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I have seen another Swedish 968 with a shifter knob from a 996. I have found a 997 GT3 knob (grey alcantara) on ebay that would really look the part with my grey OMP alcantara steering wheel. The steering wheel trim is aluminum and so is the knob. Anyway, 996 knob does fit with a little hazzle, but how 'bout the 997? Does anyone know if 996 and 997 are about the same, or at least similar, in design?
1995 Riviera blue 968CS with LSD, custom LEDA coilovers with t-bar delete, S4 brakes, RS Barn braided lines, Tarett sways, Racers Edge bushings everywhere, Rack Tack, Design 1 braces and short shift kit, air box mod, RS Barn stage 1 chip, RS Barn cat back, RUF BTR2 wheels with Toyo R888, Deutsch Nine TRS version 2 rear wing (carbon fiber), AIR repop splitter (carbon fiber), brake cooling intakes (carbon fiber), Sparco seats and belts, OMP steering wheel and a lot of other little things that I can't recall at the moment...
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Looks like uncharted waters.
I'm leaning towards a linen shift boot for my intr and the 997 shifter would work great. They are more inline with the original style of the 968, yet it has modern touches to it, like the stitching and aluminum shift pattern.
The neck does appear to be skinnier.
I love my 968 for what it is & don't hate it for what it isn't!
