Automatic Shift Knob

Rubered00 · 03-08-2006, 02:17 AM

I've wanted a new shift knob for my alero FOREVER but have never been able to find a good looking one for the auto and tonight i finally decided to serach ebay i dont know why i hadnt and i found these 3...give me your opinions and let me know if you think they'll fit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIVERSAL-A...043159054QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIVERSAL-A...045098352QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA-CIVIC...044091493QQrdZ1

Naich · 03-08-2006, 07:52 AM

They'll all fit, but they'll take a bit of creativity to get them to fit.

I actually used a lathe to make my own sleeve that goes over the shift lever, under the universal handle. The universal fitting handles will leave about 1/2" gap and the screws won't be long enough to hold them in.

Also, those first 2 you posted should be ok. The third one won't look good, because it is too short. Alero shifters are long.

The first two are sort of similar to my Levoc shifter... just more angular-ish looking.

Menace · 03-08-2006, 08:51 AM

http://www.autodirectsave.com/Shift_Knob_k...manual_auto.asp

Naich · 03-08-2006, 11:01 AM

Those push-button shifters don't look that good mounted. Here is what my old one used to look like. The things sit way too high up on the shifter.

Rubered00 · 03-08-2006, 12:05 PM

Yea i am not a fan of the ones like posted above at all...Could you explain a little bit more about what you had to do to get yours to fit naich..pics???

Are you saying that the first 2 will fit without modification...or ne of them will need modification to make fit??

Naich · 03-08-2006, 01:12 PM

They will all need modifications to fit. But the mod is as simple as wrapping a bunch of tape around the shifter to increase the size of it. Kind of a ghetto way to do it, but it will work.

What I did was to make a little "pipe" out of aluminum. It fits over the stock shift handle, and screws down onto the handle. Then, the levoc shift knob screws down onto the "pipe". Basically, it is like metal sleeve that fits inside the aftermarket knob and over the stock handle.

03-08-2006, 07:29 PM

I can't believe someone actually found a shifter knob for an automatic. I thought I was screwed on that issue.

Rubered00 · 03-08-2006, 10:42 PM

Naich you got any better pics of the shift knob you currently have on...and where did you get it...i hate to get something the same as someone else on the board..but damn our options are limited.

03-08-2006, 10:52 PM

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Originally posted by Rubered00@Mar 8 2006, 09:42 PM
Naich you got any better pics of the shift knob you currently have on...and where did you get it...i hate to get something the same as someone else on the board..but damn our options are limited.

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Very Very true

2fst4u · 03-08-2006, 10:57 PM

alrite, check it out. i used a carbon fiber and chrome push button shifter in mine. to shorten my shifter straw, i used a pipe cutter that is used for plumbing. then, you have to cut down the actuator itself a little bit. after that, i used electrical tabe to get the knob to fit snug. i'll see if i can get any pics of it. it's like a short shifter, looks really good.

2fst4u · 03-08-2006, 10:58 PM

i have one identical to the one i used. i am looking to sell it for 25 shipped. if someone wants it, let me know.
here's a pic of what it looks like.

violentrapture · 03-09-2006, 03:26 PM

Naich - ditto on finding out where to get the one you have, also would you consider doing the fitment mod for a fee?
Thanks,
Collin

2fst4u · 03-09-2006, 05:25 PM

i snapped a pic with my phone today. here's what my short shift knob looks like.

2fst4u · 03-09-2006, 08:02 PM

any takers?

Alero2k4 · 03-09-2006, 08:19 PM

X2 of ViolentRapture

Naich · 03-09-2006, 10:48 PM

I would love to make the pieces for you guys, and I'd do it at cost.. but the problem is that when I made mine, I was still in college and my IE lab building had a full blown metal working shop in it. I had to learn to use the lathe, cnc, milling machine, bandsaw, etc. Since I'm now an alumni, I don't have access to the lab anymore.

As for the shifter knob I have, it is made by Levoc, and it came from PFYC. It was expensive ($60+ if I remember right). However, browsing their site, it appears they don't sell them anymore. The only place I can find it online is here: http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo....mber=NPX-LV461

I'll take a pic of my handle tomorrow.... i don't have a good pic of it.

Rubered00 · 03-09-2006, 10:53 PM

so naich...basically the idea is that in someway...doesn't really matter how the stick that goes into the knob has to be made so that it is a larger diameter.....and thats it. You just did it the right way...where as i could do it....the poor mans way??? correct?

2fst4u · 03-09-2006, 11:12 PM

you could use a piece of silicon tubing to get it to fit snug.

Naich · 03-09-2006, 11:28 PM

yeah, but you wanna use a piece of material that is solid... not something that has a lot of play in it. I'd use like electrical or duct tape instead of silicone tubing... just because you want something that won't have a lot of "play" in it. IE, you don't want the shifter to feel "rubbery."

Silentalero · 03-09-2006, 11:33 PM

my knobbbbb :P

i like nicks though