Replacement gear knob

Skilly73 · Post by **Skilly73** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:14 pm

The chrome has started to come off my gear knob so looking for a replacement, wanting a weighted shorter style, seen a few on eBay but told they are cheap copy’s anyone had any experience with a good weighted short shifter from eBay?

thanatu55 · Post by **thanatu55** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:26 pm

The two popular choices are the ZHP or the Storm Motorwerks ones. I have the latter and love it but they're rather more expensive than the eBay stuff, which I have no experience of.

http://www.storm-motorwerks.com/interio ... _knobs_v1/

Buckly06, another member on here, made a batch of weighted gear-knobs but I don't know if he's still doing them.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:27 pm

Yours is definitely looking tired!

Luckily I bought a genuine ZHP from Cotswold BMW last year, as nobody seems to have any stock now!

It's a definite improvement - shorter and heavier.

Sorry I don't have any experience of ebay ones, but if the one you've highlighted is genuine that's a good price! Then again if it isn't genuine it's way too dear!

I got this one for my E91 from aliexpress.com for £10! It weighs the same as the standard one. They do have ones that look like the ZHP, but I don't think they are weighted.

Good luck anyway!

Bertz4 · Post by **Bertz4** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:41 pm

Skilly73 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:14 pm The chrome has started to come off my gear knob so looking for a replacement, wanting a weighted shorter style, seen a few on eBay but told they are cheap copy’s anyone had any experience with a good weighted short shifter from eBay?

I bought the non-M version from the same supplier, it’s not genuine ZHP but the quality is not too bad and it’s nicer to use than the original.

Skilly73 · Post by **Skilly73** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:50 pm

Is it worth £40 seeing as it’s not a genuine part?

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:01 pm

Skilly73 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:50 pm Is it worth £40 seeing as it’s not a genuine part?

Well it wouldn't be to me - I only paid £57 for a genuine one!

But I didn't mind paying less than a tenner for a Chinese one!

greg81 · Post by **greg81** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:03 pm

£42 is a lot of money for a cheap copy

Jakg · Post by **Jakg** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:33 pm

Skilly73 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:50 pm Is it worth £40 seeing as it’s not a genuine part?

If your going to spend £40 on a fake, you might as well spend £10 instead.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=108038

tug · Post by **tug** » Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:04 am

thanatu55 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:26 pm The two popular choices are the ZHP or the Storm Motorwerks ones. I have the latter and love it but they're rather more expensive than the eBay stuff, which I have no experience of.

http://www.storm-motorwerks.com/interio ... _knobs_v1/

Buckly06, another member on here, made a batch of weighted gear-knobs but I don't know if he's still doing them.

We have the same idea mate,

Cheers, tug

Post by **srhutch** » Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:49 am

Jakg wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:33 pm
Skilly73 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:50 pm Is it worth £40 seeing as it’s not a genuine part?
If your going to spend £40 on a fake, you might as well spend £10 instead.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=108038

Especially as it’s probably one and the same knob.

Skilly73 · Post by **Skilly73** » Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:09 am

This aliexpress buying site is useless, tried to get the gear knob and it fails every time, get right up to the payment section and then just getting a failed message

thanatu55 · Post by **thanatu55** » Tue Aug 14, 2018 3:03 pm

tug wrote: ↑Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:04 am
thanatu55 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:26 pm The two popular choices are the ZHP or the Storm Motorwerks ones. I have the latter and love it but they're rather more expensive than the eBay stuff, which I have no experience of.

Buckly06, another member on here, made a batch of weighted gear-knobs but I don't know if he's still doing them.
We have the same idea mate,

Cheers, tug

Both went for the carbon fiber angle too

stewey999 · Post by **stewey999** » Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:35 pm

tug wrote: ↑Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:04 am
thanatu55 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:26 pm The two popular choices are the ZHP or the Storm Motorwerks ones. I have the latter and love it but they're rather more expensive than the eBay stuff, which I have no experience of.

http://www.storm-motorwerks.com/interio ... _knobs_v1/

Buckly06, another member on here, made a batch of weighted gear-knobs but I don't know if he's still doing them.
We have the same idea mate,

Cheers, tug

These look great...Is this titanium plated option? Think i'm going take the plunge on a V1 handbrake and knob. Not sure whether to go with this finish or the brushed aluminium for my black and PY individual interior? Decisions, decisions.

thanatu55 · Post by **thanatu55** » Wed Aug 15, 2018 4:17 pm

stewey999 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:35 pm
tug wrote: ↑Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:04 am
thanatu55 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:26 pm The two popular choices are the ZHP or the Storm Motorwerks ones. I have the latter and love it but they're rather more expensive than the eBay stuff, which I have no experience of.

http://www.storm-motorwerks.com/interio ... _knobs_v1/

Buckly06, another member on here, made a batch of weighted gear-knobs but I don't know if he's still doing them.
We have the same idea mate,

Cheers, tug
These look great...Is this titanium plated option? Think i'm going take the plunge on a V1 handbrake and knob. Not sure whether to go with this finish or the brushed aluminium for my black and PY individual interior? Decisions, decisions.

If you look at Tug's post further up he has the titanium plated option, It's darker than the brushed aluminium. If you look at my photos just below that that's the brushed aluminium option. I actually bought both and decided on the Brushed Aluminium to go with the aluminium dash, now I've changed my dash to carbon leather I wish I'd stuck with the titanium!

Skilly73 · Post by **Skilly73** » Wed Aug 15, 2018 7:47 pm

Iv ordered the v1 titanium, can’t wait to feel the difference, how long do they take to arrive?

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