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It seems there are quite a few different gears knobs on these cars. Post yours.

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.

I feel like anytime I'm near another boxster it has a different shift knob then mine.


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This is on my 2000 S.

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Function First shift knob, I have it raised pretty high so I just folded the eBay shifter boot over and secured it to the shaft with a zip tie on the inside.

Post your knob? Lol ;)

Aluminum Look Package
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got the same one as you Jake....

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Just finished "posting my knob" before logging on, thank you.

987 knob...
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I never did reinstall the silver trim piece after getting the leather redone.

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I just finished making this last week. It was turned from a chunk of walnut that was left over from another project and topped with a shift pattern medallion (designed to fit some Volkswagen or other) sourced from e-bay. The original plan was to make this knob as a prototype and then use the lessons learned making it to turn another from a more exotic wood but this turned out so well I think I'll keep it. Obviously, the replacement shift boot has yet to arrive, I don't want to cut up the OEM knob's boot least I decide to reinstall it in the future.

cheers - dj

p.s. - You get extra points if you noticed the knob is attached to one of Ben's ball bearing short shifters!

Not mine, but how sexy are these things!?

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Bone stock for an 03 Base, but new.


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From my 997. Factory option with short shift as well. Aluminum with small aluminum patch on brake lever. Expensive option that I'm happy the original owner got to pay for.

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

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

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Winner, we have a winner!


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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.

That shifter looks slick!

Thanks! The shift pattern lights up orange also.

Is it wrong to be jealous of other guys knobs? Mine looks pretty boring compared to the ones on this thread

What constitutes this thinner one as apposed to what's in my car? The girlfriends box has this one but for the 5 speed and for shifts away from me it has a better feel. Yet I prefer the one in my car for shifts towards.

Your GF's is the standard knob provided with the car, and is made of plastic with aluminum look paint and leatherette Your knob is real aluminum and leather, and is an extra cost option. Your knob is heavier, and thus, some say, it will give you more solid, direct shifts. I have had the real aluminum knob in my car before, but found that I didn't actually like it cause it got very hot in the summer if I parked in the sun, and I actually can shift faster with the standard, lighter knob. Thus, I put on the 987 standard knob cause I like the ball shape, and am happy with it.

Post your knob
 

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Where do I find this:cheers:

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I got mine with the blue LED's, to match my all blue interior lighting. (Thanks Particlewave).

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. :D 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 :cheers:


...unless someone comes up with a bowling ball knob, wait...need to google chuck norris ;)

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".

Just sayin'.............

TO

Here you go:

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