Install Shift Knob

Trips

from what I have heard, removing the original shift knob usually means it's going to be destroyed, because of the locktite used to install them from the factory..

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Dpeters

I'd be curious if anyone has located a shift knob that would compliment the red stitching of the Nismo interior. I like the stock one, but I would have loved to see Nismo showcase that red a little more on the shifter.

Red370

People that destroyed the stock knob didnt remove it carefully, if you use a piece of radiator hose on the leather part and a pair of channel locks, it twists right off with some elbow grease.

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dcrew1x

My stock knob was fine. I just wrapped a towel around the knob and used a vice to keep it in place while using a screwdriver through the end/bottom of the shifter as leverage.

Here's a link to my DIY for the AMS short shifter kit install:
DIY: AMS Shifter Install

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G35guy84

Do any of you guys know anything about a shift knob replacement for the 7AT? I feel kinda left out.

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theDreamer

It can be very difficult, I have not sat in the 7AT since my test drive (6 months ago), but does it have a button on it to "release" it and move through the different options?

If so it can be hard to find a replacement as you have to have one that has that release button and such, usually.

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Straight6z

I twisted my knob off with my hand. It took a couple tries, but it didn't hurt the threads or the outside. I haven't had the knob on in the summer, but in cold weather, it gets real cold. I can imagine it's going to end up burning my hand

Dpeters

I never had a metal shifter in my 350, but it did have that metal cap with the shift pattern on it that got pretty hot in the summer. After a few times where I swear I burned the shift pattern into my palm, I bought a nice little hand towel that I kept in the car to simply cover the shifter (or I simply used a hat). This solved all heat issues for me and might not be a bad idea for those of you with the metal knobs.