperature difference between that and the billet aluminum knobs displayed beside it in the heat of the early summer sun was immediately obvious. Aluminum = "OW! GAWD!" Composite = "Heyyyy ... that's nice."

I really wish they'd start making other knob shapes in that material - basic ball knobs, T-handles, pistol-grips, etc.

Darkwriter77 said:

The knob that I grabbed hold of ( ) at the UPR booth at WFC9 was just about the right size, pretty close to stock-ish in diameter, and really smooth. The temperature difference between that and the billet aluminum knobs displayed beside it in the heat of the early summer sun was immediately obvious. Aluminum = "OW! GAWD!" Composite = "Heyyyy ... that's nice."

I really wish they'd start making other knob shapes in that material - basic ball knobs, T-handles, pistol-grips, etc.

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hahahahaha

that's good. i really like the stock knob size. i have a stock knob now, it's all i've ever wanted until i saw this one. yeah i really like basic ball knobs too...i have a white b&m one that came with my car but like i said, i like my stocker better.

strtrcr50 said:

Yo sammitch, hows about this one?

Here's the one I'm geting.

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Ill be picking that one up. Ive seen them in other foxes and it really adds a modern look to the interior.

I got one by accident from 50resto.com, except it's the 6-speed pattern printed on it, and the leather has a pseudo-carbon-fiber imprint to it. Same size and shape, though.

It looks pretty, but I wound up being happier with the simple leather-wrapped OEM-style knob because the other one (10th Anniversary Cobra) is...
1. too fat for my hand (I have short little German fingers);
2. heavier and not as nimble to toss through gears as a stock-sized knob;
3. impossible to screw down all the way in exactly the right position.

It's always just a little bit skewed off to one side or the other when you get it snugged down enough to stay, and if you try to center it, it winds up being too loose and it spins around in your hand when you shift. (VERY annoying, especially when you pull back to do a 1-2 or 3-4 shift and you wind up elbowing the arm rest, banging your funny bone.)

I sanded off the 6-speed shift pattern and polished it up a bit. I tried giving it to Frankenstang, but she didn't like it, either. No lovin' for the Cobra knob. Thus, it's getting stored in the plastic bag in the closet full of about four or five other knobs I've tried and disliked over the years.