New Gear Knob

[Monty]

How did it work out? Are you happy with it?

errmmm works fine and yes i`m happy with it, but another Inch is always a bonus

On a serious note, had it for 2 years and cause it sits lower it does make the gear changing better. It`s not threaded like the stock one just slides over and is held by a grub screw

[tweetdriver63]

You just answered my next question before I asked. I was hoping it would shorten the overall height of the shifter an inch or so, so I wouldn't have to do any cutting of the lever. Sounds like it does. Thanks for all the info. I'm going to go ahead and order the chrome w/black logo.

Did I hijack this thread?

Didn't mean to.

[rip]

Did I hijack this thread?

Maybe, but you didn't take it so why start a new one?

[tweetdriver63]

I've already bought a different one from ebay, but check this one out, for a sophisticated look.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Deluxe-Leather-Gear-Knob-LOTUS-Elise-Elan-Espirit-BR_W0QQitemZ330171416068QQihZ014QQcategoryZ33703QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[techlectic]

I've already bought a different one from ebay, but check this one out, for a sophisticated look.

Very nice! Do you know if they do them with black leather too?

[tweetdriver63]

I've already bought a different one from ebay, but check this one out, for a sophisticated look.

Very nice! Do you know if they do them with black leather too?

I posted this on another thread also, and somebody replied that they had gotten that knob from that seller a while back and the quality was terrible. Other than that and what's in the item description, I don't know anything.

[tweetdriver63]

I got both my shift knob and -brake handle in today. Pretty easy job. I'm very pleased with the result, and the new height of the shifter is perfect.

I want to do some more carbon-fibre, and some more chrome. I'm going to go with carbon-fibre (fake of course) around the triple-guage cluster, and in the tray under the e-brake, and around the heat/ac controls. I'd also like to get dhrome trim rings for those guages. Then I have to do something on the center instrument console to make things match better. There's, like, six different shades of grey/black. How did they manage to make a car with switches, ashtray, etc, all that close together, and all in different shades?

[Doug]

there do exist somewhere (can't recall any more details) chrome rings that fit for the fun boy three gauges.


PS someone needs to vacuum out their Elan

[Rambo]

PS someone needs to vacuum out their Elan

Looks like "The Fall" is early this year

[tweetdriver63]

PS someone needs to vacuum out their Elan

Looks like "The Fall" is early this year

Yep. I noticed to carpet when I looked at the pic. There are leaves all over my walk and driveway.

[tweetdriver63]

there do exist somewhere (can't recall any more details) chrome rings that fit for the fun boy three gauges.


PS someone needs to vacuum out their Elan

I know I just saw those chrome rings in a thread a couple of days ago. I'm trying to find the thread again.

[tweetdriver63]

I bought a roll of carbon-fibre look self-adhesive stuff yesterday. Last night I lined the tray under the e-brake, and covered the faces of the switches, cupholder, and ashtray. Although it's obviously not real carbon-fibre, it actually looks pretty good. It ties in with the carbon-fibre e-brake handle, and it cures the multi-shades-of-black-and-gray problem.

I'm going to tackle the AC/heat controls tonight. I'll come back and post a pic or two. Sometime this weekend I'll get the fun boy three gauge surround.

[tweetdriver63]

Sorry for being a hijacker.

I've put the carbon-fibre stuff on all the center console places now. All I have left to do is the fun boy three gauges. This isn't the best picture quality, but you can see that the carbon-fibre stuff looks really pretty good, and is a huge improvement over the multi-shade stuff in the before picture.

[Gazza]

http://lotuselancentral.com/forum/viewt ... 72&start=0

[tweetdriver63]

I finished up my carbon-fibre-look trim tonight. I'll post pics tomorrow. I put it on the trim piece around the speedo cluster, and the area of the three guages. It looks pretty good IMO.

I also found some chrome rings on ebay. They're a lot cheaper than the ones in that other thread. The seller has them in sets of two, as they are intended for the heat/ac controls on some Mercedes models ($9.99US +$5.99 shipping, with additional sets shipped free). I asked him before I bought one set, and he told me the diameter of the rings is 56mm. That diameter means the Mercedes controls are the same size as our guages and heat/ac controls. I'm going to test how they look with the one set I bought, and if I'm right about the fit, I'm going to get more, and do the fun boy three gauges and maybe the heat/ac controls.

I'm also looking into chrome trim for the speedo/tach/etc, which I saw several sets of on ebaymotors.uk. They're for the Vauxhall Astra, and the shape exactly matches our instruments.

[max and andy]

When fitting a ball type gear knob it makes the length of the lever shorter. When changing to second gear does the front of your wrist not catch the handbrake?
A & M

[rip]

When fitting a ball type gear knob it makes the length of the lever shorter. When changing to second gear does the front of your wrist not catch the handbrake?
A & M

Depends on whether or not a shortshift kit has been fitted.

[max and andy]

So you get the short shift fitted and it will be OK but without your going to catch your wrist. Max wants a purple pool ball was thinking of removing the fitting from the bottom of the stock knob, drilling out the ball and popping the fitting in. Does that sound feasible? A&M

[lotos]

Definitely feasible - I've seen lots of pool balls drilled out for shift knobs. Post a pic when you're done! (Or during the process)

[rip]

If you want to try it for size first, pop along to a meet (Castle Combe next month). There are plenty of us out there with short-shift kits fitted who I'm sure will be willing to let you have a peep at their stick