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Altoona
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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...  |
You should totatly get some made for $3 and them undercut GW and sell them for $6.
Good luck..... |
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RCB
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Joined: September 05, 2005
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Location: San Francisco-Bay Area
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| onemat wrote: |
| RCB wrote: |
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... |
You should totatly get some made for $3 and them undercut GW and sell them for $6.
Good luck..... |
OOOOOOOOOOOOOO..... totally  |
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vanagonjr
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Joined: October 07, 2010
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Location: Dartmouth, Mass.
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| Me, I always wanted a squirrel skull. |
I think they are the perfect size too, but I'd settle for a Fisher Cat skull, or some other similar sized ermine skull.
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Flint reversed 1.8T W/Passat 5-Speed
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FAQ thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=525798
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unibagel
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Location: Bflo, NY
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| I have a golfball from an 83 GTI...LOVE it! |
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RainierSyncro
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Location: Seattle
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Bought a custom shift knob from a Samba vendor a couple of years ago. Really good quality, but it seems he's not in business anymore. Fits really good in my hand. The knob on my Syncro was chewed up by a bored pitbull. I might keep it for the battle scars.
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Honuak
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Location: AK
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I got this one from a vendor here on SAMBA. I had to re-thread it but it was totally worth the trouble...IMHO
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Syncroincity
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Location: New York City
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^^ My OCD is twitching.
Yeah, I like that guy's tiki stuff, he has nice small knobs too that I've been considering for the lockers.
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tam_shops
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Location: Vancouver BC
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My stereo might look like that!   I couldn't find enough of those two ended clear tube connectors so had to use the yellow ones instead...I've been meaning to fix it b/c I didn't think it was *right* and b/c it bothered me that they didn't match! In my defence, I bought two connectors and did not realize you also had to cap everything. LOL
And, I'm sad that I do not have a shifter to change the knob on, dang automatic transmission! LOL
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Ben Root
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Has anybody ever had weight be a factor in a custom shift knob?
There's a lot of CNC stainless steel out there. But might it contribute to popping out of gear on rough roads or bumps?
Basically, I don't want to spend fat cash on a fancy knob in the name of aesthetics only to have the functionality of my van decrease . |
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dobryan
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Crankey
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I got this military surplus handle. it's got 2 triggers and a button underneath.
the hole fit the shaft just right, and it's got 2 set screws holding it on. the wires just run down the shaft unconnected to anything.
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Dampcamper
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Location: Rainy Portland, Oregon
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| The early vanagons had a smaller diameter shift rod. |
My '82 and my '71 have 12mm by (I think) 1.5 threaded shafts. Not sure when they went to the larger diameter. When I looked online for knobs many of the places had different bushing inserts so you could order whatever you needed for your car. |
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syncrodoka
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| As long as your trans is in good shape I can't imagine the weight of the shift knob making a difference. YMMV. |
It might contribute to a shifter failure where it fatigues near the bottom at the set screw that holds the collar until complete failure. This type of failure happens even without a weighted shift knob. |
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Phishman068
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DanHoug
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 2:51 pm Post subject: Re: Gear shift knobs |
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just epoxied a nut into a burl shift ball a friend turned me years ago. ball is a little small in my hand, will have to see if it suits me in the long run.
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1988M5
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: Gear shift knobs |
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I miss the Scat short throw shifter I had on my 62 bug. The distance from 2nd and third was like an inch but on a Transporter it would be like scratching your ankle to reach.
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1988M5
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My stereo might look like that! I couldn't find enough of those two ended clear tube connectors so had to use the yellow ones instead...I've been meaning to fix it b/c I didn't think it was *right* and b/c it bothered me that they didn't match! In my defence, I bought two connectors and did not realize you also had to cap everything. LOL
And, I'm sad that I do not have a shifter to change the knob on, dang automatic transmission! LOL
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I also have an automatic transmission but on my “to do” is to relocate the shifter to push button Select-O-Matic style via servo or column shifter with custom boat steering control cabling. Reason being to free up the super valuable floor space in that area. Logically the manual shifter needed to be be there but the AT doesn’t.
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DanHoug
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Gear shift knobs |
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and done....
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60% of what you find on the internet is wrong, including this post.
'87 Westy & '89 Westy both 2.1 4spd
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ragnarhairybreeks
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Location: Sidney B.C. Canada
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Gear shift knobs |
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Made a few over the years, loose copies of the stock shape. In Delrin and aluminum and one in yew and aluminum ( with shift pattern engraved on top ), quentin has the latter, can’t find pic.
And then a bit of scrap from another machine shop. I drilled and tapped, stupid big and cold  but you could have a potpourri in it
Btw, the aluminum copy of the stock shape knob is crap. Too cold. Prob too hot in summer. It’s gone !
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syncroanddestroy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: Gear shift knobs |
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I've driven vans with a lot of different shift knobs and this Yew one Alistar made is by far my favorite one.
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