Any Good Aftermarket Gear Knobs Available?

[Atari Boy 11]

I am really struggling to locate a decent BE1 gear knob to replace the existing worn one on my 1.6.

I have a decent one on my track car however although a plastic one, not leather but I could swap it over.

 

This would then enable me to buy an aftermarket knob for my track 205, nothing nasty but something in keeping.

I have seen the Quaife ones and quite like them, is there another alternative that I have missed?

I stress, I am after something tasteful and not a chrome, LED ridden, phallic number.

 

Thanks

 

Jonny

[m_attt 31 1 Cars]

why not get it re-trimmed by a loacal upolster, cant see it being more than a decent replacement

[Atari Boy 11]

Sorry, I should have said that I have spoken to my local car re-upholster chap and he does not doing it as one has to 'pair down' the leather, which is not his bag. He put me on to a another chap that does steering wheels who does not do it either.

 

If anyone know someone that could re trim my existing know I would be interested.

[swordfish210 20]

I think Ed Cherry bought a Quaife gearknob, can't remember if he said it was any good though. Shame you havn't got a lathe as you could buy some Nylon rod (or i could give you the one i have lying around) and make your own.

[Atari Boy 11]

Thanks Swordfish for the offer, I only have a wood lathe and chisels - oh and I'm not very good with it yet either.

[Anthony 1,000]

I've got a Quaife gearknob on mine, and it's a nice bit of kit

 

The only slight downside is that it can show grime easily if you have dirty/oily hands.

[miamichris 9]

Can you not get a new gearknob from peugeot? Or are they NLA?

[Atari Boy 11]

Peugeot no longer stock stock the knobs.

Thanks Anthony, I think I saw a black ones availible which might deal the the dirt issue.

[Batfink 201]

I've got a Quaife gearknob on mine, and it's a nice bit of kit

 

The only slight downside is that it can show grime easily if you have dirty/oily hands.

 

You can get black ones or at least imitation ones.

[Anthony 1,000]

Fair enough - when I (or more accurately, the previous owner) got mine, I think that only white was available.

 

Black would certainly be better from a dirt point of view, and would look a little less out of place as mine does, being a standard(ish) looking interior

[Atari Boy 11]

Would THIS be easy enough to fit then? It has a M10 thread.

[swordfish210 20]

It's been a while since i had the gearknob off of mine but i think M10 might be a bit small and you may have to drill it out a bit to wack it on.

[muddatrucker 125]

I could do with something in Beige for my STDT as the leather is torn, I searched eBay and they all look atrocious!

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

 

I have one from a euro gentry on my CTI. It is leather and much nicer than the forward flung plastic number with the indents in it on the standard GTI

[Atari Boy 11]

^^^ I like that Henry, one if those would work.

[stutto 0]

I've also been looking as mine is currently held together by superglue.

 

I've seen two by Momo that are OK, IMO, IIRC the Quark and the Anatomic. At least one of these comes in two varieties, can't remeber which. Both are plain black with no markings.

[Richie 32]

I bit the bullet after i couldn't find a be1 lift up rev nob, got one off ebay for about £20

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

 

I have one from a euro gentry on my CTI. It is leather and much nicer than the forward flung plastic number with the indents in it on the standard GTI

 

Looks the same as a 106 GTI one.

[Ben_M 1]

I got this Gear knob, then just tap and died it to the gear stick.

 

http://www.funkypower.co.uk/catalogue.php?...id_product=4305

 

Here is a picture of it fitted in the car.

 

[MerlinGTI 3]

I got this Gear knob, then just tap and died it to the gear stick.

 

http://www.funkypower.co.uk/catalogue.php?...id_product=4305

 

£50

 

Can get a whole alloy stick/knob combo from constella for that (almost). Each to their own though + it is nice.

[Ben_M 1]

quote name='MerlinGTI' date='Jan 16 2011, 08:13 PM' post='1144176']

£50

 

Can get a whole alloy stick/knob combo from constella for that (almost). Each to their own though + it is nice.

 

Yep the knob was a bit steep, but the red writing matched the red already in the car so the deal was done. The gear stick in the car is a constella one but it came with a really horrible crome round gear knob. Here is a pic

 

 

At the time I was looking I considered this gear knob aswell

 

 

I like this one also. But If I could of, I would have fitted the orginal knob to the constella gear stick.

[JoshGti 8]

 

I bought one of these, comes with all the fittings in a pack, 3 or so plastic sleeves (one of which is a cross pattern) which fits in nicely with the interior. Im not too bothered that is has no 1st, 2nd etc as im used to all that lark anyway

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

 

I bought one of these, comes with all the fittings in a pack, 3 or so plastic sleeves (one of which is a cross pattern) which fits in nicely with the interior. Im not too bothered that is has no 1st, 2nd etc as im used to all that lark anyway

 

 

Looks like it came from an 80s Skoda.

[JoshGti 8]

Now in a 80's 205!

[MerlinGTI 3]

What I would imagine Kryten's bell end to look like!