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Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:29 am

this may be a stupid question (i'm a newbie) but are all gear shift knobs universal in size?

Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:37 am

no. I've seen some as big as grapefruits and some as small as squirrel skulls.

Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:44 am

Are you talking about the threaded bit, inside the knob?
No, not the same.
Which reminds me of the sweet Hurst shift knob I've got out in the garage....
Anybody know what size the threads are on the top of the shifter?

Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:47 am

14x1.5. Same as your lug bolts/nuts :wink:

Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:54 am

Bitchin. Thanks dood, and love the bigfoot gas pedal on your ride, didn't think those would fit a Vanagon. Now I gotta have one!

Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:58 am

yeah sorry i wasn;t specific enough, i was talking about the thread size. thanks for the info.

Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:18 am

Damn, I always wanted a grapfruit shifter knob or perhaps The Deathstar!

Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:27 am

Me, I always wanted a squirrel skull.

Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:27 am

I've been thinking of getting one of these...

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23561&category_id=&category_parent_id=

Always nice to have that little bit extra storage space :twisted:

Tue Nov 12, 2013 12:24 pm

wecm31 wrote: I've been thinking of getting one of these...

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23561&category_id=&category_parent_id=

Always nice to have that little bit extra storage space :twisted:

If there is enough space in there to store a squirrels head it might be worth $ 45.00 otherwise its a waste of money.

Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:06 pm

RCB wrote: wecm31 wrote: I've been thinking of getting one of these...

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23561&category_id=&category_parent_id=

Always nice to have that little bit extra storage space :twisted:

If there is enough space in there to store a squirrels head it might be worth $ 45.00 otherwise its a waste of money.
Yeah I liked it too, but you know it cost them about $2.00 from China. It would be neat if it was deep enough to hold a spare key.

Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:33 pm

I'm thinking about buying this wooden shift knob from Van Cafe... $19.

http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1284_128/wood_shift_knob.html

GW has a 5-speed shift knob (new) for $15

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=20692&category_id=&category_parent_id=

An "8-ball" knob from GW, $20:

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23817&category_id=&category_parent_id=

Someone mention skulls?

http://www.americanshifter.com/catalog/Shift-Knobs...QgodHSEAyA

More:

http://www.hotrodshiftknob.com/

http://www.americanshifter.com/catalog/Shift-Knobs

http://www.twmshiftknobs.com/

http://www.sirshift.com/

http://www.knobmeister.com/page14.php?category=1&view=productlistpage

http://www.hotrodshiftknob.com/

http://www.koolknobs.com/

http://www.epcoshiftknobs.com/custom.html

http://www.metalflakeshiftknobs.com/custom.html

http://www.productinnovationsonline.com/Shift_Knobs.html

Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:34 pm

The early vanagons had a smaller diameter shift rod.

Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:35 pm

onemat wrote: It would be neat if it was deep enough to hold a spare key.

Onemat's passenger: "Oh no, we locked the keys in the van!"
Onemat: "Never fear... I stashed a spare key stored safely in the... uhm... wait.... shit."

Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:38 pm

GW used to carry a leather blue and white shift knob like this:

Anyone know where one might acquire more? I bought this back in 2001 approximately.

Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:42 pm

Bman wrote: GW used to carry a leather blue and white shift knob like this:

I saved a similar knob with the Wolfsburg crest from my old Beetle in the event that I ever bought another VW that it would work on. Little did I know that 20 years later I would purchase... an automatic Vanagon.

Try the air-cooled parts suppliers.

Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:47 pm

Here is my favorite......

I took an '84 GTi golf ball knob and a used casting resin to inlay a pin from a 1920's Flint car.

Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:00 pm

I currently have a piston from a Stihl weedwacker. Got rid of the squirrel skull :roll:

Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:12 pm

onemat wrote: RCB wrote: wecm31 wrote: I've been thinking of getting one of these...

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23561&category_id=&category_parent_id=

Always nice to have that little bit extra storage space :twisted:

If there is enough space in there to store a squirrels head it might be worth $ 45.00 otherwise its a waste of money.
Yeah I liked it too, but you know it cost them about $2.00 from China. It would be neat if it was deep enough to hold a spare key.

Just noticed the MADE IN THE USA logo on the web page....

Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:18 pm

Altoona wrote: onemat wrote: RCB wrote: wecm31 wrote: I've been thinking of getting one of these...

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23561&category_id=&category_parent_id=

Always nice to have that little bit extra storage space :twisted:

If there is enough space in there to store a squirrels head it might be worth $ 45.00 otherwise its a waste of money.
Yeah I liked it too, but you know it cost them about $2.00 from China. It would be neat if it was deep enough to hold a spare key.

Just noticed the MADE IN THE USA logo on the web page....

OK so it costs $3.00 then if its a USA item. Still....... $45.00....um... :roll: