GT-R shift knob on 7AT +pics

XwChriswX

The knob itself looks great. 2 points:

1. Do you just push down on it to shift out of park? Since there's no depress button?

2. Is it possible to get a knob with the lettering matching our transmission shift pattern? That one being in reverse would be an annoyance (to me).

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Jordo!

1. The button engages as normal, so long as you push the knob down as far as it will go without using the OEM clip. Meaning, you just stick it on and push it down until it sits pretty snugly.

That seems to be fine, but either a custom clip or some double sided tape (or maybe a washer on the shifter arm???) would be needed to keep its positioning dead-nuts where you put it.

All in all, it works well enough just sticking it on there without any clip, and using it for manually shifting seems to work fine with the boot on -- but again, things can move around if you yank on it enough, so it's a good but not perfect solution.

2. I see a couple of options which I may attempt.

(a) Take it to a jeweler and ask them to polish it down so it's smooth. You can probably do this yourself with a dremel, but I think I'll try a pro first.

(b) fill in lettering with epoxy or bondo or something like that. Sand down. Tape off rest of knob, and carefully paint black or silver. Add a bit of clear coat to protect it. That might also work.

I suppose the whole knob could be dismantled and the button replaced -- but at that point I'd cut my losses and put the factory Z knob back on

I will say this -- whatever knob goes there, the shifter looks MUCH nicer with the OEM boot.

I hope for the next gen Z they do what Toyota did for the FR-S and add a nice sporty looking boot to the shifter for the autos. No good reason not to.

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