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Old 07-12-2017, 03:10 AM   #1
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Is it wrong to be jealous of other guys knobs? Mine looks pretty boring compared to the ones on this thread
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Old 07-11-2017, 06:36 AM   #2
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Is the shifter boot horseshoe trim optional, or standard equipment?
My car did not have that piece when I purchased it.
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Old 07-11-2017, 06:53 AM   #3
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Is the shifter boot horseshoe trim optional, or standard equipment?
My car did not have that piece when I purchased it.
I found it on ebay - not a factory option
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Old 07-11-2017, 08:41 AM   #4
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Is the shifter boot horseshoe trim optional, or standard equipment?
My car did not have that piece when I purchased it.
The aluminum horseshoe trim was a factory option that came with the upgraded aluminum knobs that the original poster shows. The eBay knob that is shown in Heliguy's post is a copy of the factory horseshoe. The horseshoe trim in my pic above is the factory unit that I sourced separately from my knob.
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Custom-made mahogany knob with fat alum shaft. I hated the original alum face knob as it gets so hot under the sun that I got my palm burnt a few times... wood knob feels great and stays cool.
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My shift knob echoes how I feel when I drive it...

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My shift knob echoes how I feel when I drive it...





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Old 07-13-2017, 11:03 AM   #8
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a rare Porsche Tequipment 5-speed knob...was a nice eBay find, brand new but with a flawed TOP seal (where the humidity shows atm, need to get that fixed from a specialist)
.... it came with a green leather boot, tried dyeing it... did not work at all...used the leather boot from one of those knobs with illuminated shift pattern.
kinda goes nicely with the console now, just need to matte it down a little more
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Well - I hate to show you guys up, but I think I have the most unique knob (on my Boxster) of any of us. This is on my base 2000. The car came to me with the 8 ball shifter mounter on an aftermarket short shift kit. I'll eventually put a standard assembly back in the car and I already have a Tequipment Carbon fiber knob waiting to install. Surprisingly, the 8 ball wasn't that hard to get comfortable with.

Fortunately, the rest of my Boxsters are more traditionally equipped.
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Old 07-14-2017, 08:53 AM   #10
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Well - I hate to show you guys up, but I think I have the most unique knob (on my Boxster) of any of us. This is on my base 2000. The car came to me with the 8 ball shifter mounter on an aftermarket short shift kit. I'll eventually put a standard assembly back in the car and I already have a Tequipment Carbon fiber knob waiting to install. Surprisingly, the 8 ball wasn't that hard to get comfortable with.

Fortunately, the rest of my Boxsters are more traditionally equipped.
no doubt, +100....8 ball is the winner here


...unless someone comes up with a bowling ball knob, wait...need to google chuck norris
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Well - I hate to show you guys up, but I think I have the most unique knob (on my Boxster) of any of us. This is on my base 2000. The car came to me with the 8 ball shifter mounter on an aftermarket short shift kit. I'll eventually put a standard assembly back in the car and I already have a Tequipment Carbon fiber knob waiting to install. Surprisingly, the 8 ball wasn't that hard to get comfortable with.

Now THAT is cool, way cool.

Daily driver cool, with an old school patina to match.

I'm serious when I say "Catch you at the DQ".

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. . .I'm looking for the 2.5 5 speed. 2.7 5 speed. And 3.2 6 speed and then any variations beyond that. Maybe a 550 SE. . .
Here you go:

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