Fitted my ZHP Gearknob today.....wow!

fatmikey said:
Can I ask what the difference is about the ZHP gear knob to a 6 speed M sport leather gear knob? Ive browsed ebay, but nothing comes up for ZHP.

I want one, but there seems to be a few on ebay that look similar, but im not sure. someone please help!! lol

Mike

Do you mean the one fitted to an ///M
 
McKoval said:
Is it an official bmw accesory or they just have it at bmw dealer mentioned earlier?

TapaTalking

It's official, as is the current Performance knob, which I think looks a bit better.

http://www.leatherz.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=01&Category_Code=Z4_Shift_Knob
 
Yep official BMW accessory, correctly boxed with part number etc.

Still loving mine, also loving all the compliments im getting about my knob and how great it feels :D
 
I like my-
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:) -(minus the 'bits') :oops:
 
Thanks to your hype Ive just ordered one online..

thank you chaps very much :evil:
I hope it'll live to the expectations you made :)
 
Agree Andysat have both zhp & storm knob. Storm far better feel, but is abit aftermarket. Put the zhp on in the winter !
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http://bmwministyle.co.uk/products/BMW-%22ZHP%22-Weighted-5-Speed-Gear-Knob.html

They do 6 speed too. Or you can buy from the dealer
 
9pm roof down in the dark standing out the top of my car pulling on my gear knob to get it off ... After a few tugs it popped off ... Fitted new one and dead chuffed .. Not sure the Missus is impressed at what 50quid buys you but I'm happy!!
 
Fitted mine ZHP knob yesterday - shifting feels good
BUT
the material feels weird - dealer and info claims it is leather, but it feels rubber-ish and cheap..
 
McKoval said:
....dealer and info claims it is leather, but it feels rubber-ish and cheap..

I'm sure it is leather and mine is fine. :wink: However, you must realise that there are many grades of leather and no two bits are ever the same.
 
McKoval said:
yeh, I do realize that, but I say the leather quality is rather poor

Where did you buy from? I'm sure that lots of the Internet sites selling these are not genuine. I don't understand how they can be as the ZHP edition is a very old model now and I don't think there would be still such a stock of genuine parts for an special edition of an old model.

So I suspect that a lot of them are replicas, and therefore the quality will be varriable and very dependent on the company

The one I had on my old 3.0, came from the US. I bought it in 2009, and it was superb quality. But IIRC it was more than £50. Closer to 100 I think.
 
I bought mine from bmwstore.pl which is internet shop of official bmw dealership - it was moreless 70euro so not cheap
Its genuine bmw but compared to M-MFSW or even the oregon leather the zhp leather feels hard and plastic-like
it's got stiching and looks like leather so it is probably genuine leather, but a strange sort of leather..
the oem chrome-line gear knob has better quality leather

BUT

the shift-feel is slightly improved - I think its harder to misshift from 2nd to 3rd with the ZHP

so, overall, I/m happy with the mod - if I will get used to touching it, it will stay that way, otherwise I'll get it upholstered in better leather :)
 
fitted my ZHP last night and its well worth the money, the leather it a higher quality than the standard one and the extra weights helps loads!!! Well happy, all thanks to these postings :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 
I have had mine for a few weeks and it is fantastic! Fit one of these and remove the run flats and you have the z4 as it should have been'
 
Fitted mine today, lovely leather and getting used to the new feel and weight. Very pleased.

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