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Gearshift Knobs

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/87074/gearshift-knobs

Paulc1964au ·

Sounds kinda a strange question but what gear shift knobs do you have on your bug?

While driving rosie on the weekend my wife commented on how i had a timber style steering wheel and a black gear shift knob lol.

So I guess I should go to Supercheap and get a matching gear knob.

So I guess here it goes, show us your knob lol and where did you get it from?

barls ·

i made mine out of camphor laurel.
planning on making some more in the future

68AutoBug ·

Paulc1964au wrote:Sounds kinda a strange question but what gear shift knobs do you have on your bug?

While driving rosie on the weekend my wife commented on how i had a timber style steering wheel and a black gear shift knob lol.

So I guess I should go to Supercheap and get a matching gear knob.

So I guess here it goes, show us your knob lol and where did you get it from?


I have a type 3 gear knob... dark grey color..

they came in one or two colors
they are made from two pieces..
top piece and the lower knob...

I always liked them..

type 3s also had a cover over the hand brake...

You could probably buy a wooden knob with a VW emblem on it...??

LEE

vwo60 ·

I machined mine out of a piece of 50mm diameter T6 aluminium

68AutoBug ·

wow

Very nice Interior... Well Done..

EXCELLENT..

LEE

Joel ·

Carbon Fibre,

cos it adds 13.743kw

ian.mezz ·

whats this plastic jap car doing on a vw forum😂😂
Joel wrote:Carbon Fibre,

cos it adds 13.743kw

Joel ·

Well konichiwa to you too.

Paulc1964au ·

Found this on the cip1 site unfortunately it is out of stock

baghall ·

I turned mine out of Aluminium.

Phil74Camper ·

What's wrong with the stock VW one? They are $4 brand new from Wolfsburg west for example.

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=311711141

Doctor ·

I have a few different Shift knobs for my cars...



Also have a Heineken Beer tap for my Type 3, as well as standard ones....

Ozzyash ·

I've got an '8' ball

DieSchnelleKafer ·

nice and comfortable!

Steldog ·

I found a guy who was selling actual billiard balls, tapped the thread to fit my empi trigger shifter and all. I went with the 8 ball.

ian.mezz ·

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1061632

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1061602

mitchellgolds ·

I know this is in the wrong section for a kombi but here is the shift knob in my single cab.
Oh and I got it from a 1600tp 🙂

Paulc1964au ·

that looks pretty cool

Paulc1964au ·

Does anybody know what thread is on a EMPI shifter?

barls ·

3/8 unf nut is whats on the empi shifters.
ill try and track one down and start again for you.

Paulc1964au ·

thanks buddy ill send the other one back

barls ·

cheers that will be good.

Wannavee ·

I'm after a gearknob from an old Golf. Like a golf ball only bigger. Anyone got anything?
Cant find a pic to post up
Pm if you have any. Ta

Scarab ·

Like these Lee????

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Gen-VW-Mk1-Caddy-Jetta-Rabbit-Golf-Ball-Shift-Knob-NOS-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem53e07d6141QQitemZ360248598849QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Hope this helps mate 🙂

Scarab (aka: Paul)

Joel ·

Guess I should show my new one.
My Carbonfibre one had been in for more than 5 mins so was due for a change...... actually I shouldn't be sarcastic, it's been over 10 years now.

I wanted a nice round symetrical one seeing as my gearstick likes to do the twist while I'm driving.

Weighing half a metric crapload of spun alumnium goodness 🤓

Excuse the dirty carpet..... gotta love red soil macadamia country 🙄