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I got a new black one for minty 3 years ago. It is perfect and worth every dollar.

that's why i just did the same thing



lol - and it's not minty - "it's gumby dammit!"

got the new shift knob in today - leather looks different, but we'll see how it is after a couple of doses of CPR



it did come with an insert



i am also going to try reconditioning the existing knob, just to see if i can salvage it - there is a rubbed spot on it, that isn't bad, but it isn't new either - no peeling yet or anything like that - who knows?

Bob,



I have had success with SEM Sure-Coat elastomeric coating (black #16018)



Brian

is that for restoration of the old one, or for the new one? what does it do for the leather?

My 997 shift knob has finally been installed! And just like Flash - and everyone else - predicted, it makes a hell of a racket! It's like a speaker, broadcasting every mechanical whir and hiss and whine from the transmission right into the cabin. In fact, I can't hear the tranny through the rear floor anymore, the sound coming off the shifter drowns it out!



For installation, to take up the space between the metal shift rod and the inside of the knob, I used two layers of rubber electrical heat-shrink wrap and a little grease to get the knob to slide over the rubber. The knob fits tightly on there, with no play, but the whole mechanism now rattles and shakes and has a very loose, metallic feel to it, not to mention the vibrations felt through the knob, which have increased by maybe 500%.



But hey, it sure looks good.



After removing the stock knob, I was surprised at how heavy it is, and by how much engineering went into it to enable it to damp out the evidently extreme amount of mechanical noise and vibration transmitted up from the transmission. Like Flash, I think I'll be sourcing a new stock knob and boot - once my wallet recovers from the holidays!



Here's a pic of the knob installed:



http://www.flickr.com/photos/surfaceactive/5286548916/



Ok, on to the next project: All new speakers and amp install in the spare tire well.



-Austin

That is a beautiful knob, but as you've now found out first hand, all aftermarket knobs, to differeng degrees, make a very annoying racket in this car. Mine buzzes at any speed, idle or in motion, whether I'm touching it or not. Only the tone changes a little depending on the above factors. It sounds like a vacuum leak on steroids. I think I'm going to throw in the towel and go back to the ugly (although many on this forum like the look) original knob. Mine is missing the insert, though, which I think is the shift pattern. Any ideas on where I could get one that resembles the original, as I don't think they're offered separately? Also, could someone please snap a picture of the top of their original knob so I can see what it looks like? Thanks.

ok - i wil be parting with my factory insert - i will also be parting with my factory knob, which is actually in decent shape - i just wanted new - i was just going to see if i could make it better, now that i have a new one



i'm sure we can all figure something out that will make everybody happy - i'll snap a pic tomorrow morning of both

Brian,



I am getting ready to color some vinyl and I have looked at the SEM aerosols. The stuff you mentioned looks like you need a sprayer and it doesn't appear to be available in classic gray. You know anything that I'm missing?

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ok - i wil be parting with my factory insert

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I'm definitely interested in your factory insert.

Bob,

For restoration and color change. It looks like brand new leather, but more shine than matt.



rxter,

Not aerosol, liquid that I sponge brush or rag on.



Brian