ZHP alternative

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m7xeg

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There’s a high demand for ZHP knobs at the moment and most dealers seems to be out of stock.

For those wanting one for the meantime here’s a link to a Chinese copy of the zhp - I believe it’s the same ones that are on eBay being sold from Lithuania.

No idea on weight/quality/if it will actually fit, but for £7 worth a shot!

http://s.aliexpress.com/RZJR7FZB
 
I went for Storm Motorwerks instead. Got the handbrake handle to go with it also.

 

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m7xeg said:
No idea on weight/quality/if it will actually fit, but for £7 worth a shot!

http://s.aliexpress.com/RZJR7FZB
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Thats a bargain! Even if the weight isn't quite right it so long as it fits properly the shorter length should make it a decent upgrade on the stock shifter
 
Actually just read the feedback reviews looks like they are really well received by the buyers... Wish I'd seen these when I had my manual
 
mmm-five said:
I can see the tri-colour logo, but the M seems to be missing in the photos.
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Look at the feedback photos its there on the items they deliver

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Real-Leather-5-6-Speed-Car-Gear-Shift-Knob-With-M-Color-For-BMW-1-3/32823545459.html?shortkey=RZJR7FZB&addresstype=600

They edit it out of the catalogue photos as its not an official item
 
Bodyboarder said:
I bought a f10 m5 zhp one , came with boot ,plug and play illumination. Not cheap though, but is the real deal :thumbsup:
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I too have done this but for £7 you can't really go wrong!
 
m7xeg said:
tug said:
I went for Storm Motorwerks instead. Got the handbrake handle to go with it also.

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Nice, did you wrap the dash trim yourself? Planning to do mine this week

Yep did it all meself :) If you need any advice on removal or anything just let me know, will be happy to help.

Cheers, tug :thumbsup:
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Damn wish I saw this before.

I ordered a similar one on Ebay with the stripes instead of the M logo - it was decent quality except the bottom part was really gross chromed plastic. It was so ugly I couldnt bring myself to use it. Now it's destined for some sort of future frankenstein project....

This one looks really legit in the review pics!
 
m7xeg said:
I’ve ordered one for myself, give it 20-40 days and I’ll post up some pics! :thumbsup:
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Please do. I’m interested to see what these are like as after ringing round a few dealers yesterday there is no chance of getting an original for ages. They don’t even have a delivery date on BMW’s part site. Guy suggested ringing back in 3 months
 
Luckily I bought a ZHP last year when you could still get them!

But I've just ordered a leather gear-knob for my E91 from aliexpress, so will see what it's like! For $11.28 it's worht a punt! :)
 
As a caution for others, don't be like me and instead, make sure wherever you're buying these reps from there are CUSTOMER photos.

I bought mine on Ebay and the listing photos showed a nice knob (particularly the bottom piece). Matte, silver, sweet!

This is what I got:

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The mirror instead of matte-ish surface isn't a deal breaker but just the quality of it looks horrendous (i don't think the photos do it "justice"). Can obviously spray it etc but I paid a few dollars more than that Aliexpress listing so... :headbang:
 
I bought this one from eBay in Bulgaria, but it's fake - probs the same as the AliExpress one.

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Not the right weight and is quite "hard" on the hand, but the reduced height does change the shift feeling.
 
A week later it has arrived. Expected it to be another week or so as it was coming from China. First impressions are it looks like the pictures, a few of the numbers are a tiny bit different in design but as they are so small it really doesn’t matter IMO.

... pics to follow later
 
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